If the facts don’t fit, you must omit (“you” in this case being the Star Tribune). Take, for example, my close encounter with Star Tribune reporter Paul Walsh in connection with the story Walsh reported on May 5, 2025. Walsh is described as a breaking news reporter who, according to Walsh himself, “writes what’s interesting and important, with interesting being his preference.” In his May 5 story Walsh noted the filing of felony charges against one German Adriano Llangari Inga.
Walsh reported that, according to the charges, in August 2024 Llangari Inga (“of Minneapolis”) was driving drunk, unlicensed, and uninsured when he caused a head-on crash that killed the other driver. It was his second crash of the evening. This one killed Victoria Eileen Harwell, who was traveling with her sister and her 14-year-old daughter.
I emailed Walsh a question regarding Llangari Inga shortly after the Star Tribune posted his story online:
Dear Mr. Walsh: Can you ascertain whether this man was a legal resident of the United States?
Scott Johnson
Walsh promptly responded:
Officials have yet to say. Why do you ask?
Okay. I had some idea where Walsh was headed. I was feeling a little defensive. I shouldn’t have dragged my wife into this. I’m not proud of it! I have apologized to her: