USA TODAY COLUMN: The bitter battle between dueling owners is poisonous for the Philadelphia region.
On Friday, a judge reinstated fired Philadelphia Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow. That means that Marimow is once again working for a publisher who not only bounced him but has repeatedly insulted him, and for a bitterly split, dysfunctional ownership group in which one faction desperately wants him gone…
Which raises a question: Why would anyone want this job? In Marimow’s case, the situation is complicated by the fact his contract expires next April 30. Why go through five more months of turmoil, then split the scene anyway?… (more)
