The problem with local news
Here in East Tennessee, nothing really ever happens. When it does though, it is huge. So, a lot of our reporter types tend to exaggerate what’s going on or make mountains out of molehills. They got to earn their money somehow. But this is just stupid:
Not only is it stupid but it’s funny.
October 21st, 2003 at 6:32 pm
I just hope they didn’t harm the Lost Sea. Or the Sweetwater Flea Market.
October 22nd, 2003 at 2:59 am
Well… I wish you would watch the story before blindly accepting someone else’s characterization. You can go here:
WATE.com Video to see the story. The only person in the entire story to even suggest terrorism is the park ranger himself. We consistently refer to it as vandalism.
(Here’s the link in case the html doesn’t work: http://www.wate.com/Global/category.asp?C=21819
October 22nd, 2003 at 9:00 am
Well, can we explain the “ape” story in LaFollette? That’s overwrought reporting if I have ever seen it.