The Miami Third Grade Reader, often in low circles call The Herald, is going through a bizarre shake-up. To me it's bizarre because it pits Cuban against Cuban and there just isn't anything a viscous as that.

While trumpeting all that is right and sitting on stories like the Foley saga until every news organization in the nation out-flanked them in their own back yard, the leadership of this noble institution of inane information came crumbling down this week. All over such a small point of order.

Publisher Jesus Diaz actually thought that his reporters found to be taking money from the Bush administration to write for Cuban radio stations advocating the overthrow of Castro were somewhat in conflict of interest. In the interest of decent standards not often seen in a rabid atmosphere that exists here, he fired them and started a fire storm. The population controlling this town stormed The Herald demanding that "democracy", as they see it, was more important than tainted ties to government-sponsored propaganda. Diaz resigned rather than see his offices sacked.

He had only been in charge since 2005, so no one can possibly imagine improvements he might have made. But, all for the good of the community. We can get back to the alligator attacks, the school bus crashes, and--of course--a one sided editorial view that is, well, right.

And, here's another story they've been sitting on: In addition to admitting that he is an alcoholic and that he was molested by priests (God, I wish I had been brought up Catholic; I never had any action before 18), Foley supposedly admits to having been captured by aliens and probed anally.

You heard it here first.