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I also sent a followup email a week later mentioning that I wasn’t accustomed to a non-response from a paper. They then responded…no, just kidding. They ignored that too.
I’m sure they were all set to publish it until they noticed the name. Then it went into the trash. The DNT has been pretending that Ramoses don’t exist for 15 years. There’s probably a memo on it somewhere.
Yes, the News Tribune did not acknowledge my letter. I sent it to the following three and none of them had the courtesy to respond:
Editorial page editor Chuck Frederick: cfrederick@duluthnews.com
Managing editor Rick Lubbers: rlubbers@duluthnews.com
Publisher Neal Ronquist: nronquist@duluthnews.com
I also sent a followup email a week later mentioning that I wasn’t accustomed to a non-response from a paper. They then responded…no, just kidding. They ignored that too.
I’m sure they were all set to publish it until they noticed the name. Then it went into the trash. The DNT has been pretending that Ramoses don’t exist for 15 years. There’s probably a memo on it somewhere.