Those pages could have been put to much better use profiling 10 worthy citizens from the newspaper’s circulation area.

People — who as volunteers — work tirelessly year in and year out to help people down on their luck, raise funds for medical research and much more; and ones whose efforts ensure the survival of community social events and sporting activities.

These volunteers do not ask for recognition but they certainly deserve it.

And I imagine a large number of Border Mail readers would have preferred to read about local achievers rather than Michael Jackson.

— JAN ELDER,

Pulletop via Mangoplah