RuralJournalism.org || Russell Springs Times Journal
"I can categorize these callers in two groups," says
Greg Wells, editor of the Times Journal in Russell Springs, Ky., hometown of Miss USA
Tara Conner. "Those who were amazed that the first words out of my mouth weren't 'Howdy' or 'Hey y'all' and those who acted like trained, experienced professionals." He adds: "It was so easy to hear the contempt in some of the voices at having to call the lowly country folks, and, heaven forbid, a weekly newspaper editor. ...They all wanted the same thing, my sources." || Read Wells'
story on the Conner saga.
