Late deliveries, black and white photos instead of color -- outsourcing printing operation in Idaho short-changes subscribers

Looks like outsourcing printing operations isn't all that good for the customer.

Due to production problems at the Statesman's remote printing plant in Nampa, delivery of the Sunday edition of the Statesman has been delayed by three hours or more.

All delivery should be complete by noon, although it could be later in outlying areas.

Because of the printing problems, some Sports and Insight pages that were intended to be in color had to be printed in black and white.

We apologize for the inconvenience. We ask for your understanding and patience as we work through the changes in the printing of the paper.

Just last week, the Idaho Statesman was bragging about their new printing arrangement:

"It's great," Statesman Publisher Mi-Ai Parrish said as she studied a fresh copy.

Printing the Statesman in Nampa means better reproduction and much more color availability for readers and advertisers, Parrish said.

"It's good for everybody," she said. "It's also a newer press, so it should have much better reliability."

This isn't good news for The Sun News subscribers, who were just told the The Sun News will be printed in Charleston instead of Myrtle Beach.
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