The Agenda

The Emperor's New Clothes: Journal building's envisioned signage. Photos| Frank Mullin

The ProJo buried their pompously titled “Editorial mysteries” at the bottom of the page in the middle of the last section (Page 80 of 84) of the least-read daily edition, of Saturday 11 November. The article—which the Phoenix had to shame them into running (three days earlier pointing to the not-so-cleverly concealed online version) fails to answer an important question: Why, after a lengthy history of often vociferous opposition to gambling, did the Paper of Record take a tire-squealing 180 in support of the Harrah’s Narragansett Indian Casino?Nonetheless, the editorial ably insults both those who dare to ask (“People still read newspapers!”) and those suggesting that Belo ordered the flop: “That position...was decided in Providence, and not in Dallas....” Should we even bother asking for an explanation of their explanation—or why it was buried, twice? Would it matter?