I have also wondered about these obits as these are copyrighted material--either the newspaper has the copyright or the families--it depends on whether the obits are offered as a free service by the newspaper or the families pay for obit insertions. This may be a copyright violation. Plus it is very easy these days to access current obits, so I do not see the need to put them on the Montgomery site. Diane In a message dated 2/26/2008 1:17:06 PM Eastern Standard Time, Kwstriker@aol.com writes: Attn: Montg Co Rootsweb monitor: Am I in the minority As a subscriber I do not appreciative of all these obits. I've seen the last few days. Do they fit in the scope and purpose of this forum? **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duff y/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONTGOMERY_CO_OH-reque st@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt....If luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake. Thomas Jefferson in 1798 on the passage of the Sedition Act (the first Patriot Act) **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)