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The St. Petersburg Times: A Paper That Deserves To Be Put Down

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Sunday, June 13, 2010

by John Ubele
Of all the newspapers in America which deserve to be put out of business one in particular stands out; the St. Petersburg Times. The newspaper and its sadistic staff have a very twisted way of conducting business. Not only does their writing have a very Marxist slant, but the chutzpah which they demonstrate [...]

Hernando’s Rapidly Deteriorating Economy Pushing People To Steal Appliances To Survive

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Friday, March 19, 2010

by John Ubele
Earlier today I came across a St. Petersburg Times story about recent appliance thefts in Hernando county. The story did nothing to address how bad the area’s economy is so I felt the need to write something about the economic situation here.
Hernando county’s economy is literally dying on the vine. Just a few [...]

Back to Boom Times?

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Thursday, December 24, 2009

by John Ubele
Yesterday the St. Petersburg Times published a front page story with the headline “Back to Boom Times?”. To say the title is misleading would be an understatement. The current economic depression has been the furthest thing from boom times for our economy and for the St. Pete Times. Since the housing bust in [...]

The St. Petersburg Times: Bankruptcy on the Horizon?

By johnu1978 - Last updated: Thursday, September 24, 2009

by John Ubele
The St. Petersburg Times is a major newspaper circulated throughout the Tampa Bay area and it touts itself as being, “Florida’s Best Selling Newspaper”. Like most newspapers of today it’s failing because it doesn’t know how to be profitable in a rapidly deteriorating business climate.
The paper is privately owned and doesn’t release financial [...]