I started off most of my mornings as far back as I can remember with a morning newspaper and a cup of coffee -probably back to some point in the late '70s. Been a subscriber to the Dallas Morning News that whole time except for a brief period with the Dallas Times Herald when Skip Bayless switched. Regardless of what he has become later in life, I usually enjoyed his writing back in the day. Anyway, I've watched the quality of the writing and the writers decline for a number of years. In addition, I was always a keen editorial reader. The total leftward shift of their board is now complete and I gave up on the editorials a couple of years ago - too much anger inducing content for me. I wanted to cancel a couple of years ago, but my wife was reluctant. To my surprise, she threw in the towel last week and we did not renew. Makes me happy. Weird how little things like that can be so satisfying some times. Still, makes me a little sad thinking of what was...
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curtpenn said:
I started off most of my mornings as far back as I can remember with a morning newspaper and a cup of coffee -probably back to some point in the late '70s. Been a subscriber to the Dallas Morning News that whole time except for a brief period with the Dallas Times Herald when Skip Bayless switched. Regardless of what he has become later in life, I usually enjoyed his writing back in the day. Anyway, I've watched the quality of the writing and the writers decline for a number of years. In addition, I was always a keen editorial reader. The total leftward shift of their board is now complete and I gave up on the editorials a couple of years ago - too much anger inducing content for me. I wanted to cancel a couple of years ago, but my wife was reluctant. To my surprise, she threw in the towel last week and we did not renew. Makes me happy. Weird how little things like that can be so satisfying some times. Still, makes me a little sad thinking of what was...
After Galloway left the only thing I miss about the DMN is the crossword. They had a great crossword.
I non-renewed about three or four years ago. I do miss it, especially on Fridays and Sundays... but not miss it enough to go back.
Same with WTH, except I don't miss it!
Same with WTH, except I don't miss it!
Smart
Fat Daddy said:
I non-renewed about three or four years ago. I do miss it, especially on Fridays and Sundays... but not miss it enough to go back.
Same with WTH, except I don't miss it!
I always read the Waco Trib right before I go to bed. That way I go to sleep with nothing on my mind .
Rod Dreher used to write for the Dallas Morning news.curtpenn said:
I started off most of my mornings as far back as I can remember with a morning newspaper and a cup of coffee -probably back to some point in the late '70s. Been a subscriber to the Dallas Morning News that whole time except for a brief period with the Dallas Times Herald when Skip Bayless switched. Regardless of what he has become later in life, I usually enjoyed his writing back in the day. Anyway, I've watched the quality of the writing and the writers decline for a number of years. In addition, I was always a keen editorial reader. The total leftward shift of their board is now complete and I gave up on the editorials a couple of years ago - too much anger inducing content for me. I wanted to cancel a couple of years ago, but my wife was reluctant. To my surprise, she threw in the towel last week and we did not renew. Makes me happy. Weird how little things like that can be so satisfying some times. Still, makes me a little sad thinking of what was...
He said even back then in the 1990s that the paper was almost all leftists.......he would ask "most of our readers are white and moderate/conservative yet we are always hostile to their point of view" the rest of his colleagues would respond with "who cares about them?"
Many at the paper also said that giving a voice to the traditional marriage side was the equivalent of giving an equal voice to the KKK.
And this was before the WOKE times of now.
I have not read the paper in ages....can't imagine what it has become.
I can tell you that when Notre Dame burned, it was many hours before there was a mention in the DMN. I actually get more world news from the Waco Trib. We live 100 miles from Dallas, and started taking the online version years ago, both because of cost, and because whoever delivered the paper threw it under the bushes 9 times out of 10.
So... What took so long?
Cancelled mine years ago
Cancelled mine years ago
To hell with their paywall. It's not like they are the only source of news.
"The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you share with someone else when you're uncool."
My wife liked it for the ads (which I couldn't have cared less about). What can I say?Gruvin said:
So... What took so long?
Cancelled mine years ago
Followed him after he left DMN. Usually pretty much on the same page with his thinking. Still regularly read his stuff at the American Conservative. Also, really missed William Murchison who is a fellow parishioner. Yeah, would have thought that people like me who had a life long habit of reading it might have been worth catering too. Guess not. And now it's playing out so well for print companies in a social media saturated age....hmmmm.Redbrickbear said:Rod Dreher used to write for the Dallas Morning news.curtpenn said:
I started off most of my mornings as far back as I can remember with a morning newspaper and a cup of coffee -probably back to some point in the late '70s. Been a subscriber to the Dallas Morning News that whole time except for a brief period with the Dallas Times Herald when Skip Bayless switched. Regardless of what he has become later in life, I usually enjoyed his writing back in the day. Anyway, I've watched the quality of the writing and the writers decline for a number of years. In addition, I was always a keen editorial reader. The total leftward shift of their board is now complete and I gave up on the editorials a couple of years ago - too much anger inducing content for me. I wanted to cancel a couple of years ago, but my wife was reluctant. To my surprise, she threw in the towel last week and we did not renew. Makes me happy. Weird how little things like that can be so satisfying some times. Still, makes me a little sad thinking of what was...
He said even back then in the 1990s that the paper was almost all leftists.......he would ask "most of our readers are white and moderate/conservative yet we are always hostile to their point of view" the rest of his colleagues would respond with "who cares about them?"
Many at the paper also said that giving a voice to the traditional marriage side was the equivalent of giving an equal voice to the KKK.
And this was before the WOKE times of now.
I have not read the paper in ages....can't imagine what it has become.
I remember them carrying George Will and William Safire columns back in the day.
I was always a huge fan of papers, like OP, especially sports sections
I was always a huge fan of papers, like OP, especially sports sections
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