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Old 09-18-07 | 08:17 AM
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Local paper gets it wrong

Here is a link to an article in today's Berkshire Eagle entitled "Pedestrian struck by Jeep Liberty".
I wrote to the editor stating that a bike rider is not a a pedestrian. It would be fun if the paper recieve a bunch of letters at (letters@berkshireeagle.com). Must include name, address, and phone number.

The link: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_692...ce=most_viewed
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Old 09-18-07 | 05:50 PM
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Originally Posted by boston blackie
Here is a link to an article in today's Berkshire Eagle entitled "Pedestrian struck by Jeep Liberty".
I wrote to the editor stating that a bike rider is not a a pedestrian. It would be fun if the paper recieve a bunch of letters at (letters@berkshireeagle.com). Must include name, address, and phone number.

The link: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_692...ce=most_viewed
Now you know how us gun nuts feel.

The media in the US is the biggest bunch of idiots outside of the Bush administration. Asking them to get a story right in any category is like asking bears to use toilet paper like on that commercial.
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Old 09-18-07 | 09:13 PM
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Originally Posted by boston blackie
Here is a link to an article in today's Berkshire Eagle entitled "Pedestrian struck by Jeep Liberty".
I wrote to the editor stating that a bike rider is not a a pedestrian. It would be fun if the paper recieve a bunch of letters at (letters@berkshireeagle.com). Must include name, address, and phone number.

The link: https://www.berkshireeagle.com/ci_692...ce=most_viewed
Why bother? It won't stop them. If anything it will just give them more incentive to do the same thing next time it happens because it will show that their story has made an "impact".

Most tabloids are just gossip magazines trying to pass themselves off as "news" and should be treated accordingly.
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