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Jeri obviously has a long road back to full recovery, but it's great news that her life appears to be out of danger.

I received a brief e-mail update on Saturday from one of my classmates about Jeri Wilcox's condition: Considering that Jeri had a broken neck, a broken back and numerous other injuries, this is great news. Of course, the Wilcox family's medical expenses are considerable, so your help is still needed. I put together a Web page to assist with the fund raising. It shows the Jeri (Milner) Wilcox that my classmates and I grew up with. Jeri as a high school senior

It would be really cool to see Sioux fans drive all the way from the cities to support their team.

Yes. Correct. They wouldn't. What happens in the SCSU-CC series has no bearing on whether the Sioux play Thursday or Friday. Only UMD winning its series with DU affects that. If the Bulldogs win, the Sioux would play Wisconsin on Friday afternoon.

If I may be so bold, here's the USCHO recap of Saturday's game.

It's called A_D_V_E_R_T_I_S_I_N_G.

Sorry. I guess I didn't understand what good it did to know the brackets before you knew which teams would be in the tournament.

My father and I attended that game. I almost felt sorry for the Mavs. I said almost.

http://www.uscho.com/schedules/?type=d1

That's it! Slap Shot is messing with our minds!

Thanks for you support, JFR.

Good point, especially when the projected matchups change just about every night games are played.

Add this to your list of "no calls." The hit on Stafford occurs at about 8:08 of the first period. Jon Kalinski (37) sticks his knee out and nails Stafford just above the knee. It happens right in front of the penalty boxes where Sweeny quoted Stafford as saying it occurred.

Oh, absolutely! Having worked in a newsroom, I always found it entertaining to hear the various theories on how the news was covered and how decisions about coverage were made. They were often very creative, imaginative and totally disconnected from reality.

As part of my job, I often need to refer people to online versions of news stories and editorials or quote information from them. I know how to search the Herald's Web site to find stories because I do it frequently. I don't know what the Herald's intention is for its online version of the paper, but I do know from extensive personal experience that much of what is in the printed version doesn't make it online. Maybe it does eventually, but it certainly doesn't get there a timely manner. If I didn't subscribe to the Herald and tried to rely solely on the Web version, I'd miss an awful lot of news. That's why there's no danger of me canceling my subscription, no matter how much I might disagree with an editorial decision. At any rate, I don't think this has anything to do with the discussion. I doubt that the journalists who work at the Herald would take kindly to having the content of their newspaper compared to an Internet message board.

I'm correcting myself because teeder11 is right. I did say in a previous post that UNDIA contacted the media. He said they didn't and I'll take his word for it. It was good reporting on his part. My apologies.

No it's not. I subscribe to the paper. On numerous occasions, I've tried to find an article online that was in the print version. Many times, what's in the print version is not in the online version.

I know what I wrote and what I meant when I wrote it. I can't help it if you read something into it that's not there.

The entire newspaper is not posted online.

And this board and this forum are read by Herald reporters. I know that for a fact. GK knows it, too. I never said that he did. I never said UNDIA was seeking publicity. I said GK was.

The difference is that people on this board don't get paid to cover the news and they aren't charging others to read what they write. Nor do they claim to be watchdogs acting on behalf of the public's right to know. They come here to express their opinions and read other peoples' opinions. I would hope that a newspaper is held to a higher standard than an Internet message board. People who pay for the Herald certainly have every right to complain when they disagree with how news is covered. They also have every right to cancel their subscriptions. This doesn't mean that the subscriber is always right. It does mean, however, if too many of subscribers follow Hockey Mom's lead, the newspaper will have a significant problem generating revenue.

No. It happens every hour of every day. Yes. That's why I don't consider it a sin to notify the news media about events that can potentially generate headlines or coverage. I'm not faulting UNDIA for notifying the media. I'm not faulting the media for covering what was a legitimate news event. Was it worth a front-page, above-the-fold headline? In my opinion, which is based on attending the meeting and understanding why UNDIA was formed, I don't think so. Of course it has to do with the subject -- and how much play is given to that subject in relation to other news events going on at the same time. It's making judgements about what's more important to readers in relation to other news. It's making decisions about what news is covered, what news is downplayed and what news is totally ignored. Those decisions always have been and always will be open to second-guessers like me. I completely and totally understand why UNDIA did what it did. I'm not questioning it. I'm not saying it's wrong in any way, shape or form. Apparently you learned something different at journalism school than I did. While it's not appropriate to express an opinion in news story, it's expected in an editorial or op-ed. And I'm pretty sure it's okay on Internet message boards. As noted, the story was on the front page and above the fold. UNDIA got exactly what it wanted. The story is being circulated and published by other media as if it's a significant event. Why? Because the Herald treated it as one. GrahamKracker should be ecstatic. My congratulations to him for his successful manipulaton of the media.

I never said it wasn't news. Is it front page news? That's debatable. "Claim" is the operative word. I was at the meeting. It was rather obvious from looking at the agenda what the outcome was going to be. At one point point in the meeting, a UNDIA member said the group wanted someone to speak on behalf of the Sioux name, but they couldn't find any faculty members who were for it. That generated a big laugh. To me, it was bigger news that this group had been neutral for so many years. Why did we never read about that? You're right. I didn't say it. Journalism 101: Never assume. Early on in this thread, I said: "I'm sure this is just another attempt to generate some more headlines for the cause." Now, based on what's happend, tell me I was wrong.

Sorry, but you are wrong. You're simply twisting the facts to make it appear that something you wanted to happen did happen. But it didn't happen. And that's a fact.

According to the latest reports, Jeri Wilcox has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit of Rapid City Regional Hospital. This is a very good sign that she's on her way to recovery. Total donations to the Class of '73 fund to help the Wilcox family now stand at $7,720. Thanks once again to all of those who have graciously given to this cause or taken time to send Jeri some words of encouragement and support.