George Rebane
I had lunch the other day with my editor/publisher Jeff Ackerman. We talked of shoes and ships and sealing wax, of cabbages and kings. And then the topic of Gloria Zane came up. It turns out that Gloria has been making the rounds of some local blogs lately and taking a very dim view of The Union and Jeff. But there seems to be a puzzle about who Gloria really is – apparently she sometimes sounds like a man wearing a dress.
Anyway, Jeff said that he has put out an invitation to have a little coffee with Gloria, check her ID, and settle the matter once and for all. And if the ‘her’ is a her, he’ll duly apologize for ever doubting the lady’s plumbing. He also offers to address some of her concerns about the newspaper so that all in all it would be a worthwhile get together.
But now that some time has passed with nothing but the sound of silence, Jeff said what really puzzles him is why Gloria has not accepted this kind offer. It’s almost as if ‘she’ doesn’t want to be outed. Hearing all this got my curious up also. So if it’ll help hurry up the meeting, I’ll even show up to chaperone the pair so that all is on the up and up.


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