Those Meddling Kids

05/13/2009

» Executive Privilege from the Raleigh (NC) News & Observer - "Easley's secret flights skirted the law."

The lede: “While he was governor, Mike Easley turned a small group of influential North Carolina businessmen into his own private air service, an arrangement Easley kept secret.”

Thanks to Andy Bechtel for the link.

Link posted at 11:37

“ Construction workers had been dying at a rate of one every six weeks in the $32 billion building boom on the Las Vegas Strip. But deaths stopped last year after the Las Vegas Sun exposed serious safety flaws on the sites and detailed how lax oversight by safety regulators failed to prevent accidents. „

The Las Vegas Sun, another recipient of a Pulitzer Prize.

Quote posted at 11:19

This guy might still be governor of New York, if it weren’t for those meddling kids at the New York Times. They won a prize for that, too.

This guy might still be governor of New York, if it weren’t for those meddling kids at the New York Times.

They won a prize for that, too.

Photo posted at 11:04

“ It only stopped for one reason. It only stopped for the same reason that everything else stops in this case,” Zauzmer told jurors. “The publicity starts in The Philadelphia Inquirer in November 2003 and that was the end of the scheme. „

Fumo: Guilty on all counts, The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 17, 2009.

Quote posted at 10:49

This guy would likely still be the mayor of Detroit if it weren’t for those meddling kids at the Detroit Free Press. This effort won the Freep the Pulitzer Prize.

This guy would likely still be the mayor of Detroit if it weren’t for those meddling kids at the Detroit Free Press.

This effort won the Freep the Pulitzer Prize.

Photo posted at 10:20

A week ago, The Inquirer published an investigation of Philadelphia’s dysfunctional Board of Revision of Taxes. This week, Mayor Michael Nutter called on the board to step down. Today, our coverage continues.

A week ago, The Inquirer published an investigation of Philadelphia’s dysfunctional Board of Revision of Taxes.

This week, Mayor Michael Nutter called on the board to step down.

Today, our coverage continues.

Photo posted at 10:14

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