I've been away for a few days, but I'll expand on my last post: Yes, the slow, steady, relentless drip of newspapers canceling comic strips in recent months has just become a dam burst. To say it's alarming is an understatement.
I certainly agree with Tom Tomorrow and Max Cannon, that if you like a comic strip, you can actually have an impact on this by letting the newspaper that carries it know. If you drop a note the editor, it helps ensure that as difficult decisions are being made about the budget, he/she is aware that the comic strip is something the readers value and perhaps shouldn't be the first thing on the chopping block.