— So, wait a minute … Gannett bought a college newspaper?!? THAT IS SO WRONG!
— There’s a “Joementum” joke here somewhere, I am sure, but it’s too damn early on a Monday morning for me to find it.
— And because I loooove mocking this idiot feature so … in Saturday’s Star, “Thorns and Flowers” took the edgy positions of giving kudos to someone in Flagstaff who sent a check to the police as pay for a motorcycle stolen almost four decades ago (gee, I guess nobody local did anything good for the Star to recognize); and a thorn to—I can’t believe I am writing this—a dog. YES, THE STAR GAVE A THORN TO A FREAKIN’ DOG. And what did this dog due to earn the Star‘s ire? It tore the head off of a teddy bear that belonged to Elvis.
Wow. I mean … just wow.
This article appears in Aug 3-9, 2006.
Students can publish there own paper and boycott the sold one.
On a local front the ability to comment publically where public might assemble is vanishing quickly. Governmental and daily paper websites are getting scrubbed- never again will tucsonans be able to post comments about land reform etc. and have them remain till even the election.
We do need nonprofits for not just students!