The Bedford Times-Mail announced it is going to Death Notices rather than Obituaries. (Individuals may have obituaries printed - for $45.00). If the death notices are anything like those in the Detroit papers (where I grew up) or Tampa, they are virtually useless for genealogical purposes. The Detroit notices are generally something like : "Jones, Mary 12 December 1999. beloved wife of John, mother of Sue, Mary and Tom. Services ABC Funeral home 10 AM Tuesday". Joe Weber Bedford, Indiana 'Progress' and 'Change' are not synonyms.