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To: FelixFelicis
It used to be The Newark Star Ledger, but they changed the name a while back, because the "Newark" was turning suburban readers off. So, now it's just The Star Ledger...
5 posted on 10/30/2008 3:20:17 PM PDT by gridlock (18 Million Democrats voted for Hillary in the primaries. Are they all racists?)
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To: gridlock

Ah. I just wondered because I used to work for an affiliate of the (Bergen) Record (forgive me Father for I have sinned), and all of a sudden you weren’t supposed to say “Bergen” anymore. I never quite figured out why, but I hoped it had something to do with the Dinosaur Media Deathwatch.


6 posted on 10/30/2008 3:24:45 PM PDT by FelixFelicis (www.cafepress.com/rightfieldline)
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To: gridlock
I thought it was because people from New Jersey couldn't pronounce ‘New’ ‘Ark’ (ducking as a former Delawarean).
7 posted on 10/30/2008 3:27:06 PM PDT by Woodman ("One of the most striking differences between a cat and a lie is that a cat has only nine lives." PW)
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