News Clips— Stars/Also-Rans
Published 7:00 am Monday, October 9, 2006
| STARS | ALSO-RANS |
|---|---|
| Ferndale High School students got a graduation gift from four-star homophobe Rev. Fred Phelps, who didn’t show up for his promised picket of their commencement ceremonies. You’d think such a godly man would keep his word. | The Lake Washington School District will restrict student access to Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon, claiming the African-American author’s novel negatively depicts blacks. Also, many teachers would have to explain to their classes what blacks are. |
| Mayor Paul Schell has finally hired a big-shot consultant in hopes of getting kinder, gentler media coverage. Well, at least he got around to it before he got voted out of office. | Cigarette maker Philip Morris will appeal a record $3 billion jury award to a cancer-ridden California customer; company officials countered by offering Richard Boeken and his family a lifetime supply of Marlboros. |
| Centralia College hopes to display two murals exiled from the state Capitol by art-hating Neanderthals. The artist asked that they be destroyed; hanging them in Centralia was apparently judged the next closest thing. | Seattle Times publisher Frank Blethen is packing his things for a threatened move to the suburbs in protest of Seattle’s “ultraliberal, pro-labor” atmosphere. Well, “The Bothell Times” does have a ring to it. On the bright side, this should shorten columnist Mindy Cameron’s commute from Idaho. |
