Regarding the Tribune’s new supply chain subsidy, I live in Springfield and get the digital only subscription. For some reason, several months ago, I started receiving Sunday delivery. I did not ask for this, and I don’t want it. I have called several times to have this delivery stopped. And while I’m not being charged for this, I was bemused when the paper delivery person included a Christmas solicitation with my paper in early December.
I am old and take three actual printed papers daily. The NYt, the Sun-times, and the Tribune.. I also subscribe and give money to, respectively, the Washington post and the Guardian. for their cyber "papers." Some kind of increasingly misplaced loyalty keeps me paying for the Tribune. The latter has improved slightly in its editorial board and any paper without Kass is better is better than it was, but it has deteriorated in so many ways. I happen to be the last person fascinated by editoriial cartoons, and the Trbune feature the two worst--the barely competent Stantis and the vicious rodentine Ramirez, both MAGAheads.
I never expected to drop the Trib, but I pay a fraction for the NYT and WaPo, which offer far more content than the current Trib Lite. I miss the Trib, but I miss it for everything that it was, not is.
Three dozen grumpy old men and ten chipper ones: Looks about right, and captivated me enough to vote for it. (Our mayoral slate is better balanced on the grumpy-chipper scale, whatever else one might say about it.) But I agree, the photo of the dog with the cone and the lamp with the shade was funnier.
My first job was at the Gary Post-Tribune. Delivered papers after school Monday-Friday, and then Saturday and Sunday mornings. "Collect!" All was good until I was bit a German Shepherd that didn't bite.
Paul Vallas' comments about taking the city back are not necessarily tinged with race. Sure, they could be considered as such. But a huge swath of Chicagoans feel that their once great city has been largely taken over by criminals. While the entire city is not one huge crime scene, so much of it is- and citizens throughout Chicago have an underlying fear that crime might strike them or their community at any time. So unlike Lori Lightfoot or Judge Peacham, I don't see Mr. Vallas as leaning on racial division. And I might add that it should have no place in our politics.
I know the Tribune is an opaque sludgemeister financially, but it’s still the case that one of my most agreeable weekly hours is Sunday morning breakfast, eggs over an English muffin and the hard copy Sunday Trib to read, starting, of course, with the comics.
Eric- I'm sure you share my pride in the way our Michigan Wolverines handled the pre-game before the tip off against MSU. The playing of the State alma mater, and the crowd wearing the maize and blue T's supporting them, was pure class.
I was a print subscriber to the Tribune for decades, and currently a digital subscriber. (I renew strategically when they offer particularly good deals, or I bargain then down over the phone. However, after Alden gutted the paper, the content has REALLY suffered. Obviously due to what can now only be described as a skeleton staff, the amount of new content that appears each day has dwindled drastically. I've ben digital subscribers to the NYT and WaPo for several years now. At least when you refresh their home pages from the night before, you don't see many of the same stories from the previous day on the home page like you do with the Trib (albeit, lower down, usually "below the fold"). Alden is slowly killing the Trib, for their sakes, I hope they have made (or will have made their) investment back. However, their investors will have to live with the ignominy of dispatching a once very proud newspaper publisher. But then again, Americans seem to have no sense of shame any more . . . .
Let’s talk about the phenomenon that is Markley Hall for a moment. When my kid attended U much a few years ago Markley was THE most coveted dorm for incoming students. Had they made it more amenity filled then when you attended? Added a lazy river? Certainly not. It was very run down. Very. A few lovely cockroaches were according to students not uncommon roommates. So what in the heck was the appeal? Answer: It was a freshman only dorm. On central campus. It was considered the most fun dorm. The best place to make friends. Only goes to show that smart administration can …well think of that well regarded Michigan based brand Shinola.
When I was married, we used to have both the Sun-Times and the Tribune delivered daily. I got divorced in 2009, and, as I tell people, I got custody of the Sun-Times, and my wife got custody of the Tribune. I kept getting the Sun-Times until they started replacing all their non-local stories with articles from USA Today. I’m not sure what year that was, maybe 2016? Now, I subscribe to the digital Washington Post, but I go to the Jewel every Saturday to get the Sunday Sun-Times just so I can do Frank Longo’s Sunday crossword puzzle!
I liked a couple of the visual tweets. I thought "Love at first sight" was the best, as evidenced by its big lead in the polling. I am surprised that "Heels of bread" has fared received so poorly. I loved the Pixar-ized president representations. However, I wish all of them were of the same scale. I realize that the size/deportment of some of the presidents were deemed to be part of such presidents' personas (personae?), so they felt they must include the full-length representation of those. I thought they should have done that for all of the Presidents.
Like Michael Gorman, I subscribe to print papers: NYT and the Tribune. The Tribune's subscription games make me re-think my subscription every two months but so far I've hung on because local journalism is important. This morning, however, had me wondering how much longer. A huge picture of DeSantis visiting Elmhurst on the top half, while below the fold was a small photo of Biden visiting Kyiv. Seriously, folks? One of those was an historic and dangerous trip to support freedom and defy tyranny -- and it wasn't DeSantis in Elmhurst. I also like editorial cartoons. Sometimes they need to sting to make a point, but Ramirez is vicious in a mean-spirited way that should not be endorsed.
Regarding the Tribune’s new supply chain subsidy, I live in Springfield and get the digital only subscription. For some reason, several months ago, I started receiving Sunday delivery. I did not ask for this, and I don’t want it. I have called several times to have this delivery stopped. And while I’m not being charged for this, I was bemused when the paper delivery person included a Christmas solicitation with my paper in early December.
