Way to keep up with current events, Matt

by: Carnacki

Mon Jan 28, 2008 at 19:53:52 PM EST

From today's column in the Martinsburg Journal:

Unger's decision is quite a shocker

State Sen. John Unger's withdrawal as a candidate for the 2nd U.S. Congressional District seat was a shocker to those of us in the newsroom. Unger, D-Berkeley, announced last year he was running for the seat and subsequently racked up big money and big support from top Democrats for a run against U.S. Rep. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va.

At this writing Capito will face either former South Charleston Mayor Richie Robb or activist Thornton Cooper in November. The general thought in the newsroom is that Unger was the Democrat's best shot at knocking off Capito. The race will be less interesting and more Charleston-centric with Unger out of the race.

I guess Bieniek couldn't be bothered to either read or update his column for today about events that happened on Saturday even though his own front page has a story across the front about Anne Barth's entry.

So when news happens in the Eastern Panhandle, it's news to the Journal's city editor - just not the way it should be.

Meanwhile Barth enters the race Saturday and the Martinsburg Journal doesn't have the story until today even though this blog and the Charleston Gazette and other news outlets had the story either online or in print Saturday night or Sunday morning.

Bieniek concludes his column with: "You can draw your own conclusions about Unger's rationale."

Translation from Bieniekese to English: "You can draw your own conclusions about Unger's rationale because I'm not attuned or connected or hard working enough to find out information for you."