And while we're on the topic of the value of newspapers in daily life ...

The Sunday Mercury Business section last week featured a story on the Philly Hotdog Cafe, a business which opened last summer in the Shoppes at Limerick on Ridge Pike. Sunday afternoon, the shop had its "best day" since opening eight months ago. Patrons reported people waiting in a line of about 30 people for a "hot diggity dog." And what was everyone saying to one another?

"I saw this place in The Mercury and thought I'd check it out ..."
Newspapers matter.