In the past few months, Gov. Matt Blunt and his office have come under increasing fire for their policy on saving e-mails that go through the office as a part of handling government business. The issue has led to the appointment of an investigative team.
According to our story on STLtoday right now, “Attorney General Jay Nixon appointed the independent team last November to investigate accusations that Blunt’s staff has destroyed e-mails that should be preserved under state laws mandating open records and record preservation.”
The story starts with:

Gov. Matt Blunt’s private lawyer has told a investigative team that it…

The Illinois General Assembly has a bill before it right now that would, if enacted, make it:

…unlawful for any coach, parent, teacher, or other person to knowingly allow the use of an aluminum bat during a recreational baseball or softball game in which a person under the age of 13 is a participant. Provides that a violation is a petty offense and is punishable by a fine of $250 for a first offense and $500 for a second or subsequent offense.

We’re writing a story about it for Wednesday’s Post-Dispatch (and, of course, later today on STLtoday). The description of our story…

Yes, the headline in this question seems very esoteric. But work with me here. I’m building to a point, and then I can pose the real question.

Often, readers look at the results of a lawsuit and think to themselves, “This was stupid. It was frivolous. Why did we need a lawsuit in this case?” Admit it. You’ve done it, right?

Today, we have news of a major settlement in a class-action lawsuit against Sears. It seems that Sears ovens could tip over and injure someone if they aren’t anchored to the wall. A hundred people have died or been…