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Saturday, August 27, 2005
rants to the editor

I'm in the Globe Letters to the Editor today. Here's as much as you can see for free online:

This Just In?

Ottawa -- I was greatly relieved to unfold The Globe and Mail and see Diana, Princess of Wales on the front page (Conspiracy Theory Deflated In Death Of Faded Idol Diana -- Aug. 26). Clearly, all important problems of world violence, poverty and hunger must have been solved if a report about a 1997 car accident is a leading story in Canada's national newspaper.

The printed version continues:

I can only hope that in future you will find some way to mention both Diana and Karla H0m01ka in a news story, thereby combining the ultimate in pointless celebrity obsession and horror.

Here's the original email I sent them, the subject was "all the news that's fit to print":

I was greatly relieved to unfold the Globe today and see Diana, Princess of Wales on the front page. Clearly all important problems of world violence, poverty and hunger must have been solved yesterday, if a report about a 1997 car accident is the lead story in Canada's national newspaper.

I can only hope that in future you will find some way to mention both Diana and Karla in a news story, thereby combining the ultimate in pointless celebrity obsession and horror.

Yours faithfully,