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Sunday, July 30--Herald-Whig reporter prefers Coke over other beverages!

Seriously, why mar an otherwise good paper with three-quarters of a page of this silliness? I know that a newspaper has to include a few "just for fun" segments....but this piece was just dumb.

In the fine print, with just a scosh of sanctimony, the story adds that only non-alcoholic beverages were included in the one-person "survey" because it's intended for the whole family. This in a city where, in living memory, it was a regular part of a kid's chores to go down to the corner tavern with a bucket to get fresh suds for Mom & Dad in the evening.

On another note, the paper's coverage of Josh Rabe and Josh Kinney making the major leagues has been handled well. Not overplayed, but plenty of hometown pride at local boys making the bigs. Perhaps in the off-season the H-W can do the big feature...especially if both of them manage to stay in the majors for the rest of the season. The great danger here is to get out ahead of the story and proclaim them great successes prematurely.