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Readers bid goodbye to MTV News and welcome changes to our comics pages

Bill Clinton with Tabitha Soren
Then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton and Tabitha Soren at MTV’s “Rock the Vote.â€
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The voice of a generation

The picture of Bill Clinton and Tabitha Soren that went with Meg James’ article [“MTV News shuts down,†May 11] brought back a great memory I have of that era.

Soren asked Bill Clinton who his greatest influence was. He replied, “Thelonius Monk.†She turned to someone in her entourage and asked, “who is the loneliest Monk?â€

Paul Zimmelman
Marina Del Rey

About those changes to the comics pages

Regarding “Comics changes†[May 15]: Bravo!

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Thank goodness there was no “Reply All Lite†in today’s paper. I’m amused that a comic can be annoying and not at all funny or enlightening.

Sandee Raven
Los Angeles

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As a comics page devotee, I thank you for removing that horrible panel and replacing it with the hilarious “Free Range†by Bill Whitehead.

The two comics pages are now perfect.

Jerry Beck
Burbank

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The comic “Reply All Lite†is missing in action. I hope this is just a mistake, as I’ve really grown to like this particular comic.

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Matthew Polder
Albuquerque

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For the past few years I have spent a part of each day wondering whether I have become so disconnected from the current culture that I just don’t know what constitutes humor anymore, or if it’s just that The Times chose to run terribly unfunny comic strips.

Today, when I saw that “Half Full†and “Reply All Lite†had been replaced, the world once again made sense.

There are still a few strips that could be binned, but at least they hit a humorous note every once in awhile — the two departing strips accomplished that feat once in every thousand tries, if that.

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Jonathan Hebbard
Costa Mesa

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I was sorry to see that “Reply All Lite†was being replaced in the comics section. I really got a kick out of it.

And I’ll miss Maria Scrivan (“Half Fullâ€). I don’t know what “has ended†means exactly, but I hope it was her decision.

I’m finally starting to enjoy the “Macanudo†take on life. That was a tough connection but worth the effort.

How “Six Chix†manages to retain space is beyond me, and I’m a comics reader from birth.

Janet Ashley
San Pedro

A self-fulfilling prophecy

Regarding “CNN ratings win, but at a cost†[May 12]: Trump railed against CNN for years saying “It’s fake news.â€

And, now, it is.

D.H. Sloan
Los Angeles

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