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Register editorial writer
Andie Dominick wrote last week that colleague
David Yepsen believes sending newspaper staffers on a week-long bike ride is "a waste of resources." That's not quite right, says columnist Yepsen; it's a
monumental waste of resources. "It's not the Second Coming. It's a great tribute to Spandex, pork chops and rhubarb pie. It's not hard news. It's a feature story. And after 30-some years, it's not a particularly novel feature story anymore." || See how the Register has
covered its annual bike ride.
