A Conversation with the Local...

They're doing it again. It's like a magic chant to ward off spells. Every time Jim Sturdivant or Mike Mishak is mentioned in a letter to the Local, the paper has a stock answer that pops up at the end of the piece. One need not say any more than their names and poof, the phrase appears. It's akin to a kid saying "There are no monsters under the bed. There are no monsters under the bed..." That's right. They're out there in plain sight.

We can only imagine a conversation with the former editors, the management of the Local and a passerby.

Passerby: It's a beautiful day, Mike.

Local (interjecting): Editor's Note - Mr. Sturdivant and Mr. Mishak resigned from their jobs. The Local did not fire them.

Passerby: I see the Commerce Bank project is still not going anywhere, Jim.

Local (interjecting): Editor's Note - Mr. Sturdivant and Mr. Mishak resigned from their jobs. The Local did not fire them.

Passerby: I read a letter in the Local which include that the former editor and assistant editor left the paper, Mike.

Local (interjecting): Editor's Note - Mr. Sturdivant and Mr. Mishak resigned from their jobs. The Local did not fire them.

Passerby: How's that Community Fund drive going, Jim?

Local (interjecting): Editor's Note - Mr. Sturdivant and Mr. Mishak resigned from their jobs. The Local did not fire them.

Passerby: I wonder what the former editor of the Local is doing these days, Mike.

Local (interjecting): Editor's Note - Mr. Sturdivant and Mr. Mishak resigned from their jobs. The Local did not fire them.

Uhhh. Get over it people. You've done what you've done and there is a price to pay for playing games with people's lives and not being honorable.