Danny, thank you for bringing SPORTS reporting back to the Beaumont Enterprise! I know that some here are not happy with things that you did and I understand why that is. But after the National Enquirer-type "reporting" of your predecessor, your ability to stick to the story on the field has been a breath of fresh air.
And I know it is not easy, as I know that while your style is appreciated by many here, it is definitely not the flavor preferred at the Enterprise. I read the email from BE editor Timothy Kelly to that angry father and I have never seen a more arrogant, condescending e-mail in my life. And Mr. Kelly's taste seems to be something that the others at the Enterprise seem to revel in. Such as when the Enterprise determined that a completely "newsworthy detail" of a man in San Antonio who was arrested for human trafficking was that he once played football at WO-S. Then as Mustangs made news, front page news, not for the fact that young men were representing Southeast Texas in the playoffs but for the fact that the WO-C ISD decided not to have class so that people of the Orange community could support those boys in Katy and that it had the potential to "cause" many problems.
Again, Danny, I appreciate your hard work and putting the sports back into sports reporting at the Enterprise. But as the editor seems enamored with yellow dog journalism rather than true news reporting, I fear that the pressure on you will be increased for you to change your ways.
Stay strong, Danny!