STOP CHARGING MONEY to print obituaries!

"Remember when newspapers served the community? An obituary is a tribute to a person who lived among us, worked with us, went to church with us...and on and on. An obituary is news not an advertisement. It is ridiculous and disrespectful to expect survi"

"Please don't charge for obit-uaries,the families of the "

"This is utterly ridiculouse!!"

"I thought the reason for selling advertizing in you newspaper was so that you could present the news for free. "

"I beg you to reconsider your obituarie policy! There are many other avenues you should consider to increase your revenues!"

"Seems like a poor business choice to me...attempting to make money from the death of a community member."

"OBITUARIES SHOULD BE "

"This is crazy. I know when I die I would like to have my obit printed up nicely in the town where I grew up and where my family is from and to make them pay for this service to honor a dead person is just nuts. That is a terrible thing coming from such a"

"I ALSO AGREE THAT THIS IS VERY UNNECESSARY. I FAIL TO SEE THE PURPOSE; IF IT IS TO SAVE SPACE THAT DEFINITELY IS NOT HAPPENING; IF IT IS TO MAKE MONEY, I FEEL SINCE THE PAPER KEEPS RAISING EVERY YEAR OR SO, THAT WE ARE ENTITLED TO SOMETHINGS FREE. THIS "

"I'm appalled that we live in a Society where money hold a greater value than the Human Soul."

"Is this not a community service? Its not like there are that many other things in your paper. The obituary page is usually the one I read first."

"decent obituaries should be done out of respect. i belive the world has lost the meaning of the word"

"A full obituary, with photo, rather than a simple death notice, provides and documents for the community a bit of its history in the passing of one of its members. "

"and you wonder why i STOP taking the times mail,,,,,"

"This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard of. Shame on you."

"It's a sad time in the world when this has come to be."

"Another issue is placing an American flag next to our Veterans when they pass on. Maybe, this does cost a little money for the paper but are these men and women not worth this little consideration. After all if it were not for these people giving unself"

"I think it is wrong to charge for such a service. It is not right to make money off of the deceased. The families have enough grief, stress, and most times even expenses to deal with, not counting the loss of their loved one."

"I feel for what we pay for our local newspaper, the least they can do is offer obituaries as a free service, no matter how lengthy the family's request may be (in rememberance of their loved one). This is an extremely emotional, difficult time for a fam"