Thursday, January 24, 2008

Coincidence or campaign

Today I submitted an op-ed piece on "borrowing from our grandchildren" to the Star Tribune. This evening at dinnertime I received a call from the Star Tribune. I thought it was to verify that I sent the piece. No, it was a solicitation for home delivery of the Star Tribune.

I first said that I walked to the corner to get the papers because we were away too much for home delivery. The caller clarified that the special was for the Sunday Star Tribune. I declined saying that we had enough trying to read all the Sunday Duluth News Tribune.

Coincidence or what?