Disappointed readers react to the end of The Desert Sun's Saturday print edition

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Paper, not screens

I for one am very disappointed to hear there will be no print edition to be delivered on Saturdays in the near future.

As a senior, one of my enjoyments of each and every morning is being able to relax on my sunny patio with my coffee and paper in hand. I am relatively sure I am in the "senior" majority that likes to have the paper in hand rather than dealing with scrolling on a screen when technology is not our forte.

There have been studies that proven when reading of a hard copy of any publication, the retention is much higher than when reading on screen, whether that be a newspaper or a Kindle book.

With your high percentage of seniors in the valley, perhaps you should reconsider your decision.

Carol Lehman, Palm Desert

A day without my poolside paper

I know I’m old ( and "old school"), so I was greatly saddened to learn that Saturday's paper will only be available online beginning in March.

Sitting outside poolside with my coffee and morning paper is reason to get up each day,

especially on Saturday and Sunday when there is “more” paper to read.

There is a place for phones and tablets, but, to me, this is not one of those times.

Also, and I know these are difficult times, but the cost of my daily seven-day subscription

has gone from $65.30 in June 2020 to $98.47 currently, billed every two months

with auto-pay.

I’m afraid I will have to rethink keeping my subscription prior to March.

Roger Rollmann, Palm Desert

MLK's dream still not reality

We’ve made progress socially, emotionally, and educationally. However, people are still judged on the color of their skin.

A child isn’t born to hate; they’re taught to hate.

Today, the African Americans are still fighting for voting rights, better schools, jobs, justice and living the American dream. Black Lives Matter!

Hopefully, someday Martin Luther King’s Dream will come true. We all need to work together to make this a better world.

Maxine (Tookie) Marcellin, Indio

This article originally appeared on Palm Springs Desert Sun: Disappointed readers react to end of Desert Sun Saturday print edition