Just canceled my subscription to the Chicago Tribune, due to its anti-union positions,

[Critters2]

and John Kass' referring the the WI 14 as "the Flee Party". The poor customer service rep literally begged me to stay. "Have you considered writing Mr. Kass a letter telling him how you feel, rather than canceling?" "Actually, I'm going to do both".

"But think of the parts of the paper that you love". "I feel more strongly opposed to the Op-Ed content than in favor of any other section".

"Perhaps you'd like to switch to just the weekend or redeye editions." "Is their editorial content different?"

Sheesh!

[Jmaxfie1]

1. Good for you...

Print newspapers are really hurting right now. Maybe they will think twice about publishing garbage next time.

[rucky]

2. They still print newspapers?

who knew

[Drale]

3. I was so glad when they sold the Cubs

Now if only they would sell WGN to Ricketts as well, all my Drales sports land would be well.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

4. the trib always had conservative editors, but

once upon a time, it used to be a real newspaper.

Sam Zell turned it into USA Toady Lite.

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. The Chicago Trib has been anti labor as early as 1870

this is not news. Good for you.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

6. have you seen it since Zell raped it?

There is no news in that paper. It is embarrassing. the NY Post has more real news than it.

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. ah they went back to their roots

I see. The coverage of the Haymarket was something to ahem... behold

[Lifelong Protester]

8. I will be cancelling my subscription to the St. Paul Paper for the

same reason.

[Freethinker65]

9. Yeah. I've come close to doing that myself...

I've been tossing the front section for years. I mostly just scan the headlines. Most of the "news" is a few days old anyway, and the editorials I seldom, if ever, agree with. Whenever I call to cancel they re-offer it to me a $1/wk (3days/week + Sunday). I still like getting the food and entertainment sections, as well as the weekly ads and coupons.

[mopinko]

10. I did that when they endorsed bush for the second time.

although there was not much left of the old trib by then anyway.

[Critters2]

11. I was still in Iowa then, reading the Des Moines Register

which I miss desperately. A progressive newspaper. Who'd a thunk?

[marmar]

12. the Trib has ALWAYS been a rag.

nt

[madrchsod]

13. i read the web version of both chicago papers

i never read the editorials. huffington post`s chicago page is`t bad. there`s local contributers and interesting articles about the town billy sunday could`t shut down.

[Critters2]

14. Thanks! I've never looked at Huffpo's Chicago page. I'll take a look. nt