Not that it will do any good for the problems in the publishing and newspaper worlds, but Mark's message may serve as a reminder to all of us over 60 to get the fairly new shingles vaccine, which is said to reduce our chances of coming down with shingles by about 50%, and lessening its severity if we do get it. Richard M. Waugaman, M.D. On May 25, 2012, at 10:52 AM, Mark Dawidziak wrote: > Yesterday's double dose of depressing news struck close to > home on > both fronts. My last book was published by a university press (Kent > State University Press, which seems to be holding on during these > difficult times). And I work for a newspaper (Cleveland's Plain > Dealer, > which seems to be holding on, as well). So the Missouri and New > Orleans > announcements were as alarming as they were distressing. When I > learned > late in the day that a dear friend has been hit with shingles (a badly > named affliction if there ever was one), I was afraid to leave the > house. Obviously not a day for happy news. > About a year ago, I asked Twain pal David Bianculli if he had > noticed that everything we grew up cherishing and holding dear was > under > fire: books, libraries, theater, newspapers, publishing, literary > fiction. He'd noticed. And all of these things, it seems to me, have > contributed and would continue to contribute to the quality of our > lives > and the vitality of our democracy. > I'm not one to curse change and shake my fist at the sky. I know > about adapting. I've done enough adapting over the last 35 working > years > to make Darwin pass out. And I'm no Luddite, as the ability to post to > this forum might suggest. But as much as I admire Ray Bradbury, I must > agree with Terrell. Ray got the science-fiction cautionary tale wrong. > It should have been about a voracious beast consuming everything in > its > path. > > > On 5/25/2012 9:32 AM, Vicki Dempsey wrote: >> It is sad indeed to lose the University of Missouri Press. I am >> afraid that many smaller university presses are threatened by this >> economy and changes in how people access information. I was very >> troubled yesterday to see that the Times-Picayune is going to a >> three- >> day-a-week format. Who knew that Farenheit 451 would dawn, not >> through a police state, but because of electronic media, hard times >> and Republican legislators? (Okay, so we did know Repubs would be >> involved...) >> >> Terrell Dempsey >> On May 24, 2012, at 11:55 PM, JULES AUSTIN HOJNOWSKI wrote: >> >>> That's too bad! >>> They published many Twain works and other very nice books :( >>> Thanks for letting us know. >>> Jules >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Mark Twain Forum [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of >>> Gregory spect= >>> er >>> Sent: Thursday, May 24, 2012 4:37 PM >>> To: [log in to unmask] >>> Subject: U of Missouri Press >>> >>> Hello List Members=3DE2=3D80=3D94 >>> >>> >>> >>> A quick FYI. Since it published so much on Twain, I thought >>> I=3DE2=3D80=3D9= >>> 9d =3D pass along this article about the closing of the University >>> of Misso= >>> uri =3D Press. I find the closing of the press particularly >>> disappointing = >>> =3D because it produced an extensive catalogue of books on the >>> history, art= >>> , =3D literature, and life focusing on the state of Missouri.=3D20 >>> >>> >>> >>> http://www.columbiatribune.com/news/2012/may/24/university- >>> missouri-press= >>> =3D >>> -closing/ >>> >>> >>> >>> Greg Specter