My local paper, the Tulsa World, published that AP article yesterday in its news columns. They also chose that day to announce that their carriers would also deliver the NY Times as part of their service. I noted in an online comment on the article that particular coincidence seemed appropriate since the NYT also likes to use their news columns as repositories for opinion rather than news.
I still remember when the Tulsa World supported Barry Goldwater. They had a full color photo of him on their front page back in 1964.
Now why would they team up with that rag the NYT!