Tis the Season 
for Giving —Cagle

We know you're busy, so don't bother with a formal press release. A simple e-mail saying, "Hey, we raised $2,500 for the local soup kitchen with an all-night bowl-a-thon" will suffice. We'll call if we need more information.

Why highlight charity now? In the words of Charles Dickens, Christmas is a time when want is keenly felt and abundance rejoices. And frankly, a little happy news wouldn't hurt. It would be a pleasant diversion from the tone of our news pages during 2010. I've never seen so many printing stories involving litigation in one year.