>The Trib has become a very staid paper whose only vigor, unintended, is in shepherding its own obsolescence. Sad.

Mike;

This seems to be the direction all newspapers in this country are headed. My brother gets calls from the Oakland Tribune, offering one month free delivery of their newspaper. He says, "No thanks! I don't have a dog"! Then he hangs up. I think that newspapers of today are good for such things as pet droppings - be it dog, bird or whatever. :)

Tom

P.S. The physical size (height and width) of newspapers in the San Francisco Bay Area has been reduced. How about the newspapers in your area?