A thought for today

I have seen, in recent years, many folks post that “Peanuts” should be removed from the newspaper to make room for newer, non-rerun strips.

But I have never heard anyone say that A Charlie Brown Christmas should be removed from the TV schedule to make room for newer, non-rerun TV. And primetime network space is more strictly limited than newspaper space.

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