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Older readers gobble up food for thought.
It should come as no surprise that many older readers gravitate to the opinion pages. I count myself, at 82, among them.
We grew up in the pre-TV days when we prized the thud of the daily newspaper on our doorstep every morning. And the day was not complete without a thorough reading of all that was fit to print and a great deal that wasn't.
What's more, our life experiences conditioned us to take seriously the issues that engulfed us-the Great Depression, World War II, and endless cultural and social changes.
We found solace in the editorial pages, though we might first catch up with "Mutt and Jeff" and "Little Orphan Annie" in the comic section.
Today those of us who continue to take life seriously turn habitually to opinion writers for insight and often for guidance, pro or con. I confess, however, that I first check in on "Peanuts," "Doonesbury" and "For Better or for Worse"-though "Blondie" and "Rex Morgan, M.D." are still with us! Amazing.
As with any age group, the older generation is diverse. Still, from my experience as a...