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>Some upset folks in the Ligonier area have heard Trib >is closing the offices of the Ligonier Echo, a weekly >Scaife bought as part of his Laurel Group Press >purchase some years back. The Echo, after the Trib >purchase, lost a lot of its shine with the locals in >that clanny little hamlet. Scaife long maintained a >residence outside the borough. > >Did anyone think those little papers would last? Does >anyone think GREENSBURG as a separate entity will >last? > > > >No rumors here. Greensburg has lost its shine and no >>longer makes money. They've spent so much time being >>angry that the operation is run from the Clark >>building that they took their eye off the ball and are >>losing money. >> >>If it's not making money, then it's just like all the >>rest. >> >>>Well, duh! If being angry that someone is >perpetuating >>>a rumor that could unnecessarily cause panic is a >>>hissy fit, then I am guilty. The current state of the >>>industry should lead people to band together to >>>salvage what is left of paper and ink, not start >>>unfounded rumors for vicious reasons. Rumors are >>>started by small minded people who are not capable >of, >>>or don't bother to get the facts. Why would they >close >>>the "monopoly" that actually has a chance to survive? >>>Duh!! >>> >>>>Gee, this has been rumored for some time. You just >>>>heard it? No one knows that it's true but the rumor >>>>has circulated for some time. Your "soon to be out >of >>>>business competitor" ranting is kind of an >>>>overreaction, don't you think? If it's not true, >>it's >>>>not true. I found it hard to believe because unlike >>>>Pittsburgh, Greensburg is a monopoly. >>>> >>>>Your hissy fit, however, is so utterly...Triblike. >>>> >>>>Next thing you'll be raving that the Greensburg >>>>operation is still run totally independent of the DL >>>>Clark Posse. >>>> >>>>>That is total crap! Where do you get your >>information >>>>>from? Or do you work for a soon to be out of >>business >>>>>competitor and just want to yell "fire!" in the >>>>>theatre? >>>>>>They supposedly really want departures from >>>>>>Westmoreland so they have an excuse to shut down >>>>>>Greensburg and offer no more than token local >>>>>>coverage. Few there read the Trib with enthusiasm, >>>>but >>>>>>it was a monopoly. Its only real enthusiasts were >>>>>>locals who shared Scaife's wacko politics. >>>>>> >>>>>>If Trib Total Disaster hand a crappy Pittsburgh >>>paper >>>>>>to readers who have been only reluctantly buying a >>>>>>crappy Greensburg paper, watch circulation out >>there >>>>>>tank, especially when people are cutting back >>>>>>nonessentials. >>>>>> >>>>>>>So who is leaving the Trib under the buy out? >>>Anyone >>>>>>>of importance? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I've there are some major editors and high >ranking >>>>>>>middle management thinking it through.

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