I don't believe it!

[EastCoastDawg]

I am used to seeing the local rag print the same story on consecutive days. I am not that surprised when I read a story twice on the same day. But to print the same story twice ON THE SAME PAGE beggars belief:

A4 - Tennessee - "The annual lottery to see..."

A4 - Offbeat - "The annual lottery to see..."

[Stu from NYC]

wow. always wondering if they have an editor or whoever figures out where stuff is printed in the paper

[alwann]

From the looks of it, I suspect their ad sales department is larger than the editorial department.

[Goldwingnut]

The advertising department supports the editorial and all other departments. It’s a business just like almost every other newspaper.

[alwann]

Of course it does. But the editorial content is the product. If the product is bad, subscribers quit and advertisers dry up. At least in theory. Here, businesses seem willing to spend ad dollars on any thing you wave under their noses. And the local daily publication has no real competition for local news. Which they print less of.

[Stu from NYC]

Of course it does. But the editorial content is the product. If the product is bad, subscribers quit and advertisers dry up. At least in theory. Here, businesses seem willing to spend ad dollars on any thing you wave under their noses. And the local daily publication has no real competition for local news. Which they print less of.

First paper we have ever come across that doesnt even have editorial page

[kansasr]

First paper we have ever come across that doesnt even have editorial page

Be thankful. They used to....

[Stu from NYC]

Be thankful. They used to....

Do they have a living breathing editor or proofreader?

[Number 10 GI]

This is a great opportunity for the critics of the Daily Sun to start up their own newspaper. It's obviously a very simple business to operate.

[Microcodeboy]

Funny, you all apparently read the happy paper. How else would you know all this? I like it and read it every day. I get news and info from many sources, this is one, another is the paper. All have strengths and weaknesses. Suggestion: If you don't like it don't read it.

[Jayhawk]

This is a great opportunity for the critics of the Daily Sun to start up their own newspaper. It's obviously a very simple business to operate.

Best response.

:bigbow:

[wisbad1]

Of course it does. But the editorial content is the product. If the product is bad, subscribers quit and advertisers dry up. At least in theory. Here, businesses seem willing to spend ad dollars on any thing you wave under their noses. And the local daily publication has no real competition for local news. Which they print less of.
Still have credits on paper but still don’t want it. Wonder if I can get money back?

[ColdNoMore]

Still have credits on paper but still don’t want it. Wonder if I can get money back?

I cancelled my subscription years ago, when I realized I was only reading the sports...and that didn't last long enough to finish even one cup of coffee. :oops:

[Cranford61]

I cancelled my subscription years ago, when I realized I was only reading the sports...and that didn't last long enough to finish even one cup of coffee. :oops:

What do you read now? Enlighten me.

[Annie66]

This thread just confirms the smart decision we made 2 years ago to cancel the daily fish wrapper.

[ColdNoMore]

What do you read now? Enlighten me.

A plethora of sources, that aren't intent in avoiding real national & international issues...to concentrate on selling new houses. :ho:

[JSR22]

I am canceling the Sun this morning. Starting tomorrow the Orlando Sentinel will be delivered to my home.

[Pat Borden]

That's exactly why we discontinued the paper, no real substance.

[eberlemd]

We stopped taking the VDS when the price kept going up and the content kept going down. Typically, by the time we read the daily paper, we'd already heard the important news on television the day / night before. When pandemic hit, it was just the right time to stop.

[flgolfer]

I used to subscribe to the Orlando Sentinel. It was awful and a lot more expensive.

[merrymini]

The Sun has nothing you cannot see or hear elsewhere. They pick up stories from associated press and repeat a lot. Seems it mostly exists to advertise houses and the villages as an entity. Now that they will not be recycling the paper, more reason to cancel it for me. They just built a brand spanking new plant to print it and the recreation news and, I believe that is one reason for continuing to print the recreation news at the cost of about $900,000 a year. I think some people like having the recreation news as a paper but easier to use program on line is definitely the way to go, unless you are walking backwards, that is.

[John41]

We enjoy the Daily Sun. It has won quality awards for local newspapers. It gives a general overview of local, national and international news. Unfortunately, during the virus epidemic it had to scale back the numbers of pages but is returning to normal. The price is less than larger papers and more informative.

[Villagerjjm]

I am used to seeing the local rag print the same story on consecutive days. I am not that surprised when I read a story twice on the same day. But to print the same story twice ON THE SAME PAGE beggars belief:

A4 - Tennessee - "The annual lottery to see..."

A4 - Offbeat - "The annual lottery to see..."

