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EDITORIAL: John Skipper should deliver newspapers Monday

by Matt Marquardt –

John Skipper should deliver newspapers, it might be good for him.
John Skipper should deliver newspapers, it might be good for him.

We’ve all seen how far the Globe Gazette has slipped over the years. Most of the stories it publishes are Associated Press re-hashes and garbage written by the yellow journalist who calls himself John Skipper.

Now, just yesterday, the Globe wrote about the obvious. When it is done lying to you, the Globe will do that. It’s front page headline on Saturday screamed “Dangerous cold coming our way.” Now, maybe that headline meant that the Glob would not be able to pay its Alliant Energy bill and the few people who still work there should bundle up when coming to work. John, whoever picks you up for work, make sure they warm up the car real good.

No, they were talking to everyone, even going so far as to offer a tip: “Best advice, Stay inside.” That was their other headline Saturday.

Well, that’s a novel idea when the temps will be, what, 60 degrees below zero or colder with wind chills today and Monday.

So I ask: Hey Globe, what about your carriers? Do you care about their safety, as well? Why have you not suspended home delivery for Sunday and Monday?

A source told me that this year, the carriers have to find their own way to the Globe to pick up their bundles of papers (they stopped home bundle delivery) then they have to go out and deliver.

“Some don’t have cars, so I’m assuming they’ll be cold before they even start,” the source explained.

paperIt really is despicable of the Globe Gazette to warn people to stay inside and avoid what their Associated Press story calls a “polar vortex” but yet not call off the home delivery of their newspaper. To treat their own employees like an afterthought shows the true nature of this organization. I just wonder, are there children or disabled people the Globe is using to deliver? For the paltry amount of money the Globe pays, who would want the job, anyway, I ask myself, but seriously, no one should be out delivering newspapers when it is -7 degrees plus wind chills much lower.

Since Skipper can’t drive, and he will likely be bored at work since he long ago gave up interesting and truthful reporting, I nominate him to deliver papers on Monday. I doubt he would last more than a block or two, but at least he could get up from his desk and trudge over to City Hall and personally deliver the mayor’s paper.  As always, he could go into Mr. Bookmeyer’s office, close the door behind him and shut off the lights – like he has many times – and then do whatever it is they do in there.  It might be cold outside… but it’ll be hot in there.

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