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>If they're looking for readers/advertisers, they'd do >better to cover suburban communities like they give a >damn than to suck up to bikers. And how insecure does >Shribman have to be to violate something as basic as >the church/state line between news and advertising in >the process of doing Block's bidding? Does the man >lack a spine? I'm ashamed. > >>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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