According to a top Wall Street firm's report on newspaper publishing, 2005 will be the newspaper industry's worst year since the recession, and things aren't looking much better for next year.

Well, we've been reading the liberal, “cry wolf” syndrome writing for far too long. It's time for the newspaper industry to read the citizenry's writing on the wall.

Armond “Si” Simmons

Pell City, Ala.