From the Rose Law Group Growlery
(growlery (archaic) a place to retreat to, alone, when ill-humored)
By Phil Riske, managing editor
The long-standing trend of newsroom reductions-in-force and much of society’s head-turning from meaningful journalism are yielding softer than soft—even stupid—media stories.
Call me crotchety, but two recent articles belong in the Waste of Ink Hall of Fame.
Instead of doing journalistic research into how many people who attended Arizona Cardinals games (or any sporting event for that matter) were arrested for DUI on their way home from the games, KTAR looked into the alcohol-sports nexus and came up with “Cardinals’ beer prices cheaper than league average in 2014.”
Now there’s something we needed to know.
By the way, a brawl broke out during Sunday’s Cardinals-49ers game, and it was reported the participants were well-oiled with $7.53 beer, which is 28-cents less expensive than suds at other NFL stadiums.
We also learned last week what signals the beginning of autumn, as reported by The Arizona Republic.
Ah, after a long hot summer, it’s the wafting odor of cow patties that let’s us know fall is right around the corner.
“Yes, that’s how you know it’s fall,” said Tim Nash, a sales manager at Sprinkler World in Phoenix. “When you see the guys out there with the mowers scalping the yards down. When it goes from 100 (degrees) to the 80s, boom.”
Wait, don’t cows produce manure all the time?
I’m really confused about the seasons now. Time for a beer!
