CHAPTER SIXIn late September 1973, less than a month after the Micki story, Jesse got his first real promotion at the newspaper. No more writing obituaries except when he had to fill in or train the new kid fresh out of journalism school.
Jesse was promoted to the position of social services reporter. He could hardly believe it. He was no longer the low man on the totem pole. It looked like he might have a future in journalism after all. Weatherly had been ready to fire him not so long ago. Now, Jesse had to live up to new expectations.
Sylvia Johnson was assigned to teach him the social beat. She had been promoted to school beat reporter, and Chuck moved up a rung on the ladder to county government. The previous county reporter had moved on to a bigger news market.
Sylvia was stocky an
