From: "Steve Ewing" 

On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 11:12:13 -0500, Gene McAloon
 wrote:

> On Thu, 12 Aug 2004 09:52:02 +0200, Phil Payne
>  wrote:
>
>> What is more disturbing is the detail of the URL - the paper has a
>> directory level on its web site called "military".  This
obsession has
>> to
>> stop.
>
> Oh come now, Phil. There is nothing obsessive about it and it is not in
> the least bit disturbing.
>
> San Diego is an old navy town with a large navy base. Thirty or forty
> years ago much of its prosperity came from the money the base
> contributed. That has largely changed, but there are still many navy
> dependents living on the base and in the city. Therefore what happens
> with the Pacific fleet is of personal interest to many in the San Diego
> area. It has never been otherwise in the post WWII years.

Ditto the New London "Day"-- www.theday.com.  It has a Military
section on its website, and in the paper (actually just a page or two, in
with one of the regional sections).



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Steve 
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