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>BCT actually turns a profit. Calkins has gotten into >trouble overextending itself with things like buying >the Ellwood City Ledger and some TV stations. > >"Go!," which I didn't like, was distributed mainly in >Pittsburgh and aimed at the college crowd. City Paper, >which is similar in philosophy, seems to be doing OK >in "an aging rust belt region." Ah, love the >generalities. > > > > >>It's a money-losing piece of crap. Time was, if you >>said that, some of the loyalists would hop on over >>here and fling insult after insult. It's clear now >>that the whole thing it smoke and mirrors, a mediocre >>entity with no future, awaiting extinction in a county >>losing population. You don't do a publication like >>"Go" in an aging rust belt region. >>The fact they even tried says something about the >>stupidity of the owners and managers. >> >>I think were Scaife not in the midst of his messy >>divorce, he'd have already had Ralphie and a few more >>of his Trib Totally Medicore minions pay the BCT brass >>a visit. >> >>>Let's see, I'm looking at Saturday's BCT web site... >>>four of the six top stories are police or fire. One >of >>>the others is a story about the Medical Center's >>>expansion that is two days late... moved Thursday on >>>the Pittsburgh Business Times web site. >>>Things are bad in the news industry everywhere, no >>>doubt. But if the BCT made half the committment to >>>news it does to sports and cockamamie design schemes, >>>it wouldn't be in such bad shape.

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