Mexico, MO in the news but not in Mexico, MO last week

Wednesday this past week, the St. Louis TV stations and newspaper were all over a story about the "Logo Hat Bandit" bank robber being apprehended after robbing 9 banks in the St. Louis area. Turns out the "Logo Hat Bandit" is from Mexico, Missouri. The picture of the bank robber in the news looked scary. I used the picture.

Where Do These People Come From?

I ran the story Wednesday after getting a news tip.

What did the Ledger do?

A small story buried back on page 5 (and no picture) in Thursday's edition. And the only story the Ledger had was an AP wire story, making it appear that no one from the Ledger even knew the guy had made the news in St. Louis.

Did the story make it to the Ledger's web site? Of course not.

A story that's in TV headlines and front page news in St. Louis involving a man from Mexico, Missouri is buried on page 5?

That's a disgrace to journalism and a disgrace to Mexico, Missouri.

The "Good Old Boys Network" being exposed and drawing national attention from the authorities is also a disgrace for Mexico, MO in that it's something the Ledger should have been reporting on decades ago.

I have a feeling we've only seen the tip of the iceberg with the "Good Old Boys Network" in Mexico, MO.

19th century English historian, British Lord Acton said, "Power tends to corrupt; absolute power corrupts absolutely. Great men are almost always bad men."

That was a quote from a very long time ago and was a reference to Caesar, Henry the VIII, Napoleon and other "great men" in history.

It's a shame "absolute power corrupts absolutely" is still true today in Mexico, Missouri.

Indeed.

So it goes.