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# Witty newspaper hops on the local paper trail
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/witty-newspaper-hops-on-the-local-paper-trail/
- Published: 2007-01-17T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T23:50:48.000Z
- Author: Melody Hanatani
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

CITYWIDE The nation’s gay population has kicked off a campaign demanding they receive the same library card privileges as heterosexuals, the Onion has reported.

In other news, the Onion also reports that Donald Rumsfeld purposely left out information about his most recent post as Defense Secretary from his resume.

Such satirical news by a publication proclaiming itself to be “America’s Finest News Source” has brought laughter to Santa

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on January 17, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/011707.pdf?ref=smdp.com)