By LOUISE GOSMA By Louise Gosma Virginia Beach, retired, 76 In the summer of 2001, when I was still living in the Harrisburg, Pa., area, I attended a summer dinner/theater production of "Love Letters" starring Sally Struthers.

By Glenn Garvin, The Miami Herald May 13--If you think there's nothing funny on broadcast television anymore, you're not alone. Archie Bunker, Fred Sanford, Maude Findlay and George Jefferson -- or at least, the guy who invented them -- all agree: The sitcom is dead.

By Lewis W. Diuguid, The Kansas City Star, Mo. Sep. 20--"The "Survivor" episode devoted much time to showing the black team's many failures.

NEW YORK - Al Sharpton, who was previously in talks with CBS to star in a sitcom, says he's not interested in being a TV star after all. "I haven't done the things I've done to be in a sitcom," Sharpton told the News & Observer of Raleigh, N.C., in Tuesday's editions.

By BETH FOUHY SAN FRANCISCO - Director Rob Reiner said Wednesday he won't run for California governor in 2006, putting to rest rumors of a potential "Meathead vs. Terminator" showdown with Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.