Heiko,

 > > * I have written a wrapper file that merges all the ltnews??.tex
 > >   documents: ltnews.pdf contain all LaTeX News issues 1--17.

I wonder if it is best to have the ltnews in there in cronological order or
better in reverse cronological order.

not even sure it is best to have them all together. most people will be only
interested in the latest information so reverse might be the best order

cheers
frank