Rocky Mountain News to close after Friday

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DENVER - The Rocky Mountain News in Denver will publish its last edition Friday.

Owner E.W. Scripps Co. announced on the newspaper’s Web site Thursday that its search for a buyer for the paper was unsuccessful.

Scripps CEO Rich Boehne said in a statement the newspaper is “a victim of changing times in our industry and huge economic challenges.” Scripps says the paper lost $16 million last year.

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Actually, I am not surprised. Why take a paper in your house to make a mess when you can just get online and read all the news you want?

I used to deliver the Rocky when I was a kid. It's kind of sad to see them go. I quit reading the newspaper years ago when the net came around.