Small Town Papers

I love small town papers. They have such odd mixes of the banal and the esoteric, mixing major news with local events in a truly bizarre stew with a dash of sometimes questionable editing.

For example, the Palo Alto Daily News is shown to the left, reporting on the liberalization of the Catholic church. Man, ever since Vatican II[1], everything has gone to hell. I mean, I think it’s bad enough that some priests are having more sex than I am, and then the Pope goes and calls for a sex summit of his own.

Also on the front page — just under the main headline! — is the article “Vet will check if ball struck rabbit.” A baby rabbit wandered onto a golf course… died as a result of an injury to its eye… and now they’re going to autopsy it. Because there’s a lawsuit pending? Because PETA and the SPCA are in arms? No, just because… they want to know, I guess.

I love furry animals as much as the next person, but isn’t this a bit ridiculous?

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[1] Vatican II halted the use of Latin in church services.

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