Since Terri Schiavo’s death, and the death of Pope John Paul II shortly afterwards which erased much of the Schiavo story’s dominance in the news cycle, the issues and allegations surrounding her specific case have receeded as the larger issues (judges, the judiciary in general, the filibuster and now the issue of whether those who oppose the administration’s judges are “faithless”) have bubbled to the surface.
Now the answer to one of the key allegations hurled around during the angry debate over Schiavo has come out. You can read it here (and make sure to read the Update and click on the link at the bottom).
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.