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September 20, 2004

I’d Rather Not Go There: What if what happened to Dan happened to us?

In the wake of Dan Rather’s recent problems since reporting about purportedly fraudulent documents, we at The Pulse have decided to vigorously review our internal fact-checking policies, especially if the facts we’re checking happen to promote our own theories, desires or agendas.

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September 14, 2004

Beware The Growth Police: Hotels don’t belong in parks? Who made that rule?

Since word came that the construction of a new hotel was being planned in Coolidge Park, citizens have voiced their outrage on Talk Radio and through numerous letters to the editor in publications like Chattanoogan.com. The prevailing opinion is that the new hotel (to be called “The Coolidge”) is a bad idea. Trouble is, it isn’t. The arguments against this new hotel are about as poorly thought-out as the opponents claim the hotel is.

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