I was at a convenience store this morning at about five am. Everybody who came in got the paper, coffee, cigarettes and beer. None had internet, most had burner phones. People out scrubbing floors, dealing with pump issues, making change by hand. Working people.

In my younger days (pre-internet for me, if not for Al Gore ) I used to read the paper every day.

Now I occasionally buy one and read it, if only for old time's sake. The local paper is so left-wing democrat that I just get a Detroit paper, not that it's much better. At least it has better games and puzzles.

Beer at 5 a.m.!

We subscribe to our local paper. Not much national news - mostly local. My wife reads the physical paper while i read the online version.

My wife and I enjoy having a paper to read while eating breakfast. It's a habit, but we enjoy it.

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Originally posted by wbw:
My wife and I enjoy having a paper to read while eating breakfast. It's a habit, but we enjoy it.

This. Particularly Sunday mornings. My wife will cook while I read the paper and point out any good or bad stories.

We do occasionally. My wife more so than me actually. She likes reading the paper in the morning with her baguette and coffee. It's a habit she picked up from her father who always reads the paper in the morning during breakfast.

We get a small local paper. I like to read the police blotter... barking dogs, bicycle found forgotten on school grounds, ticket for dog pooping on neighbor's lawn... hey, that was a $121 ticket! I asked the cop if he remembered to turn on his body cam, and the village clerk asked about DNA evidence to prove they had the right dog. The cop took it pretty well.

It's not quite Mayberry anymore, but it's about as close as you can reasonably hope for nowadays.

Only if I know I will be having a fireplace fire that night. We like to have a fire when it's raining or super cold and I need something to help start it. I may glance at the headlines. Problem is, it's ancient news by the time it's printed between TV and internet and it's such a commie propaganda rag it just infuriates me to read it.

Our local paper (Courier-Journal, owned by Gannet) is a total fishwrapper birdcage liner. Repeats the USAToday stories with minimal local pro-DemoCrap coverage. Even the sports section sucks.

I used to have a daily subscription when I was working. Carrier never delivered it before I left for work, and if paper was missing when I got home, the customer service desk was already closed. Gave up on it. Now I’ll only buy the Sunday paper, but only for the weekly TV listing and the store coupons.

Why subscribe to a service that is always, literally, 24-hours late with the news. Internet news is faster and I don’t have to pay for it. Print newspapers are dying.

I take the "weekend special" which is Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Wednesday issues.

Why? Friday is the weekend issue of events occurring. Saturday is the home and garden and religion issue, Sunday is sale ads. Turns out Wednesday is the food, dining and grocery issue as well as good puzzles.

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are the blah boring issues.

I find it relaxing and refreshing to peruse and consume coffee. And bacon.

I started delivering papers in 1956 or 57. The best part of being a paper boy was getting to see the front page first. I never read it. My dad had taught me my duty was to get it to my customers first and then I could read it.

I have read the paper every day since I learned to read and will continue to do so. When traveling, I look online, but I like the feel of the paper and the joy of opening to the sport's page and then immediately throwing it unread into the recycle pile.

I quit buying newspapers many years ago, I very much prefer to read them for free online.

My wife got a trial 6 week subscription once, said the coupons paid for the paper, but when the subscription ran out she cancelled, said it was not worth the hassle just to break even.

The office gets the Charlotte Observer delivered everyday and I periodically flip through it as the day progresses so I can try to learn about the area.

I used to get a paper everyday whether it was the Richmond Times disgrace or the VA Pilot. Then I just started getting the paper on Thursday because of the weekend section.

As many have stated, the prices started climbing and it wasn't worth what you were getting.

That goes for USA Today also.

My mom and dad still get the paper delivered everyday. When I lived in Cols. I read it everyday but sadly the last few years it has become paper thin even the Sunday addition.

Is the Wall Street Journal considered local?

Dropped the local paper about 8years ago have not missed it one bit

High class people in the 1960s did not read the paper until the butler ironed it. Just part of the job, so ink did not get on your fingers. I was not high class.

 
Our local, local paper is a weekly and hardly contains anything of interest. I get more local news by chatting with the people I meet in town (friends, storekeepers, cashiers, etc.) Our "local" paper (the AZ Republic, or the AZ Repulsive as it is sometimes called) is a liberal rag owned by Gannett. I do subscribe to the WSJ, as I do enjoy reading a paper, rather than reading news online. What news I get online typically comes from this forum.
 

We stopped our subscription 3-4 years ago. Delivery wasn't dependable at all. I don't miss it. I'm used to the internet news sources now and can still get local news that way too.

Liberal garbage. Wouldn’t line a bird cage with it.