Comments: Courier Stories - 2005-03-10 09:29:24 Glad to see a City Council story. Lots--and lots--of stories about the school system. Rundown: �Mother Faces Charges in Child Abuse Case� by Kathleen Conat �Escrow Fee Waived, Council Approves VBO� by Rodney Smith �Willow Run Administors Praise Security System� by Mary Wilson �Ypsi Hish Squad Scores Well at Drumline Meet� by Pat Grimes �Old Sauk Trail Opened Up the West to Settlers� by William Zilke �Willow Run, WTMC Discussing Start of College Classes for High School Students� by Mary Wilson �Pittsfield Fire Department Eager to Get New Tower� by Thom Verwys �Jaycees Host Easter Bunny� (no byline) �NEW will host a dynamic leadership training seminar� (no byline) �Lincoln Board not sure when Bond Issue will Go Back to Voters� by Mary Wilson �YHS Senior Awarded Prize at Junior Miss� (no byline) �Regional Science Fair This Weekend at College� (no byline) �Ypsi Jaycees Will Hold �Info Night�� (no byline) �Veterans for Peace Set March 26 Meeting� (no byline) �Time is Now to Get Control of Local Districts� by Kathleen Conat �Cutting Federal Funding for Education Not the Answer� by John Dingell �Classic Drama to be Staged this Weekend� by Charlie Kondek �KKK Auction a Lesson from the Worst of Times� by Allen Curry �C.A.R.E. Guest Speaker Discusses Funding Crisis� by Kathleen Conat * * * * * * * * * * * * Charlie Kondek - 2005-03-10 13:25:38 I hope the comparison in no way suggests the Courier is not doing enough to cover its beat. Please keep in mind that it has a production schedule that is not as flexible as a daily paper or TV broadcast. I thought this week's issue was a bang-up job, although they should sack that fawning, half-literate theater writer. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-10 13:35:27 Well, forgive me for saying that clearly the thought occurred to you...but I just wanted to get some perspective on the big picture; that's why I compared. * * * * * * * * * * * * Charlie Kondek - 2005-03-10 16:12:40 Oh, hey, I don't mind. Just wanted to make that point about the paper's production schedule, that's all. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-10 16:14:49 That's fine of course. But it seems to me that a daily's schedule would be tightest, for the breaking news, anyways. Then a weekly's, then a monthly's. Then a yearly's. &c. * * * * * * * * * * * * ingrid - 2005-03-10 19:04:06 I miss those history stories by Mann. The old Sauk Trail story is fine, but I liked those gritty details in Mann's work. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-10 20:41:50 Mr. Mann's stories will start appearing in the News next Monday. The News is also going to publish a profile of him exposing the shall we say colorful details of a historian's secret life. And I'll be a-linkin' to each and every one of his history stories, so no regular reader will miss any of them. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-10 20:43:15 The Zilke story sucked. It was devoid of the slightest human detail. The Chicago Road is a human artifact, with many a colorful human story attached to it, none of which were mentioned in the dry-as-dust Zilke story. It was boring and dull. * * * * * * * * * * * * Ingrid - 2005-03-11 08:34:17 Yes, I agree, the Sauk Trail story did suck. "Fine" is a word I sometimes use to denote unhappiness that I don't want to explore because its not worth the effort. I should try to be more precise in my language. I'm glad to hear about the reappearance of Mann's stories in a different forum. * * * * * * * * * * * * Laura - 2005-03-11 09:03:21 Well, that language in my comment was a bit coarse. I should have rather said it was dry and dull. A good example of why people grow up to think history is dull, when it is actually the most interesting subject imaginable. * * * * * * * * * * * * add your comment: your name: your email: your url: back to the entry - Diaryland