Randy, I am not being critical of the board... merely raising the visibility level of this thread. And after I made my previous post, it did get noticed and resolved, for which I thank you. To the extent my tone seemed harsh, I do apologize.

The "In the News" thread was essentially taken over for some time by people using it as a platform for their own political views. This was, in part, my fault, since I engaged them for too long. The level of heat seems to have dropped off lately, but basically only because no one even bothers to counter the way they use the In the News section anymore.

In general, ny own opinion is that news is best put in the thread to which it applies, rather than a catchall thread, which just tends to lead to these kinds of small controversies.

Thanks.