Monthly Archives: December 2007

How best to do good?

Every year in the weeks leading up to Christmas, the Mail Tribune publishes a series of stories called “Light One Candle.” The stories focus on the needs of local people who find themselves in need — often in desperate need — due to illness, unemployment, abuse and, yes, sometimes bad choices. The stories have produced an [...]

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No laughing matter

There are a few areas where editors fear to tread, not the least of them the comics page. But we’re about to tread there: In the not too distant future, “Peanuts” will make its last appearance on our comics pages. You’d think that would be a no-brainer — after all, “Peanuts” creator Charles Schulz has been dead [...]

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