He was recognized Monday as an absolute rock of stability.
After all, he has owned the Lodi News-Sentinel for half a
century now.
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posted at 9:03 am on Tue, Mar 31, 2009.
I am in awe.
posted at 8:56 am on Tue, Mar 31, 2009.
Women? all of the proofreaders and editors there are men. cut them some slack. i'm sure you make mistakes, too, but yours aren't in black and white in front of thousands every day.
posted at 5:52 am on Tue, Mar 31, 2009.
Great story! Kudos to Fred for his longevity and vitality. The only thing I can take issue with is the "scrutinizing each story with a copy editor's eye." If this was true, there wouldn't be nearly the number of grammatical, spelling, and usage errors contained in every issue of this publication. I won't name the culprits, but I regret to say they are all women (with the exception, of course, of Gwin Paden!). Shape up, LNS!
posted at 3:56 am on Tue, Mar 31, 2009.
Great story. Congrats to the entire Weybret family.
posted at 3:26 am on Tue, Mar 31, 2009.
Fred belongs to an endangered species of fine gentlemen. Congratulations!
posted at 2:20 am on Tue, Mar 31, 2009.
Congrats, Fred! Kinda reminds me of a Jimmy Stewart character.....