I quit buying The Daily Sun. The Daily Sun just prints what it needs to generate sales for The Villages Real Estate. Daily Sun has quit including weekly ads for most big box stores that were a part of Sunday Paper. Editorial section will not print letters, but even when they did the letter had to support or share the developers views. They get all the news off the internet and do not include any local events that are outside of The Villages. Daily Sun is not even considered a newspaper. Bye Bye Daily Sun!!

[EastCoastDawg]

This is a great opportunity for the critics of the Daily Sun to start up their own newspaper. It's obviously a very simple business to operate.

Well of course I would do, but I'm rather tied up following your advice.

I had a spot of trouble with the car and, while I could have called the warranty people, I thought "How would GI handle this?" and decided it would be easier to set up my own vehicle manufacturing operation instead.

Then I was a little unhappy about the Government and, rather than call my Senator to discuss it, I decided to run for office.

Only to find a few bad tomatoes once I got my groceries home. Obviously, one course of action would have been to take them back to the store, but how much simpler just to buy and run a farm?

So my local newspaper start-up will have to wait until Thursday at the earliest.

[Bogie Shooter]

I am canceling the Sun this morning. Starting tomorrow the Orlando Sentinel will be delivered to my home.

Be sure and catch lauren Richie, she always has great (?) thoughts about TV.

[photo1902]

Well of course I would do, but I'm rather tied up following your advice.

I had a spot of trouble with the car and, while I could have called the warranty people, I thought "How would GI handle this?" and decided it would be easier to set up my own vehicle manufacturing operation instead.

Then I was a little unhappy about the Government and, rather than call my Senator to discuss it, I decided to run for office.

Only to find a few bad tomatoes once I got my groceries home. Obviously, one course of action would have been to take them back to the store, but how much simpler just to buy and run a farm?

So my local newspaper start-up will have to wait until Thursday at the earliest.

This clearly wins "Best Post of the Day". Perhaps even the week.

.:bigbow:

[Bogie Shooter]

Will admit I had to look it up.

pestiferous

literary
harboring infection and disease.
"the pestiferous area around the prison"
synonyms:
highly infectious · highly infective · highly contagious · infectious · infective · contagious · rapidly spreading · communicable · transmittable · transmissible · spreading · [more]
humorous
constituting a pest or nuisance; annoying.
"that pestiferous nephew of yours"
synonyms:
annoying · irritating · exasperating · maddening · infuriating · irksome · vexatious · vexing · inconvenient · bothersome · tiresome · worrying · worrisome

[LG999]

Sometimes we humans just make mistakes

[Jim 9922]

Be sure and catch lauren Richie, she always has great (?) thoughts about TV.

She was good and seemed to have a nose for sniffing out the buffoonery of local politicians and bureaucrats, but Lauren is no longer there. She was bounced out ("took early retirement" they said) when the paper was bought out about 2 months ago. Her Lake County column was taken over by some character who's apparent primary job is in "production" department of the paper. So far his sporadic columns have centered on his touring of the Lake County tourist sites, the doings in his family and other "Daily Sun"- like trivia. And the rest of the paper also shows the result to the "cost-cutting" measures the new distant newspaper conglomerate owner has made. Not much news with a lot of pulp mostly form the internet.

[Bogie Shooter]

She was good and seemed to have a nose for sniffing out the buffoonery of local politicians and bureaucrats, but Lauren is no longer there. She was bounced out ("took early retirement" they said) when the paper was bought out about 2 months ago. Her Lake County column was taken over by some character who's apparent primary job is in "production" department of the paper. So far his sporadic columns have centered on his touring of the Lake County tourist sites, the doings in his family and other "Daily Sun"- like trivia. And the rest of the paper also shows the result to the "cost-cutting" measures the new distant newspaper conglomerate owner has made. Not much news with a lot of pulp mostly form the internet.

Good riddance.

[Number 10 GI]

Well of course I would do, but I'm rather tied up following your advice.

I had a spot of trouble with the car and, while I could have called the warranty people, I thought "How would GI handle this?" and decided it would be easier to set up my own vehicle manufacturing operation instead.

Then I was a little unhappy about the Government and, rather than call my Senator to discuss it, I decided to run for office.

Only to find a few bad tomatoes once I got my groceries home. Obviously, one course of action would have been to take them back to the store, but how much simpler just to buy and run a farm?

So my local newspaper start-up will have to wait until Thursday at the earliest.

You are quite welcome, glad I could be helpful.

[P&WBryant]

The whole paper is an editorial page!

[Stu from NYC]

The whole paper is an editorial page!

Seriously?

[Rich42]

Why don't we get a TV Guide anymore?