Comics do need humor infusion

I hesitated, at first to not complain about this latest development, but since I agree whole-heartedly with Michael Neeley in his letter, (“Why so many unfunny comics?”) I decided to throw in my two cents worth. I too, am disappointed at Stone Soup not being in the daily, but glad this is a decision of the writer and not the folks at The Herald. I was raised reading The Herald, since 1933, born in Everett and graduated from EHS, and have continued with it since. We have spent a few years out of the area, but it has always been our newspaper of choice when we returned.

Since turning into a morning paper, I’m sure there are more adults reading the paper than children. Do we really enjoy a bratty girl and her narcissistic pet unicorn or a nerdy little kid and his science projects, to mention others? Thank goodness we still have Pickles and Mother Goose and Grimm. We enjoy Charlie Brown and his gang, but the writing is so tiny and close together, we oldsters have to get out the magnifying glass for that one.

I know reading comics might be considered a bit inane, but with all the bad news in the paper, these days, we need something to put a smile on our face in the morning.

I can only hope you will seriously consider Mr. Neeley’s advice and get someone to manage The Herald comics, that has a sense of humor. Thanks for the rant.

Sharon McFarland

Lynnwood