Crazy ending

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Originally Posted by bainsey

How is that ironic?

In the byline, it says "SPECIAL TO," which means this writer is not an employee. He's most likely a stringer starting out.

I did stringing decades ago, before computers, and the staff used to rewrite my stuff all the time. It appears this guy's writings goes directly to the webpage, without any review. I wonder if that's how that do that today. (I certainly hope not.)

He writes for a very small town publication that is owned by the SunTimes In this era of consolidation and cost cutting, his 'byline' appears not only in his little town paper but also the parent company Sun Times.