Well I used to really like Tower for the variety of vendors, and large selection of products. With Sig gone, Golberg/Lanier being bought out and 99% of those products being discontinued, along with GP thinning down their product line etc. the 2011 Tower catalog is probably going to be the thinest one in many years!
I didn't know about the balsa shortage, that could explain a lot, but then again I think the current state of the economy is pretty note worthy as well.
Just thinking about it the Local WM changed their layout recently and droped a lot of the things they used to carry.
Oh well I drove 2 hrs to my LHS and bought a PZ T-28 trojan to fly here in the park next my house!