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Friday, July 30, 2010

Humor today---from The Kansas City Star

So I started reading the paper today, as I always do, like most people I suspect, on page A1 and went back from there. Unremarkable, right? Then I get to page A4 and see a prominent column by Mike Hendricks called "Public's Prying Is Out of Line", saying we basically have no right, really, to know what happened to Larry Schnackenberg after first his disappearance and now his reappearance in the area. And I don't disagree, per se, with the exception of the public details, having to do with the police searching for Mr. S., and so on. Let him and his family have their privacy--what do I care? But then---and here comes the humor, for me--you keeping turning the pages and 2 flips of paper later, back on page A8 is a nice, big, again, prominent story 6 COLUMNS WIDE, giving all the details the Star has about Mr. Schnackengerg's dis- and re-appearance. I mean, man, is that good? It cracked me up. Thank you, Kansas City Star. It's great to start the day with a good, hearty laugh. Have a great weekend, y'all. Link to original posts: http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/29/2117060/we-the-public-arent-owed-all-the.html http://www.kansascity.com/2010/07/29/2115918/missing-mans-family-thrilled-hes.html

1 comment:

Denny Crane said...

They don't have this ethical problem in St. Louis:

http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/article_cb49da62-0a82-550e-85b5-bbda3db38253.html