Community Voice: A Special Part of My Day That I Look Forward To

caywood--

Those of you who have spent much time around Caywood know that the Pennysaver is the only major newspaper offering home delivery to our hamlet. At first--and okay, still-- we bemoaned the absence of the New York Times (this being New York for god's sake), but for local news and entertainment, the Pennysaver has no equal. I'm not sure how intentional the "entertainment" is, but once you've spent a few days or weeks during which your biggest outing is a visit is to the compost pile,


you look forward to reading the weekly menu at The Golden Buck, clipping out the Dairy Princess's recipe for Cheddar Cheese Sour Cream Smoothies, and bearing witness to your community's cycle of life (Births, Obituaries) in between perusing the classifieds for a qualified deer butcher.

We've mentioned "Community Voice" before in this space but perhaps our citified readership would benefit from a bit more detail. The Community Voice feature invites the reader to "have your voice heard" by emailing comments to the Pennysaver, which then compiles them into a column. The Pennysaver reserves the right to revise or reject any comment, but it's evident that it never does. Part Opinions page, part telephone party line, part never ending bitch session, there is no issue too small to find its soapbox in Community Voice:

I have noticed that ever since the economic times have gotten tougher, that area stores are becoming stingier with the icing they are putting on baked goods. For me, I buy bakery items because they are delicious and the icing is my favorite part. It is not the only thing I eat, but rather it is a special part of my day that I look forward to. Please return to full portions of icing on baked goods, even if you have to charge a little more. (Dec. 5, 2008)

So if you are wondering why the holiday treats you receive from us are a bit top heavy with frosting, now you know. We have an irate neighbor to appease.