tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post260243087814462862..comments2023-11-05T06:26:51.316-05:00Comments on Gannett Blog: Sept. 30-Oct. 6 | Your News & Comments: Part 1Jim Hopkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-53450513150604809412013-10-01T08:36:50.910-04:002013-10-01T08:36:50.910-04:00How is ObamaCare to blame since it doesn't aff...How is ObamaCare to blame since it doesn't affect people who already have insurance?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-18016956590231446382013-09-30T23:04:15.568-04:002013-09-30T23:04:15.568-04:00I believe their medical benefits were grandfathere...I believe their medical benefits were grandfathered in. Unsure about Martore's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-56443449344355676422013-09-30T22:49:10.002-04:002013-09-30T22:49:10.002-04:00Stars and Stripes is written and published for US ...Stars and Stripes is written and published for US servicemen abroad, yet even that fine daily <a href="http://www.stripes.com/news/challenging-times-lead-to-changes-in-stars-and-stripes-print-editions-1.244280" rel="nofollow">is not immune</a> from cutbacks in its print edition. The main difference is that while most dailies are taking out hard news Stars and Stripes will remove a lot of fluff.Charles Everettnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-74420924664458810482013-09-30T22:38:57.137-04:002013-09-30T22:38:57.137-04:00I think Happy got it exactly right.I think Happy got it exactly right.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79787789535847530802013-09-30T22:34:43.905-04:002013-09-30T22:34:43.905-04:00Unless they want to cover their family. Then they&...Unless they want to cover their family. Then they're in trouble. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87477021629083820162013-09-30T22:28:10.277-04:002013-09-30T22:28:10.277-04:00As a laid off employee I am liking Obamacare more ...As a laid off employee I am liking Obamacare more and more everyday. It is really going to save me money and let me keep insurance I otherwise couldn't afford. I will live a long life now that I no longer have to worry about having a heart attack working for Gannett.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-73265107522672791292013-09-30T22:21:29.800-04:002013-09-30T22:21:29.800-04:00I am not the original poster but that is one weak ...I am not the original poster but that is one weak list. Yes, I want more do you have a more extensive list? I doubt you can show more that have done what Gannett has done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-19870084864007374692013-09-30T21:21:13.735-04:002013-09-30T21:21:13.735-04:00That's interesting. Thanks for sharing.That's interesting. Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34340784182774112042013-09-30T20:35:52.387-04:002013-09-30T20:35:52.387-04:00Are Gannett executives/retirees like Dubow and McC...Are Gannett executives/retirees like Dubow and McCorkindale, etc. participating in this new plan too? What's happening to them? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-60116539296619623152013-09-30T20:21:36.402-04:002013-09-30T20:21:36.402-04:00Another wall tumbles: The Dallas Morning News dism...Another wall tumbles: The Dallas Morning News dismantles its paywall, tries to sell premium features instead<br /><br />Readers don’t want to pay for news online<br /><br />Moroney said that research the newspaper did with print subscribers showed that what readers were willing to pay for wasn’t the actual content itself, but the method of delivery — that is, the printed newspaper. When offered Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-22225315319919879372013-09-30T18:55:22.266-04:002013-09-30T18:55:22.266-04:00Someone making 20K will qualify for the subsidy on...Someone making 20K will qualify for the subsidy on the exchanges. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-1108952405861676702013-09-30T18:43:52.758-04:002013-09-30T18:43:52.758-04:00I bet they'll use stories from other Gannett p...I bet they'll use stories from other Gannett papers in the state, that really won't appeal to the Appleton readers. Just like Oshkosh does to fill space when they don't have any "local" stories; they run crap that means nothing to Oshkosh readers.<br /><br />Give it to me local! What a frickin' farce.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-63162654788807623982013-09-30T17:24:10.697-04:002013-09-30T17:24:10.697-04:00It has taken me a few days to mull over this new h...It has taken me a few days to mull over this new health plan from Gannett, and I am utterly disgusted with it. I find it a deep insult, that everybody are now paying the same for coverage (minus the tax deduction for lower paid employees). How can they justify, that someone making $20K a year must pay the same as someone making 6 figures? <br />True, that ACA comes into play in 2014, but nowhere Happynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-75311465359670716562013-09-30T15:38:26.771-04:002013-09-30T15:38:26.771-04:00@3:08 - Here's a start....
