I really enjoy stretching out on my recliner, shoes off, sipping a hot coffee and casually reading the Sunday paper. And nothing cleans my reading glasses better than authentic newsprint (it’s the oil). But sadly, almost every week I hear of another newspaper having to shut its doors. Recently, the Christian-Science Monitor shut down, and Hearst’s 146 year-old Seattle Post-Intelligence ceased print operations and became an online newspaper while slashing its newsroom to 20 from 145 employees. This leaves The Seattle Times as the city's only major paper-and-ink daily. Gannett, parent of USA TODAY, may shutter the 140-year-old Tucson Citizen, which competes with the Arizona Daily Star, if a buyer can't be found. A few months ago, E.W. Scripps closed the Rocky Mountain News, leaving The Denver Po Read More »

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