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Why did eight reporters at The Record of Woodland Park work on a single story about school board candidates? And why does the story, on the front of Local, contain only one paragraph about Hackesnsack with nothing more than the hopefuls' names?

That one paragraph appears to be the only mention of Hackensack in the entire paper today except for the erroneous listing of the paper's address on Page A-2. (Photo: The Meadowlands.)


The lead Page 1 story -- "Cop shot; woman killed" -- is so poorly edited, readers don't know if she is an innocent or a suspect until they pore over the continuation on A-6. The story came in late? That's no excuse.

Given outrageous ticket prices and exorbitant fees on their purchase, is anybody really upset by the $25 million ticket scam that is all over A-1 today? The only problem is that the ticket sellers might raise fees to make up the lost revenue, if they weren't insured for the theft of 1.5 million tickets.

On A-8, an editorial gives Staff Writer Michael Gartland well-deserved credit for exposing financial abuses at Bergen County school districts, a story he won't let drop.

Why does the front of Business carry a wire service story about the credit and job woes of an auto mechanic in Wisconsin? Is no one in North Jersey in a similar fix?