Fwiw re the letter about national news in the print newspaper: Of more than 1,000 print reader surveys received as of yesterday, national news was checked as "can't live without" by 86% of the participants. That's lower than the 97% who checked Alaska news (which will always be central to what we do here), but most people who filled out the survey are indicating they expect at least some national news in the printed newspaper. I expect to be writing something with the results and a discussion of where we're headed with print sometime soon. 

-David Hulen, editor