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Friday, September 23, 2005

Priorities

Posted by R. Neal

On a morning that finds our nation holding its breath, waiting and wondering what new hell will be visited on the Gulf Coast, where there are already millions of homeless and millions more fleeing the next storm, what does our local "news" paper here in Knoxville decide should go on the front-page as the above-the-fold top story with a bold headline?

UT-LSU GAME POSTPONED

I guess it's really getting serious now. Here's a link to the stupid front-page article, but registration is required, and trust me, it ain't worth it. E-mail to the editor, on the other hand, does not require registration.
posted by R. Neal at 1:15 PM | Email this post | Post a Comment
2 Comments:
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I was watching Channel 10 (Knoxville NBC station for those of you who don't know) last night when the "news" broke. They actually scrolled it along the bottom of the screen.

Sad.

9/23/2005 3:17 PM  
Anonymous Goert said...

This is a better decision than any of the one's Fulmer made during the game against Florida.

9/24/2005 12:18 AM  

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