"News alliance" between Scranton Times and WNEP is nothing but milk and honey

That's if you believe the overly-marketing-minded editors involved. Larry Beaupre, Paul Golias, and Al Zobel all think it's the best thing since the internal combustion engine.

Ed Christine named sports editor at Scranton Times

Cronyism alive and well: Christine used to work with Beaupre at Gannett Suburban Newspapers in Westchester County, N.Y. Christine most recently married his way into the family that owned the Danville (Pa.) paper before the family cashed out.