Good bye, News-Times

 For over 50 years I've been a loyal subscriber to our local newspaper, The Danbury News-Times.  There was a time when we received reliable daily delivery for a reasonable cost.  The paper covered most local, state and national news events in a fairly competent way given the fact it is a small paper compared to, say, the New York Times.

All of this gradually deteriorated over the years.  First, the cost of the actual paper started to increase a great deal while delivery became extremely erratic.  There were many days when we simply did not get a paper.  We'd always get credit for it but that's not the point.  We wanted the paper. 

So we decided to switch to the digital edition.  It wasn't as nice as sitting down with a cup of coffee and the daily paper but at least we were getting it every day and I could print out the puzzles I do.  

The problem began with the price.  It started out being $10 a month for the full digital edition.  Then it went to $14 a month.  I just received a letter announcing it was going up to $6.25 a week-or $25 a month.

All this is happening while paper content got worse and worse.  

This last increase is the last straw.  I just subscribed to the Hartford Courant for $4.00 a week.  It does have local news and very good state and national news.  It also has several other features I like.  For example it has pieces about real estate, cars, and technology.  So far it appears to be a fine paper. 

Good bye, News-Times.  You've been slowly self-destructing for 50 years!