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| Image via Wikipedia This photo of the Broadway train station in Fair Lawn wasn't taken today, but it probably reflects the large number of hard-partying Giants fans who slept in this morning. |
For the Giants, that's a wrap -- literally.
The Record's editors today wrapped a full-page photo of winning Quarterback Eli Manning around the main news section, concealing a second front page with news for the majority of readers who don't know or care who won the Super Bowl on Sunday.
Even if readers watched the game on TV, they certainly have no interest in reading every precious word about what happened from the paper's lame sports writers and columnists.
Once you turn the Manning photo page, you quickly realize the editors scrambled to fill the second Page 1 with North Jersey or New Jersey news, and failed miserably.
Breaking Pittsburgh news
Look at the size of that A-1 photo from Pittsburgh, clearly blown up to fill space. It's hard to believe there was no Occupy Movement news closer to home.
The lead story is a report on the Democrats who are stepping in for cowardly Rep. Steve Rothman, D- Fair Lawn, and preparing to take on and defeat Rep. Scott Garrett, R-Wantage, one of Congress' most conservative members.
The third major element on the page reports on churches that are trying to "shrink the educational achievement gap in their communities" -- a strong local story.
Unlike all the stories on Governor Christie's educational initiatives and his war against public-school teachers, today's story reports churches recognize the pivotal role of parents in their children's success.
Instant music critic
See A-10 today for Staff Writer Mike Kerwick's 15 paragraphs of mishmash, supposedly a critique of Madonna's halftime show at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
Kerwick reports Madonna "appeared to slip at one point," but "still possesses a well of vigor at 53."
Others saw a lot more, including Gloria, my fitness trainer at the gym, who noted that Madonna's knees buckled during her dance routines.
Never mind
For a change, head Assignment Editor Deirdre Sykes' Local section has Hackensack news on the front of the section, but the story on possible regulation of solar panels on homes is woefully incomplete.
The story doesn't say how many homeowners plan to install panels nor tell readers that a PSE&G solar-loan program expired on Dec. 31, which is expected to limit future projects.
At the end of the story, Hackensack Councilwoman Karen Sasso is quoted as saying officials haven't seen "anything that has been a problem yet" with current solar installations.
In other words, "never mind."
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