obituaries

Stephen J. Cannell, who produced TV shows such as The A-Team, The Rockford Files and The Commish died Thursday.

Pity the poor newspaper -- losing not only advertising dollars but also the fat profits they once reaped from selling obituaries to the bereaved. The whole obit business is rapidly going electronic, which also offers the opportunity to include interactive, picture and video content. Now sites like...

Writing yesterday about new options for the ashes of departed loved ones caused me to remember how shocked I was to learn of the cost to run an obituary in my hometown newspaper. I naively thought that these commemorations were news, covered by the paper as part of its service. Not so. My local,...