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?