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Maybe it's because I live in Pennsylvania, one of just a handful of states experiencing a decline in population and one dotted by all too many cities decades past their Elvis years, that a story like this one -- "Even Games Are Awash With Worry," about the possible demise of the Johnstown Chiefs of the East Coast Hockey League -- really tugs at what's left of my heartstrings.

Please. Support your local sports teams, museums, libraries, orchestras, theaters, schools, parks, historic sites, charities . . . everything, really. You'll be sorry when they're gone.

[Post-publication addendum (February 21): You wouldn't want this to happen in your community, would you?]