The Truth is a Many Splendored Thing

Sticking to the facts of a story is too boring for the writers at The State. It seems like every significant piece of original reporting has to include their own biases and take on the matter.

Today's front page article on rising gas prices is a perfect example. The article is entitled "Gasoline Prices Hit Commuters Hard." Since mass transit fares do not vary with gas prices, the (correct) implication of the article is that most South Carolinians drive to work. Indeed the text of the article says nothing to the contrary and eventually gets to some facts about gas prices.

So what sort of pictures accompany this lovely article? Why, not one but two pictures of people riding the bus to get around. (Even though there's no evidence that bus ridership has shot up lately.)

What's the not-so-subtle-implication? That South Carolinians should suck it up, forego automobile convenience, and use our public transportation like the civilized people in Washington DC or New York City might do.

The idea that South Carolinians might do things their own way is insufferable for the right-thinking people at The State. They know best.

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