Monthly Archives: September 2011

The Washington Post, yet again!

Posted on September 20, 2011 by

I enjoy reading the Washington Post and have been a subscriber for over ten years. Therefore, I can’t help ask the question, “Who spiked the water cooler in the editing room?” or, “Have our journalists become oracles?” Over a week … Continue reading →

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The Lie/Lay Problem, Again!!!

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Well, even the venerable symbol of print journalism isn’t above the curse of lie/lay. In the Thursday, September 1, 2011 edition of the Washington Post, the writers Simon Denyer and Leila Fadel were clearly not up to the editing challenge … Continue reading →

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