Newsworthiness

I've mentioned before that I grew up in Scranton, PA, and I was fascinated to read about a bizarre domestic incident involving the area's Congressman a few months ago. I didn't realize until talking to my father on Sunday, however, that the local newspaper is only now covering the story, and apparently had to be dragged kicking and screaming into doing to. Nice district if you can get it.

I was also amused to read that the Congressman and the young woman in question met at a Young Republicans meeting. You can't make this stuff up. Or rather, you could, but then your editor would say something like "Leave that stuff to Carl Hiaasen" or something.