41.   The sad truth likely is that more readers turned to that coupon-filled booklet than to the editorial page.

42.   The sad truth is that baseball is more like basketball and hockey now, the second season typically being when lasting, collective impressions are made.

43.   The sad truth is that fewer than one in three San Francisco grade schoolers demonstrated a full command of math concepts on recent state tests.

44.   The sad truth is that more and more of the responsibility for your retirement income is yours.

45.   The sad truth is that most restaurants fail.

46.   The sad truth is that poverty provides fertile soil for terrorism.

47.   The sad truth is that the scandal has woven itself into the fabric of daily life in this country.

48.   The sad truth is that there is only one person who can do that and his name is Terry Glenn.

49.   The sad truth is that you probably will either have to live with that slow analog modem connection or pop for high-speed service.

50.   The sad truth about our sleazy campaign-finance system is that its favor-buying fat cats represent every conceivable ethnicity and nationality.