Comments on: Off The [Local] Rag 06/14/09 http://www.the-a-line.com/2009/06/off-the-local-rag-061409/ It is what it is, unless it is not Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:31:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jim http://www.the-a-line.com/2009/06/off-the-local-rag-061409/comment-page-1/#comment-702 Jim Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:42:22 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=887#comment-702 While most newspapers are not as pitifully-inept as the local rag, there is little question they brought it on themselves. For the last year or so, by the time I wandered outside to retrieve the local rag, I had already read on the Net the 1-2 stories that actually dealt with LOCAL NEWS. Unlike John, I don't keep birds and my fish monger wraps my purchases for me. I had little use for the thing. While most newspapers are not as pitifully-inept as the local rag, there is little question they brought it on themselves.

For the last year or so, by the time I wandered outside to retrieve the local rag, I had already read on the Net the 1-2 stories that actually dealt with LOCAL NEWS. Unlike John, I don’t keep birds and my fish monger wraps my purchases for me. I had little use for the thing.

]]> By: Greg http://www.the-a-line.com/2009/06/off-the-local-rag-061409/comment-page-1/#comment-701 Greg Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:06:29 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=887#comment-701 Ah yes, the wonderful world of print media. We let our Roanoke Times subscription lapse after decades as loyal readers. When the annual price hit well over $200, it was the straw that broke the camel's back. I can nearly purchase another Hokie football season ticket for the left-biased rag from Roanoke. While I do miss the local stories and local obits, I really can't say I've missed that rag for one moment overall. I much rather prefer reading my daily news from the many websites available while surfing the net daily during my lunch hour. I eat at my desk and search the web for stories of interest to me. Much more rewarding than the spoon fed drivel penned by the followers of Lenin and Marx. From my perspective, the powers in the written new media have created their own hell. Ah yes, the wonderful world of print media. We let our Roanoke Times subscription lapse after decades as loyal readers. When the annual price hit well over $200, it was the straw that broke the camel’s back. I can nearly purchase another Hokie football season ticket for the left-biased rag from Roanoke. While I do miss the local stories and local obits, I really can’t say I’ve missed that rag for one moment overall.

I much rather prefer reading my daily news from the many websites available while surfing the net daily during my lunch hour. I eat at my desk and search the web for stories of interest to me. Much more rewarding than the spoon fed drivel penned by the followers of Lenin and Marx.

From my perspective, the powers in the written new media have created their own hell.

]]> By: Chip http://www.the-a-line.com/2009/06/off-the-local-rag-061409/comment-page-1/#comment-697 Chip Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:58:14 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=887#comment-697 Reminded me of several reasons why I get the Washington Post on Sundays only. Several times a year they offer to give me a daily subscription of 6 months for free, but I just say NO! Will have to rely on the Roanoke Rag starting next summer. Obviously, there are other things besides the Hokies that are worth writing about (and reading). This week, I also got a chuckle of the 72 year old bag getting zapped by the cop. As they say, you can't make this stuff up. Reminded me of several reasons why I get the Washington Post on Sundays only. Several times a year they offer to give me a daily subscription of 6 months for free, but I just say NO! Will have to rely on the Roanoke Rag starting next summer.

Obviously, there are other things besides the Hokies that are worth writing about (and reading). This week, I also got a chuckle of the 72 year old bag getting zapped by the cop. As they say, you can’t make this stuff up.

]]> By: Jim http://www.the-a-line.com/2009/06/off-the-local-rag-061409/comment-page-1/#comment-696 Jim Sun, 14 Jun 2009 16:11:16 +0000 http://www.the-a-line.com/?p=887#comment-696 For a long time I thought I was the only person who did what I did. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered there was another barely 80 miles away in the RTP. ACC expansion might have failed in its mission of improving conference football, but there was a side benefit: It enabled me to meet and become friends with the great BobLee. You guys in the ken of the good old N&O also know a thing or two about dying newspapers. For a long time I thought I was the only person who did what I did. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered there was another barely 80 miles away in the RTP. ACC expansion might have failed in its mission of improving conference football, but there was a side benefit: It enabled me to meet and become friends with the great BobLee.

You guys in the ken of the good old N&O also know a thing or two about dying newspapers.

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