Apologize in Print or Fire Barry Shlachter

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We, The Undersigned, believe that Barry Shlachter, columnist for the McClatchy-owned Fort Worth Star-Telegram should be fired unless he prints an apology in his column for mocking the private burial service of Arthur J. McKee, distinguished and heroic fireman of FDNY Ladder 148. We feel Mr. Shlachter's unnecessary inclusion of private burial details in a story wholly unimportant to Fort Worth's business community was hurtful to the business reporting reputation of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and action must be taken for his editorial behavior.

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  • Dmitri Andreev
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    • Classless guy all the way.
  • Robert McKee
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    • The level of editorial pride is so high at the FWST, they cannot bring themselves to see what everyone else seems to see, and that is the idiotic and unnecessarily defamatory remarks made about my father's burial service. Them keeping silent about this is indeed a low for FWST.
  • Tom Lucas
  • Jeff Siler
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    • What he did is disgusting.
  • David Marks
  • Nipuna Dasi
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    • hot stuffffffff
  • Skanda Rue
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    • bar is tasteless
  • Andria Matlock
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    • I can't believe that the heads of star telegram condone this behavior of their staff and fill that what was done doesn't need a written public apology
  • Melissa Hess
  • Alex Davis
  • Britta Horigan
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    • Barry has encouraged me to cancel my subscription.
  • Clay Driver
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    • Shame on you!
  • Crystal Chadwick
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    • Sarcasm and funerals do not mix.
  • Melinda Massie
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    • FWST really has reached a whole new low.
  • Jessica M. Barber
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    • I find the situation is most accurately summed up in the synonyms for "absurd" : 1. irrational, silly, ludicrous, nonsensical. Absurd, ridiculous, preposterous all mean inconsistent with reason or common sense. Absurd means utterly opposed to truth or reason: an absurd claim. Ridiculous implies that something is fit only to be laughed at, perhaps contemptuously: a ridiculous suggestion. Preposterous implies an extreme of foolishness: a preposterous proposal. http://tinyurl.com/re4a3s
  • Steve Hunt
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    • Barry is what we call up here in Oklahoma a catfish-blop
  • Samuel Kozma
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    • Do it, your man was wrong and you know it!
  • A.D. Mobley
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    • Credibility, reputation and principle is at issue.
  • William Starrett
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    • It is only the right thing to make an appropriate public apology to both Mr. McKee and his family for the published irrational scrutiny Mr. Shlachter recklessly imposed upon them in their time of loss.
  • E. Aldrich
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    • I am appauled that the funeral of a veteran was mocked. This is insulting not only to our brave men and women who have fought for us, but everything we stand for as a country.
  • Christi Davenport
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  • Elizabeth O'Dell
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    • A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.
  • Lisa Barker-Swisher
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    • The comments made in the Star-Telegram was a total DISRESPECT to the McKee Family!!!!
  • Don Durrance
  • Joseph Kotila
  • Debbie Moon
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    • I happen to know that Robert McKee was very devoted to his father and for someone to ridicule him in print for doing something to celebrate his father's life is unbelievable!
  • Steven Brown
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    • MNI stock had its worst day ever yesterday, the last thing they need is to project the image that they do not have a human side. Swallow the pride, FWS-T, apologize for him if he won't do it himself and move on. Your company cannot afford these reckless 'articles' and this reckless disregard for a person's grave service, no matter what you want to call it.
  • Lynda Brown
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    • On at least two occasions he got his facts wrong. Normally that's forgivable to a reporter, but not when you try to appear as if you're launching an investigation. BS was uninterested in the details about this contest and more interested in the juicy story of McKee's whereabouts. I read the article and my interest was not piqued by his report nor was I amused by his patronizing focus. Does anyone edit or greenlight this stuff before it hits the stands?
  • Bill Costa
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    • This crap is not what I expect to read when I want to read about Fort Worth area business news. Slow news day + Schlachter's bad reporting = this.
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  • bob knight
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  • Gerald Showalter
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  • Daniel Emory
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    • Even in the followup article he didn't get his facts straight. The publishers must really love this guy.
  • Donald Rice
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    • If a public apology by Barry Schlachter is not printed by FWST , I will cancel my subscription and post to all my contacts to include Facebook, Myspace, etc. to do the same. Please regard the seriousness of this situation and the utmost sincereity of my request.
  • Sean Sweeney
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  • Jen Sardonis
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  • Simon tiller
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  • Mike D'Amato
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    • FDNY L108 here. We're all behind you, this guy is a JERK.
  • Sammy Gold
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  • Tamara Pinsky
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    • As a journalist, I find the lack of apology to be a sign of the times for the newspapers. This man's writings cannot possibly be seen as a gem of that paper by the editors. The epitome of unprofessionalism.
  • thomas rollins
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    • Humility is one of many signs of integrity. Refusing to apologize for a reprehensible act reveals the true nature of Mr. Shlachter.
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