IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT - UPDATED AUGUST 9, 2005 Newshounds has been at three strips a week since February 21, so that I could work on losing weight. I've already lost twenty pounds, and I have only twenty-five more to go. I've planned my vacation time this year very well, so it seems like I can return to five strips a week sooner than expected, on August 22, 2005. In addition, I have several grand ideas for Newshounds in the future, and I've been using the time to hone them into something I can be proud of. Keep tuning in, because once I'm a decent weight again, I'll be feeling good enough about life that nothing will stop me creatively.