Sunday Thoughts

As much as I love basketball, I am completely bored with the NBA.  I read the headlines, see where people are drafted, and keep a minimal eye on the Bulls.  I have never been a huge NBA fan so I guess this isn't a huge surprise.  I just wonder if people who used to follow the sport are also bored with it.

Sad news that the New Orleans Times-Picayune will only publish a newspaper three days a week and lay off a large number of staff. In a city that has 36% of its population without Internet access, I wonder how this is supposed to meet the needs of the community.  It is also distressing since this is a great newspaper that does an excellent job covering city and state government. I know that I am starting to become the odd person out when it comes to reading and subscribing to a newspaper but it is comforting to read reports that others are equally upset with this news.  I admit...I read The Oregonian online.  I used to subscribe but there wasn't a whole lot of content to support. They do a poor job of covering local government.  I would not be as upset if The Oregonian decided to cut back to three days a week. The Portland metro area probably has a higher Internet access rate.  New Orleans?  Different case.

The confession in the Etan Patz case seems anti-climatic. I wonder if it is true or not. I was a few years older than Etan when he disappeared. It was definitely a case that scared me as a kid.

I hope the jury in the John Edwards case finds him guilty.  The Times didn't have to struggle too hard to find pictures of him looking smarmy as he headed into the courtroom each day.   Okay, I actually don't want them to find him guilty if he is really innocent.  He just became so gross but I guess that would make a lot of people guilty these days.