It is good to see that despite the current economic downturn the vast majority of consumers are continuing to view their homeowners insurance as a priority item of expenditure….

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My Regular (but not always daily)Reads- And In No Particular Order!…

I appreciate cost cutting is involved but it seems you have cut overly cut costs in the news area. On the other hand, it seems to me that you have too many columnists at the expense of retaining reporters. You are supposed to be a NEWSpaper.

Mr. Roadshow is very good, but that is because he actually reports on concrete (not a pun!) subjects, facts, and makes improvements. Too many of your other columnists seem to parrot press releases (like your main technology columnist who rarely analyzes the information he’s given…latest product is the best!), or give personal opinions on news events that are no more insightful than what I can hear from my friends and neighbors, or read in readers’ letters. You do not have a columnist who is on a par with, for example, the late Herb Caen, Art Hoppe, or Dave Barry. In fact, why not pay for Dave Barry’s column in lieu of one or two of your columnists? Come to think of it, you used to run Dave Barry’s column once a week.

What is the current ratio of space devoted to columnists’ vs. hard news, and has this changed over the years?

Business coverage has also certainly suffered. Stock and mutual fund data is abysmal compared to previously. I know I can find it on the internet, and so I have, (but I would prefer to see it when I drink my morning coffee in the kitchen instead of on the computer).

The one area that does not seem to have declined is your Sports section, which admittedly is the one section in which I have no interest at all. So I have no qualms if you delete that entirely, but I suppose that would be unpopular.

Oh yes, bring back all the Sunday comics. Again, I know I can get it on the internet but I prefer to see them in the newspaper.