Back a few years ago, I decided to become a subscriber of the Durham Herald-Sun. I had seen enough of the News and Observer to know that it is a plain vanilla paper. As the city of Durham has more spice than Raleigh does, so goes their papers.
The only problem with my scheme was that the Herald-Sun didn’t deliver to Garner. I was foiled, but not for lack of trying. At least the paper’s content was available on their website (which, by the way, kicks the ass of the N&O’s website any day).
I think its a shame that the Herald-Sun has had its soul sucked out of it by the new Paxton owners. Though I couldn’t subscribe, I admired the paper’s pluck. It had a nice flavor to it. In these days of corporate media, it was reassuring that such a quality newspaper was locally-owned and locally-focused.
Reading this story of one firing tonight makes me sad that such a good news outlet has turned sour so quickly. The Triangle area has taken a blow because of it.
I hope those fine people let go find some other outlet for their skills. Perhaps an online one.
Go expose those Paxton screwheads (and the ex-owners, the Rollins) for the idiots they are.