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FoxTrot Goes Sunday-Only

Citing deadlines and the desire to explore other creative outlets, FoxTrot creator Bill Amend has announced that the December 30 cartoon will be the last daily FoxTrot strip. The wildly popular strip will begin a Sunday-only publication schedule on December 31. Click on the following links to read the full press release and follow-up article from Universal Press Syndicate. There is also a nice article on MSNBC.com, in which pop culture writer Gael Fashingbauer Cooper reacts to the FoxTrot announcement.

FYI - FoxTrot will continue to be sent out in daily My Comics Page emails even after the strip goes to its new Sunday-only schedule. Classic FoxTrot strips will run Monday through Saturday; the new Sunday strips will run on Sundays. And My Comics Page members will continue to have unlimited access to 10+ years of daily FoxTrot cartoons through the My Comics Page archives. If you aren't already a member, you can sign up for My Comics Page here.

The Sandbox

It launched exactly two months ago, and already The Sandbox has given many people a new perspective on the troops serving in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Sandbox is a military blog, or "milblog," launched by Doonesbury creator Garry Trudeau and hosted by Doonesbury.com. Soldiers both at home and abroad are able to post stories and photos to the Sandbox, and even better, readers are able to respond to each post with their encouragement and support. Some soldiers recount the day's events and express unwavering determination to bring peace to the people of the region; others describe their living conditions and the emotional battles between discouragement and hope, between duty and the desire to come home. It's hard-hitting stuff covering the scale of human emotion, straight from the men and women serving in harm's way. Take a few minutes and check it out.