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>Shribman never ran a newspaper in his life. He was a >reporter in DC, for which he won a Pulitzer, then a >bureau chief in DC and terminally boring columnist. He >has no more of a gut feel for running and leading a >daily paper than Al Bundy of "Married with Children." >All he's doing is trying to hold on to his prestige of >being an Exec Editor and not a very good one. >Therefore he'll do what he's told as long as he's >allowed to bloviate to his Washington insider pals on >Sundays. I don't blame the advertisers for this. I >doubt very many bikers read the PG to begin with. > >>And another is Rocky Marks, operations manager for Hot >>Metal Harley -- which just happens to be an advertiser >>on that page. Word is, the dealership's owner said he >>would pull $100,000 or more in advertising if they >>didn't get a regular spot writing the column. Marks >>has had 13 columns published since last fall. And >>Shribman personally made it happen. So much for lofty >>journalistic ethics. >> >>>OK, why do they have a weekly motorcycle column? Are >>>there that maky bikers here and do they read the P-G? >>>Looks like they pay freelancers to write it. One of >>>them, Kimberlee Love, is Mike Seate's wife.

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