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Protocol column pointless

Thu., Sept. 23, 2010

Shawn Vestal’s article, “Kirkpatrick’s ‘protocol’ lecture missed the point” (Sept. 10), was interesting in that Vestal made no point either. Why this liberal has a job writing for a metropolitan newsletter (oops, sorry, I mean newspaper) is a mystery to me. The only thing I can think of is that he’s working pro bono, when he really should be flipping patties at Harold’s Burger Beanery (under close supervision of course).

If subscribers cannot have a full-fledged newspaper we should at least expect quality reporting. Vestal is an affront to liberals, conservatives, Muslims, Catholics, Buddhists, Mormons, hari-karis and anyone in between.

L.P. McKay

Spokane

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