Chicago Tribune Screws the LA Times--On Election Day

    OK, I've had it.  I've been reading the LA Times since 1955, and while I have a problem with a columnist at that paper, I certainly think that bringing in a new publisher(from Harvard--weren't McNamara,Bush and Kerry from Harvard?) and now O'Shea from Chicago is an LA version of tipping over Mrs. O'Leary's Cow.
    The long time beat reporters at the Times can not be improved upon--Trust me on this one.  I spent over 20 years as a political press secretary, from LA to SF to DC, and never have I worked with a better crew than those professionals at the Los Angeles Times.
    Sometimes, I get frustrated when the front page looks like it has been edited by Michael Moore, but other than that, the paper does an outstanding job.
    The other travesty is letting Managing Editor Dean Baquet go on election day.  That is like dumping the top aide to the Pope on Christmas.
    The audacity of the Chicago Tribune making these changes so the CEO will be able to add another Limo to his lineup is disgusting.
    I have nothing against Chicago--My Mother (may she rest in peace) use to go to the Cub games and told me about Tinkers to Evers To Chance.  She also told me that one of her dates was gunned down by the mob.
      Now, the Tribune doesn't use Tommy Guns, just the equivalent of Water Boarding on Election Day.
    O'Shea and Johnson have to prove themselves to us, the reader, and not cut any more reporters at the Los Angeles Times.

Thanks for Reading:
Bob Kholos

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[Gordon Smith]

I'm the Los Angeles Bureau Chief for Copley News Service, doing a story for the weekend on the upheaval at the LA Times. Can I talk to you? I think it's interesting that so many people in the community are reacting so strongly. I can be reached at 213-974-8975.