Last semester it was Jonathan Bean (uh-oh, a link to FrontPageMagazine.com!). Now it's the Daily Egyptian's Kenningsology series. The thing is, it's only a student paper, and they get things wrong all the time.
Now bloggers are dumping on Kim Treger because she criticizes the thirst for sentimental stories as giving rise to this sort of thing. Yes, she is quoted as referring to "that yellow-ribbon mentality", but that doesn't mean everything she says is wrong. Even the bigtime journalists writing on all kinds of topics often feel obligated to dredge up a few personal stories, because the readership loves the touchy-feely stuff, and even prefer that to important policy issues.
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