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Old 09-16-2013, 05:23 PM   #31
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Well, just watch out it doesn't nibble on it. The paint (print, dunno how it is called) can be very harmful if they eat it.
I believe that most major newspapers are now printed with non-toxic, vegetable based inks. the NY Times and Chicago Tribune both use this kind of ink. I checked these two specifically when we started doing worm composting, as I didn't want to murder 2,000 red wigglers.
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Old 09-16-2013, 06:14 PM   #32
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I've bought newspapers half a dozen times over the past year, but I generally pick up a free daily five times a week. I much prefer the smaller free daily because it contains the essential news and very little filler. I can never get through their more costly cousins in the span of a day. I find most online news to be sensationalist garbage. (I'm guessing that the good stuff is behind paywalls.)
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I checked these two specifically when we started doing worm composting, as I didn't want to murder 2,000 red wigglers.
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Old 09-16-2013, 06:28 PM   #34
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I ride my bicycle to the store and buy the Sunday 'Murky News' for the ads and funnies.
We also get the local 'free' Weekly in the drive.
I skim-read a couple of on-line editions of the local papers.
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Old 09-16-2013, 08:36 PM   #35
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I haven't bought a newspaper for a while. Sometimes when I take a long train ride I do. That said, the main reason is because of the cost. A years subscription here in Japan would probably cost me around $500 a year and I can read it at my local library for free. So while I do continue to read the newspaper regularly, I do it at my library's expense. If newspaper companies disappeared tomorrow what would we be left with? A bunch of internet aggregators that have never ever produced a single piece of original content in their existence. It would be a pretty uninformed world.
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:28 PM   #36
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I read the IHT using newspaperdirect.com every day. We get paper newspapers from our neighbors for the dog and the parrot.
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Old 09-16-2013, 09:31 PM   #37
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Just today. I have a subscription to my local paper.
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Old 09-16-2013, 10:50 PM   #38
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I only buy newspapers on Sundays, and only if there are coupon inserts. One week I bought 5 papers (Lots of good coupons in there), but I usually get 2-3. My son says I am addicted to couponing. He likes being able to raid my stockpile for something he needs, though.
Now I just have to find something to do with the papers.
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Old 09-17-2013, 12:36 AM   #39
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We have the local newspaper delivered daily. My husband reads it cover to cover; I usually read just a few sections.
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Old 09-17-2013, 12:49 AM   #40
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The last time I bought a newspaper was just after I got my puppy ....I didn't read a word of it.
All the news that was fit to shred huh.
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Old 09-17-2013, 04:30 AM   #41
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I have the NY Times and a local paper delivered daily.
Same here. In fact, I just finished reading the local newspaper and am waiting for delivery of the times in about 15 minutes.
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Old 09-17-2013, 04:53 AM   #42
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I'm digital all the way. Most of the time, it's Google News. Occasionally, I'll read NWCN or the Seattle Times (digital) for the local stuff.
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Old 09-17-2013, 08:01 AM   #43
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I dropped our newspaper a year ago. And they called us eight times wanting us to subscribe again. This was after notifying them both in writing and by email.

Guess they are hurting.....
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I dropped our newspaper a year ago. And they called us eight times wanting us to subscribe again. This was after notifying them both in writing and by email.

Guess they are hurting.....
Send 'em a buggy whip and maybe they'll get the hint
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I'm not sure there is such a thing as an "honest to God" newspaper. Most of them have a rotten agenda of misinforming readers to their own rotten ends. Most of them (not all), but the majority (and certainly the ones with the widest readership) would serve the world better if they ceased to exist.
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