Walgreens – 160,00...@3:08 - Here's a start....<br /><br />Walgreens – 160,000 employees will lose their plans<br />UPS - Will no longer cover spouses on other plans<br />Trader Joes<br />Home Depot<br />Delta<br />University of Virginia – Dropping spouses on other plans<br />Cleveland Clinic<br />IBM, Time Warner dumping retirees.<br /><br />Need more? Go look as you won't like what you see, nor how it onlyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-13629616854660296102013-09-30T15:08:48.927-04:002013-09-30T15:08:48.927-04:00No! Obamacare gave Gannett a way out of giving its...No! Obamacare gave Gannett a way out of giving its employees the health care benefits they deserve. Does anyone out there know of any other major company that has cut the health care benefit to its employees as drastic as Gannett? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-87025177796672908192013-09-30T14:47:39.442-04:002013-09-30T14:47:39.442-04:00I have the names of four people - all in Advertisi...I have the names of four people - all in Advertising. Heard there was a fifth - from the newsroom, or whatever they call it these days - but don't have that one confirmed. If it's a waste of your time, please find something better to do. Maybe you can put effort toward supporting those who lost their jobs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-54067354029909145822013-09-30T14:29:07.330-04:002013-09-30T14:29:07.330-04:00As always -- Source? Numbers? Departments? Anythin...As always -- Source? Numbers? Departments? Anything resembling a specific?<br /><br />Until you have any of that, the "I heard ..." stuff is a waste of our time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3325872759888535122013-09-30T13:57:32.353-04:002013-09-30T13:57:32.353-04:00Heard that a handful of employees in Indianapolis ...Heard that a handful of employees in Indianapolis were let go last week. Did this happen other places? Seems like they're sticking with small numbers to keep it off the radar. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-3914673742710947802013-09-30T12:02:18.051-04:002013-09-30T12:02:18.051-04:00Publisher Genia Lovett promises readers they'l...Publisher Genia Lovett promises readers they'll get "more of the investigative reporting that has become the centerpiece of our front pages almost every day."<br /><br />Investigative reporting "almost every day"? Really? I'd love to see some examples because even USA Today can't muster that kind of in-depth coverage that often -- measured by conventional standardsJim Hopkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712746705871119746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-79777773724479477982013-09-30T11:40:36.450-04:002013-09-30T11:40:36.450-04:00And the no-doubt prepared by corporate column abou...And the no-doubt prepared by corporate column about the expanded Post-Crescent (now featuring USA Today prepared content).<br /><br />http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20130929/APC0101/309290163/P-C-will-expand-add-more-coverage<br /><br />And, despite two meetings on the topic, it still hasn't been explained how the additional space for local stories will be filled. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-48081044963914001202013-09-30T11:34:03.678-04:002013-09-30T11:34:03.678-04:00Actually 34 House Dems bravely and patriotically v...Actually 34 House Dems bravely and patriotically voted nay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-86401042478202262062013-09-30T11:23:22.647-04:002013-09-30T11:23:22.647-04:00NJ folks - what's up with flax? No more colum...NJ folks - what's up with flax? No more columns by him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-62379808276593643292013-09-30T10:25:52.220-04:002013-09-30T10:25:52.220-04:00Great comeback.
It is all just facts and truth and...Great comeback.<br />It is all just facts and truth and it is hard to dispute the truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-34485748561415461912013-09-30T10:24:32.036-04:002013-09-30T10:24:32.036-04:00If you're holding Obama's ACA blameless in...If you're holding Obama's ACA blameless in all this, then those two words more than aptly describe what you attempt now.<br /><br />Let's also not forget that the businesses who support Gannett are greatly impacted by this too....it's a fact, not BS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8099437767970534324.post-69247881060958518012013-09-30T10:15:51.149-04:002013-09-30T10:15:51.149-04:00Two words, the first is Bull and the second one st...Two words, the first is Bull and the second one starts with an "S". See if you can figure it out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com