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Can anyone tell we what's up with the PAID "2018 Email Newsletter Annual Subscription". Got an email about it today, it has always been free?
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Guess they’re not making enough money off ads. I think we’ll find more and more sites going this route in order to stay afloat.
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Can anyone tell we what's up with the PAID "2018 Email Newsletter Annual Subscription". Got an email about it today, it has always been free?

I just read the same e-mail and was going to ask the same question...you beat me to it
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Old 12-04-2017, 07:26 AM
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We read that particular "rag" more for "entertainment" than for content. Most of it is all the negative goings on here in The Bubble...then there are those who feel the need to comment and give commentary. I wish the 'news' well but wonder if folks will pony up with the $$??!!
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Old 12-04-2017, 07:27 AM
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Assuming the referred to Email Newsletter and the current dot com news we get for free are one and the same.
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Old 12-04-2017, 07:31 AM
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Can anyone tell we what's up with the PAID "2018 Email Newsletter Annual Subscription". Got an email about it today, it has always been free?
Monetize the product. You will now pay $50.00 per year, less a 50per cent discount for 2017.


We will now see if the law of "diminishing returns" is still valid

Although I scan this source on most mornings, I don't think I would be willing to pay $50 to view local police blotters each morning.

All that being said , an enterprise has to pay the bills by some method to keep open.
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Old 12-04-2017, 07:35 AM
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I wonder if "like us on Facebook" will provide the same content free of charge.
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Old 12-04-2017, 07:38 AM
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I will get over them in...a day....
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I think that this isn't correct. I will ask Meta.
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I get the newsletter too, and scan it briefly. I wouldn't pay 50 cents a year for it, let alone 50 dollars. Has to be some kind of mistake.
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I hate that they call themselves "villages" news and post crime from other areas.
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I hate that they call themselves "villages" news and post crime from other areas.
THEN there's that! I agree with you on that one.
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I hate that they call themselves "villages" news and post crime from other areas.
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THEN there's that! I agree with you on that one.
I know there are a lot of people without a clue but may I ask "What is wrong with knowing what is going on around us?" Or is it just the name that you want changed?
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Old 12-04-2017, 11:20 AM
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I know there are a lot of people without a clue but may I ask "What is wrong with knowing what is going on around us?" Or is it just the name that you want changed?
Perhaps it would be better if it were in a separate section entitled "outside the villages."

The reasons are obvious.
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I'm reading it to mean that the daily email alerts are what they are charging for. I'll be happy when they stop bombarding me with emails.
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