and in local news...

I forgot that while we were at the lake, brother Jay drove out one morning to check out the fishing guide scene and get coffee and a morning paper.

We were surprised that the very rural area could support a local daily. We all enjoyed reading "the paper." Personally, I was troubled by the graphic design. And the font choices were all over the place. Let me share with you the "news" of the day:

As I mentioned before, the Tennessee Riven Run began while we were there. That's a big deal for these parts and is rightly featured above the fold.

The "news" from there on is more meager.

A story from a guy remembering his grief when Roy Rogers died, ten years ago. And take a moment to check out those frames from, say, forty years ago at best.

This is what some in the biz call "a slow news day."

"Wow, the crime rate in this city is off the scale..."

This I just found creepy. MUST. WORSHIP. MUST. WORSHIP. This is the heading for TWO PAGES of church listings. In nine-point type. There were no non-Christian faiths listed.

This belongs in a news paper?

I wanted to take out an ad reading "Suck it Jesus."

But seriously: Slow. News. Day.

Um...what? Nothing says "summer" like sandwiches? Here I am thinking summer is all about warm weather, kids being out of school, swimming, vacations, long sunny days and hot summer nights.

Nope. summer is about sandwiches. Because, you know, you can't even get a PB&J after Labor Day.

There was a crossword, but no sodoku. That foreign numbers business just reeks of the communism.