Local News 07.21.08

submitted by Max Sparber

Jul 21 2008 — 2:00am

Minnpost: Tables are turned for recent visitors to food shelves
KARE11: Man hurt after trying to jump on board semi
City Pages: Strib’s site is stickiest among country’s newspapers
Strib: Ostrich races

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7 Reader Comments

jeffk Jul 21 2008
12:53 pm

I wonder if that says more about the readers than the paper.

justpbob Jul 21 2008
12:59 pm

Actually, it may be bad news for the Stib, as they (and every other newspaper in the USA) are yet to develop a revenue stream from their online viewers) that could match their old print model. More people online may just mean less need to ever buy a print copy, digging the Stib’s financial hole deeper and deeper.

g rote Jul 21 2008
12:59 pm

perhaps there’s just an inverse relationship between literacy rates and time spent on site?

msparber Jul 21 2008
1:00 pm

STOP SPEAKING BIG TALK!

justpbob Jul 21 2008
1:04 pm

Ich! For awhile, I thought they were going somewhere else with that “stickyest site” heading. Must be the new glamour shots of Kersten!

kc! Jul 21 2008
1:05 pm

To the new food shelf users:

Now that you see there is a reason for the safety net, please stop voting for Republicans.

Thanks.

XOXOXO

kc!

lunch! Jul 21 2008
1:09 pm

re food shelf story:

Yet another story about how bad the climate for non-profits is in this econmoy. It’s kind of funny too, since the folks who worked to dismantle the social safety net really touted the charitable giving of Americans as our version of a safety net. I also heard that a rising tide lifts all boats…