"I'm Brent Jones. I'm the kid who doesn't exist."
No birth certificate. No Social Security number. No official identity. Without a past, this 18-year-old high school student faced an uncertain future. But along came Indianapolis Star columnist Matthew Tully (left) and librarian Cathy Knapp. Add a dollop of 21st century technology -- Facebook -- and the result is an amazing tale.Please read today's Star story all the way to its remarkable conclusion.
OK, so you talked me into reading the story. Except that it's broken into six segments, and parts 5 and 6 are identical. In other words, it's impossible to read all the way to the conclusion because the link is screwed up.
ReplyDeleteIs this one of those "First in Print" gimmicks? I don't live in Indianapolis, so I can't go out and buy a paper.
Arrgh! Now, I'm having the same problem, too.
ReplyDeleteMe too...ARGH!
ReplyDeleteGannett's ability to screw up something really good never ceases!
If you click "Print" at the top of the story, it will open a window with the full article.
ReplyDeleteThis story is the reason I became a journalist.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great story. Thanks Jim and thanks Mr. Tully.
ReplyDeleteThe story is good -- a fascinating case and an interesting, activist role for the columnist.
ReplyDeleteBut the execrable story-chat comments that follow on the Star's site are a perfect illustration of how the reader-comment concept is seriously broken.
I just tried to read the story and got "page not found", wounder why it was pulled.
ReplyDeleteI don't know what happened to the original link I provided. In any case, I've updated it with one that should work now.
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