The first thing faithful readers of the Times will probably notice with this week's paper is that it's exactly the same as last week's. My apologies to you all, but this little newspaper's editorial staff has been clobbered with the flu.

My usual assistants, Bigfoot Bill and City Hall, are particularly busy this week -- one is putting together a new Whyville store with t-shirts and other cool merchandise, and the other is developing the much-anticipated Nutrition activity. Meanwhile, cyranojoe and I are blowing our noses and looking rather wretched. So, no newspaper this week.

With a little luck, next week you'll get a double issue to make up for it. In the meantime, at least there's a new MediaWiz article! Man, I love Junkyard Wars...

Pass me a Kleenex(tm),

Times Editor