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Thanks for the link!

Well, there we go.

New RULES for the Nuge! (Copy/pasted from your link):

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Sunday, August 16, 2009

One of the first things that the Trib’s new owners, the Robinson family, made clear to me was that changes were coming to our opinion page.

The first, spelled out by Gordon Robinson, president of Robinson Nedia: Expect more conservative editorials.

The second was less public but no less important to the Robinsons: The opinions we published were going to be thoughtful and civil.

No more name-calling, they said. Make sure everyone on our payroll knows that.

Beyond the staff who builds our Opinion page daily, that meant one person: Ted Nugent, who has gotten a stipend every week for what has become a popular feature on our Sunday opinion page.

I sent Nugent an e-mail on behalf of the Robinsons asking if his columns could meet several conditions:

* That all columns are thoughtful.

* No personal attacks.

* Officials be treated with a modicum of respect.

* Offer your viewpoint instead of attacking that of others.

Within a couple of hours, Nugent responded via e-mail:

“Cando (sic) Carlos. let’s give it a whack. You got numerous of my pieces in hand, correct? Use what you can & we shall upgrade ASAP. In Africa now. T”

Unfortunately, with former Opinion Editor John Young’s departure, we were unable to locate the columns that he had sent. Last week we went without one until we could locate these columns.

So I was astonished to find out that Nugent had posted a note for fans on his Web site:

“So I get this spineless, soulless anti-American Email from Carlos Sanchez, new editor of Waco Tribune, listing new rules for my weekly Sunday feature telling me I cant (sic) criticize anyone, only recommend things, can’t have any negativity, only cute nicyness.”