‘Rest of story’ suffers with Rocky gone
Just in the first week since the Rocky shut down, think about the state and local stories that were covered less robustly in the absence of a competing metro daily. Three for starters would be:
** Senate Dems seek to bust the 6% constitutional spending limit.
** Senate Dems endorse college subsidies for illegal aliens.
** CU students welcome plagiarist Ward Churchill and terrorist Bill Ayers.
Nothing against the solid reporting and commentary we’ve read in the Denver Post about these events, but they contain so many deeper levels and cross-currents that no single newspaper can possibly do them justice.
There’s a reason people have two eyes and ears; a reason we say two heads are better than one; a reason Scripture says wisdom needs many counselors.
At 90, Paul Harvey, the founding father of opinion radio, was going to leave us one of these days. But how fitting that we lost him on the same weekend when Coloradans lost some of our access to “the rest of the story” with the Rocky’s demise.
The author can be reached at John@BackBoneAmerica.net
Fortunately, citzen journalists using alternative media are picking up some of the slack. For in-depth coverage of the plagiarist Ward Churchill and unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers appearance at CU Boulder (including commentary and streaming video of most of the event), go to: http://www.peoplespresscollective.org
by Captain Arapahoe | Sunday, Mar 8, 2009 | 9:53 pm