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Old 03-22-19, 08:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Biker395
I was never one myself, but I helped my older brother on his route.

I was recently bemoaning the fact that papers are now delivered by adults driving cars through the neighborhood (in an Escalade? WTF) rather than a kid on his bike. It was the perfect "first business" for a budding entrepreneur.
Back in the 70's they had some pretty high subscription rates. Just recently cancelled after 40 years. All the merging of papers, they lost touch with what was local to many people.
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