I am old and take three actual printed papers daily. The NYt, the Sun-times, and the Tribune.. I also subscribe and give money to, respectively, the Washington post and the Guardian. for their cyber "papers." Some kind of increasingly misplaced loyalty keeps me paying for the Tribune. The latter has improved slightly in its editorial board and any paper without Kass is better is better than it was, but it has deteriorated in so many ways. I happen to be the last person fascinated by editoriial cartoons, and the Trbune feature the two worst--the barely competent Stantis and the vicious rodentine Ramirez, both MAGAheads.
I never expected to drop the Trib, but I pay a fraction for the NYT and WaPo, which offer far more content than the current Trib Lite. I miss the Trib, but I miss it for everything that it was, not is.
Three dozen grumpy old men and ten chipper ones: Looks about right, and captivated me enough to vote for it. (Our mayoral slate is better balanced on the grumpy-chipper scale, whatever else one might say about it.) But I agree, the photo of the dog with the cone and the lamp with the shade was funnier.
'But “Oh, Bari Weiss, really?” is not an argument and is not persuasive.'
However, "Oh Tucker Carlson, really?" or "Oh, Hannity, really?" or "Oh, Greenwald, really?" still works, amirite?
How about "Oh, Jack Posibiec, really?"
Surely that last one works.
My first job was at the Gary Post-Tribune. Delivered papers after school Monday-Friday, and then Saturday and Sunday mornings. "Collect!" All was good until I was bit a German Shepherd that didn't bite.
Paul Vallas' comments about taking the city back are not necessarily tinged with race. Sure, they could be considered as such. But a huge swath of Chicagoans feel that their once great city has been largely taken over by criminals. While the entire city is not one huge crime scene, so much of it is- and citizens throughout Chicago have an underlying fear that crime might strike them or their community at any time. So unlike Lori Lightfoot or Judge Peacham, I don't see Mr. Vallas as leaning on racial division. And I might add that it should have no place in our politics.
Wow! All of the visual tweets this week were excellent. An alignment of the planets must have occurred.
Thanks for quoting my question on the total number of people who ever lived, but I’m sorry you omitted my further query to your response.
I know the Tribune is an opaque sludgemeister financially, but it’s still the case that one of my most agreeable weekly hours is Sunday morning breakfast, eggs over an English muffin and the hard copy Sunday Trib to read, starting, of course, with the comics.
Eric- I'm sure you share my pride in the way our Michigan Wolverines handled the pre-game before the tip off against MSU. The playing of the State alma mater, and the crowd wearing the maize and blue T's supporting them, was pure class.
I was a print subscriber to the Tribune for decades, and currently a digital subscriber. (I renew strategically when they offer particularly good deals, or I bargain then down over the phone. However, after Alden gutted the paper, the content has REALLY suffered. Obviously due to what can now only be described as a skeleton staff, the amount of new content that appears each day has dwindled drastically. I've ben digital subscribers to the NYT and WaPo for several years now. At least when you refresh their home pages from the night before, you don't see many of the same stories from the previous day on the home page like you do with the Trib (albeit, lower down, usually "below the fold"). Alden is slowly killing the Trib, for their sakes, I hope they have made (or will have made their) investment back. However, their investors will have to live with the ignominy of dispatching a once very proud newspaper publisher. But then again, Americans seem to have no sense of shame any more . . . .
Let’s talk about the phenomenon that is Markley Hall for a moment. When my kid attended U much a few years ago Markley was THE most coveted dorm for incoming students. Had they made it more amenity filled then when you attended? Added a lazy river? Certainly not. It was very run down. Very. A few lovely cockroaches were according to students not uncommon roommates. So what in the heck was the appeal? Answer: It was a freshman only dorm. On central campus. It was considered the most fun dorm. The best place to make friends. Only goes to show that smart administration can …well think of that well regarded Michigan based brand Shinola.
When I was married, we used to have both the Sun-Times and the Tribune delivered daily. I got divorced in 2009, and, as I tell people, I got custody of the Sun-Times, and my wife got custody of the Tribune. I kept getting the Sun-Times until they started replacing all their non-local stories with articles from USA Today. I’m not sure what year that was, maybe 2016? Now, I subscribe to the digital Washington Post, but I go to the Jewel every Saturday to get the Sunday Sun-Times just so I can do Frank Longo’s Sunday crossword puzzle!
I liked a couple of the visual tweets. I thought "Love at first sight" was the best, as evidenced by its big lead in the polling. I am surprised that "Heels of bread" has fared received so poorly. I loved the Pixar-ized president representations. However, I wish all of them were of the same scale. I realize that the size/deportment of some of the presidents were deemed to be part of such presidents' personas (personae?), so they felt they must include the full-length representation of those. I thought they should have done that for all of the Presidents.
Like Michael Gorman, I subscribe to print papers: NYT and the Tribune. The Tribune's subscription games make me re-think my subscription every two months but so far I've hung on because local journalism is important. This morning, however, had me wondering how much longer. A huge picture of DeSantis visiting Elmhurst on the top half, while below the fold was a small photo of Biden visiting Kyiv. Seriously, folks? One of those was an historic and dangerous trip to support freedom and defy tyranny -- and it wasn't DeSantis in Elmhurst. I also like editorial cartoons. Sometimes they need to sting to make a point, but Ramirez is vicious in a mean-spirited way that should not be endorsed.