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Boycott the Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch

Boycott the Rock Island Argus/Moline Dispatch

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Started by Heidi Richardson 10 years, 8 months ago

The Dispatch has decided to let go of over 200 workers. Some that have been there for 40 years. Their reasoning is the printing press is to old and would cost to much to get a new one. So they are moving the paper to Cedar Rapids IA. Who wants a "local" paper that is now being done in another city. This will just raise the price of your news paper to have it driven in 90 min away. Let alone the establishment didn't care enough to make efforts to keep jobs of all these long time workers with families to take care of. I urge you to cancel your subscriptions, get the word out, boycott the Dispatch.

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Thomas Morse
10 years ago Featured

The economimy is bad enough. But to move this out of the area just kind of rubs salt in the wound. A local paper should be just that! LOCAL!

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Michelle Crawford
10 years ago Featured

I am very disappointed with this decision and the treatment of your long-time loyal employees. I have lost all respect for your paper. There are other papers available in the area and on-line news from other sourced.

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M Shurburtt
10 years ago

Landmark

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Anonymous
10 years ago

Local papers should be local. Don't worry, we'll replace the dispatch with another local paper.