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Today’s Wilmer-Hutchins story: “The leaders at the top are changing, but the news is familiar: Wilmer-Hutchins will not be meeting payroll this month.”
This story features no fewer than three global news exclusives, at least zero of which crabwalk.com readers will care about.
Also, it just got cited by plaintiff’s attorneys in a court hearing thirty minutes ago. Which is so exciting I have to use italics.
Trust me: I’m working on a great post themed around trends in 20th-century New Brunswick history. Stick with me! This W-H stuff will end eventually!

Now that’s record promotion: The Decemberists chronicle the making of their upcoming record.

Today’s Wilmer-Hutchins story: “After months of turmoil in Wilmer-Hutchins schools, the state is ready to take over.”
For the record, this isn’t the story I hyped up yesterday. That would be tomorrow, most likely.
Just to reward you readers for swimming through a lot of Wilmer-Hutchins these past months: Revising Hawaiian History for an Unambiguous Age, including info on the Hawai’i monarchy-restoration movement.

Today is the 15th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall.
Or, as I prefer to think of it, the fifth anniversary of my writing a story about the 10th anniversary of the toppling of the Berlin Wall.

From today’s paper: The Wilmer-Hutchins administration building was silent Monday night after district officials unsuccessfully tried to convince a judge its school board should be allowed to meet.
You may want to pick up tomorrow’s paper. If you see a big story on the front page with my name attached, you may want to read it.
If there is no such story, you’ll want to pick up Thursday’s paper. Either way you’ll be rewarded.

Who knew Yassir Arafat was such a Wes Anderson fan?

Eat me: “Ever the eccentric, [former “Dallas” star Larry] Hagman has stipulated that upon his death, he wants his body to be ground in a wood chipper and scattered in a field, where wheat is to be harvested for a cake to be eaten by his friends and family one year later. Everyone in the cast said that when that time comes, they’d happily accept a slice of Larry.”
In other news, I’ll be appearing on TXCN throughout the evening.

Voice mail message of the day (so far): “You are not only stupid, you are racist and you are classist…Call me back, unless you’re too stupid to find the dial on the telephone.”
She was just as charming when we talked later.

My p. 1 package in today’s paper — complete with two global exclusives:
– “On this year’s third-grade TAKS reading test, an unlikely school finished No. 1 in the state. Wilmer Elementary

Here’s my story from today’s paper: “The Wilmer-Hutchins school board is supposed to meet Monday night. That is, if it’s allowed to.” Featuring the possible return to office of indicted superintendent Charles Matthews!
Watch Sunday’s paper — I should have a big package of stories on the front page you may find interesting.
Also, happy birthday to me. Today, I am 29. That makes me old.