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Reply to mountain grammy (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2015, 08:22 PM

Apr 2015

Rocky Mountain News for years until it folded. Then I went to the Post (at first it wasn't quite so conservative), but after their endorsement of Gardner I just gave up and wrote to tell them so. I still read it online some of the time, the same way I watch FOX until my BP starts climbing.
It's really hard to watch almost all US newspapers, including our local papers, being bought out by big news corps and spouting RW lies. We can never have a democracy until we take money and corporations out of elections and the media.

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Sometimes I forget why I quit the Denver Post [View all] mountain grammy Apr 2015 OP

We used to subscribe daily to the Denver Post. kaiden Apr 2015 #1

Yes, I quit in 2004. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #2

I subscribed to the locks Apr 2015 #3

So true.. mountain grammy Apr 2015 #4

I'm told a new version of RMN is being resurrected Smithryee Apr 2015 #7

I miss the Rocky Mountain News, too Rhiannon12866 Apr 2015 #8

my dad gets the sunday post just so he can get the coupons fizzgig Apr 2015 #5

How much is it now? $2 on Sunday mountain grammy Apr 2015 #6

Did you see their editorial about Bernie Sanders? Democrats_win Jun 2015 #9

No, I didn't see that.. I don't read the rag. mountain grammy Jun 2015 #10