Yesterday, Chronicle metro columnist Rick Casey posted what was basically a rewrite of various stories from the Alice (TX) Echo News Journal on an odd fight over a puppy. Now, Casey did credit the Echo News Journal, which is an improvement over his past plagiarizing of other newspapers. But it’s not entirely clear why the Chronicle employs an alleged hotshot metro columnist to rewrite stories from small Texas newspapers (instead of shaking up things locally).
On the other hand, metro columnist Lisa Falkenberg has certainly gone local, at least regarding the Joe Horn matter (we have not yet been treated to her father’s opinion on the matter, which would be extra-local, but we digress). Of course, with three (of her last four) columns on the Joe Horn matter, she quite possibly has moved from appropriately local to obsessive. That seems to be the opinion of our friends at Lose an Eye, It’s a Sport and Chelsea Hotel Number Two, and we’re inclined to agree.
Surely there are more compelling stories in the metro area.
Anyway, we’ve not really discussed the Joe Horn affair, so feel free to offer your thoughts on the matter in the forum if you’re so inclined. Or Rick Casey, puppies, and Alice, TX, if you prefer. Consider it an open-comments invitation on those two topics!
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