Well, duh. An issue of the left-wing, alternative weekly without a cheapshot at other local media? Well, who’d a believed it?

As for “The Best Of Springfield” poll, what a joke. What started off as an interesting idea has disintegrated into trash. If I am not mistaken Pizza Hut won one year for best pizza. Then you have to deal with the, “Best Of” category that probably only 12 people in Springfield are qualified to vote on and only 2 did. Give it a rest.

I’m just speculating here, but since the cellists sit to the right of the conductor, they’re probably for some form of privatized accounts. The violinists on the left, on the otherhand, think that the conductor is overstating the case on Social Security, and that he should focus on healthcare instead. The flutists and bassoonists in the middle are likely withholding judgement until they see what the economy is like when the midterm elections roll around.

I agree that “reliably left-wing” isn’t an accurate description because, as you mentioned in your editorial, you run many stories that don’t include a political bent. And rightly so. There’s no reason that every issue should devolve into a battle of blue against red (flip flops in the White House).

As an aside, I thought the Marion van der Loo story was very interesting and well reported. What’s more, it was a fair account that told both sides of the story and wisely didn’t taint the waters by including their views on social security reform. “Reliably fair and balanced.”