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To: TXnMA

One can't help but wonder who is pulling the strings of (or pulling the strings for) a non-entity reporter for a non-entity paper like the McCurtain (OK) Gazette -- and how such a "nobody from nowhere" can get into the places and do the things JD does. Very strange...


The reason this "non-entity" paper gets stories is because, unlike the gutless mainstream media, THEY ACTUALLY INVESTIGATE. So a story only has validity if it runs in a corporate paper? No wonder investigative journalism has pretty much disappeared off the face of the earth.


23 posted on 07/15/2005 8:06:20 AM PDT by GlockGrrl
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To: GlockGrrl
I wasn't knocking small papers -- just pointing out that McCurtain Co., OK is not overflowing with the sort of resources (or readership) to support JD's efforts. Some census data:

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McCurtain, OK

Population (year 2000): 466, Est. population in July 2002: 459 (-1.5% change) Males: 228 (48.9%), Females: 238 (51.1%)

County: Haskell

Land area: 1.1 square miles

Median resident age: 33.6 years Median household income: $22,188 (year 2000) Median house value: $31,700 (year 2000)

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My point was: Who does provide the wherewithal for JD & Roger to "do their thing"?

25 posted on 07/15/2005 8:36:56 AM PDT by TXnMA (Iraq & Afghanistan: Bush's "Bug-Zappers"...)
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