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Originally posted by gpb1874
the owner of the ranch called the local newspaper here in Corpus Christi and told them, then the national news found out. the wife's name has never been mentioned down here. Katherine Armstrong has been all over the news and her family owns the Armstrong ranch, where the shooting occured. I may be wrong, but it's been on the news every 5 seconds it seems....
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Having gone to school down there, it drives me nuts that no one can pronounce the name of or spell the name of the hospital correctly. Its prounounced 'spawn' like the spawn of satan. It is spelled Spohn. Not Spawn, not Spahn, and not Spaohn. I dont know why it is called that. Probably named after some old german doctor from a hundred years ago or something, but the name is on the damn sign behind where they are giving the press conferences.
Even the TV stations here in SA cant get it right and we're only two hours away. Half of SA has family in corpus and was probably born at that damn hospital.
I dont know why it bothers me so much. Guess its just one of the basics of journalism to get the most basic of facts correct.
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