Plainfielders like myself who check the obits daily to see if we are in them may have noticed a change in the obits as they appear in the Courier News.
Managing editor Paul Grzella did everyone the favor of explaining the changes in a column he wrote recently (see here).
You may have noticed that some have become quite long, something that was rare in the old days. This can be traced to the fact that all obits are now PAID and the family may put in as much or as little as they wish -- but on a Dickensian per-word basis.
There is an opportunity buried here (mea culpa!): You can pre-write your own obit to guarantee you are remembered just as you wish to be.
After all, it's the last time your name is likely to appear in print, and you would like it just right.
Right?
So what are you waiting for?
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Dan, the story on the Courier's obits is another sad reminder of the state of newspapers, but it also reminds me of a joke:
A woman calls the local newspaper and inquiries about having an obit run on her late husband. She is told for $1,000 she can get a full page devoted to the obit, plus a picture. She asks if there is anything else, they offer. A half page obit and picture would run $500. Again, she asks if there is any other possibilities and is told she can have an obit run for $5 per word. Okay, she tells the clerk, she would lay out $25: "Shapiro dead; Buick for sale.''
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