Letters to the editor

Lamenting the loss of the Post-Gazette
I share the concern and sadness that many have expressed over the apparent upcoming demise of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the longtime newspaper of record for the region (“Community reacts to announced closure of Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,” Jan. 16).

As the Post-Gazette whittled down the number of days that it printed, I feared that the newspaper would soon become digital only, but did not anticipate that it would cease business entirely.

I have been reading the newspaper for more than 60 years and my opinions have appeared on its pages countless times since 1973. As a boy, I delivered both the Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh Press, of blessed memory. It was a great experience and helped to instill responsibility. It is unfortunate that youngsters do not deliver newspapers today.

How will we be able to continue to avail ourselves of features of the Post-Gazette that are important to us: vital statistics, death notices, sports, local news, editorial commentary, restaurant and entertainment news, and investigative reporting?

I wondered if the Tribune-Review might be able to step in to pick up where the Post-Gazette ends, but it recently announced that it will become a five-day-a-week print newspaper rather than seven — not encouraging.

I hope that some organization or organizations will come to the rescue so that Pittsburgh will not be the largest American city without a comprehensive and significant daily newspaper.

Oren Spiegler
Peters Township