First, thanks to those who responded to my article last month (“Does THE SUN Have a Future?”) by subscribing, or giving gift subscriptions. The letters of support accompanying the checks have been important, too. We’re still a long way from being out of debt, but we will be able to pay the printer for this issue.

Thanks, too, to the advertisers who bought larger-than-usual ads in this issue as a gesture of support. THE SUN has always depended, in part, on the goodwill of those merchants who understand that there is more to life than making money.