I also had written to Scott, and I got the same reply. The reply, though obviously "canned," is an improvement over my last three inquiries into this subject, which went unanswered. That tells me that they really are now paying attention and perhaps tallying the number and kinds of inquiries they are getting into this matter. Lee Hollenbeck wrote: > Hi All, > > In regards to the Kankakee Daily Journal online obituaries, here is the > message I sent and the reply. > > If you have an opinion on the Kankakee Daily Journal obituaries being > available on the internet only to paper subscribers, please send your > individual concerns about the matter to Scott. > > Lee Ann > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: SCOTT McGUIRE <smcguire@daily-journal.com> > To: <lee@keynet.net> > Sent: Thursday, October 28, 1999 10:06 AM > Subject: Re: Obituaries - Objection to Subscription Only > > > To Lee Hollenbeck > > > > Thank you for voicing your concern about our decision to password protect > > our site. We have received many valid arguments about this issue and your > > concerns WILL be considered in our final decision. > > > > When we do make a decision, we will post all options on our website prior > to > > locking it down. > > > > Thank You, > > Scott McGuire > > The Daily Journal > > smcguire@daily-journal.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: webmaster <webmaster@mail.daily-journal.com> > > To: <smcguire@daily-journal.com> > > Sent: Friday, October 22, 1999 9:13 AM > > Subject: FW: Obituaries - Objection to Subscription Only > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------- > > > From: "Lee Hollenbeck" <lee@keynet.net> > > > To: <webmaster@daily-journal.com> > > > Subject: Obituaries - Objection to Subscription Only > > > Date: Thu, Oct 21, 1999, 9:13 PM > > > > > > > > > Hello, > > > > > > I do know of people who are quite upset that the obituaries will soon be > > > available only to subscribers. Objections I have heard to subscribing > to > > > the Journal in order to view obituaries online include: > > > > > > time lag involved in mailed copies > > > killing trees > > > nuisance of handling and disposing of all that paper > > > ink fumes > > > and, of course, money > > > > > > Some people have even suggested that they would be willing to pay a > > reduced > > > subscription price to see the obits online > > > > > > Do you need the subscription money for the Journal business? Are > > > advertisers objecting to the online public not viewing their ads? If > the > > > latter, why not put the ads online? > > > > > > Who should all these "people" contact? > > > > > > Lee Ann Hollenbeck > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== ILFORD Mailing List ==== > *********************************************** > Ford-Iroquois-Kankakee Genealogical Mailing List > http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilkankak/ilford.html > *********************************************** -- Loretta Iroquois County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~iliroquo/ Ford County ILGenWeb Project http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilford/ Iroquois County Genealogical Society http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilicgs/