http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/06/30/newspaper-despair/ Insight and opinion from the world of employment. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:01:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/06/30/newspaper-despair/comment-page-1/#comment-111465 John Ettorre Tue, 01 Jul 2008 22:01:51 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/06/30/newspaper-despair/#comment-111465 The idea of civic duty is inseperable with the operation of local newspapers, Joel, and has been for about 150 years in this country. It's also tied closely to the hip of the entire democratic system in the country. Please tell me these are not new ideas to you. You can argue that the PD (or any paper for that matter) executes poorly on its civic duty, and I'd probably agree with that. But that's hardly an argument for getting rid of them. We just need institutions that do a better job of the mission. The idea of civic duty is inseperable with the operation of local newspapers, Joel, and has been for about 150 years in this country. It’s also tied closely to the hip of the entire democratic system in the country. Please tell me these are not new ideas to you. You can argue that the PD (or any paper for that matter) executes poorly on its civic duty, and I’d probably agree with that. But that’s hardly an argument for getting rid of them. We just need institutions that do a better job of the mission.

]]> http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/06/30/newspaper-despair/comment-page-1/#comment-111162 Rafael Cosentino Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:41:10 +0000 http://www.cheezhead.com/2008/06/30/newspaper-despair/#comment-111162 Joel as a native Clevelander I am sad that the PD isn’t doing so well but either is any newspaper and either is Cleveland for that matter. But I do remember as a little kid in the 70’s coming out onto our snowy front porch and grabbing our Sunday PD then coming inside. I’d immediately pull out the comics and stick the rest of that huge paper into the fireplace. That Sunday paper generated a lot of heat and some really pretty flames! I guess Clevelanders will have to buy Duraflame logs now. Joel as a native Clevelander I am sad that the PD isn’t doing so well but either is any newspaper and either is Cleveland for that matter. But I do remember as a little kid in the 70’s coming out onto our snowy front porch and grabbing our Sunday PD then coming inside. I’d immediately pull out the comics and stick the rest of that huge paper into the fireplace. That Sunday paper generated a lot of heat and some really pretty flames! I guess Clevelanders will have to buy Duraflame logs now.

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