[Bernard Marx]

Thanks, RR. This is sooooo typical of the Red Star and Tim "Smug" Gallegher. If writing to him did any good (I started about a month after he took over) the paper would have changed by now. It hasn't.

I used to think economic losses would force papers to pay attention to editorial balance, but we have the horrible example of the L.A. Times. When faced with losses it was simply sold to a deep-pockets outfit that's further to the Left than the previous one. If enough people refused to buy them, the papers will go out of business. But they count on the fact that, ideology aside, people need to buy and sell things, learn about local issues, check the weather forecast, read the sports scores, etc., and that enables them to sell papers despite the fact their "news" content is skewed to the Left.

I'll write Gallegher and the reporter but doubt it will do much good. Editors pay attention only when large numbers of readers and advertisers raise hell. We must engage is some major "consciousness-raising" activities.

[Rabid Dog]

Hey there! You know what I was thinking of doing in my spare time - start keeping a list of regular "advertisers" in the Red Star - and start dinging them. Seems to work for TV.

By the way, we are going to have a Camarillo mini-rally this Sunday at 2:00 at Constitution Park. Turns out there are a number of freepers her in Camarillo.