Each week, I look forward with a combination of dread and cynical glee to what utterly trivial topic Jeannine Guttman will dream up for her Editor's Note. Last Sunday, she crossed the threshold from the banal into the surreal. As the public persona of the newspaper that fumbled the George W. Bush DUI conviction, one might expect her to get her own house in order and tackle issues of substance. Perhaps she could explain why several talented staff members have been fired or have resigned recently, or why current employees, who haven't had a raise in three years, spend their lunch hour picketing the building. The front page.
Front page is our best foot forward,' the headline reads.
I am especially distressed when those stories come from people who attempt to paint themselves as a victim. Truth, accuracy and the vendors at the Portland Public Market are the real victims. Caitlin Hunter had a day table at the market. For 90 percent of the days that the market was open during the year, she was not there. She was there one day a week for only nine months of the year.