Check out this item from Al Diamon' s "Media Mutt" blog on the DownEast Magazine website:
The Morning Sentinel's firing of veteran reporter Larry Grard for sending an impetuous email was a horrible error by the relatively-new management of the MaineToday Newspapers. It was not only unfair but leaves the newspaper chain open to charges of vindictiveness or, worse, failure to honor the spirit of its contract with its employees.