No surprise on last week's column

I don't think any paper picked it up, and here's why: Scripps' processing of the text screwed up the first para, which is what I think most editors read to see if they're interested in using it. So when they see that screw-up, they back off and the column is effectively orphanned.

Sean and I are trying to get some answers through Knoxville on how Scripps's processing (which I fear is too automated) is misinterpreting some of the coding in the texts I submit. Not sure we can get to the bottom of this (I have never interacted with anyone from Scripps, just Knoxville News), but we're going to try and do our best to avoid the problem in the future, cause it drives me nuts.

You make the effort, and then this happens, and there's no way you personally can fix it.

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I wrote a short note to the Knoxville office and the DC office over there about this, asking (politely!) for resolution of this issue. Hopefully if they get a few more emails they'll get on their horse...