Former Star-Ledger editor Alan Sepinwall gave a positive review of the entry, applauding the shift in themes and Shepherd's character development.
Former Star-Ledger editor Alan Sepinwall was critical of the character, saying he rolled his eyes in regard to her letting the interns perform procedures on her, sarcastically writing: "Ooooh, she's damaged!
In a painful conference call, the campaign's manager and polling director tried to persuade Mr. Zukin and Star-Ledger editors to take another sampling, to rerun the numbers, to reconsider their methodology and, above all, not to publish the results on Sunday.
Skip Perez, The Ledger's executive editor, said the newspaper said it should have done a better job confirming whether the local man's tales were true.
When The Queens Ledger's publisher and editor, Walter Sanchez, read the column, after it had been published, he said he felt "utterly ashamed".
The lone exception is The Star-Ledger, in New Jersey, whose editor, James P. Willse, has had his job since 1995.
She was food editor of The Ledger in Lakeland from 1973 to 1988, her son said.
Before that, he was managing editor of The Ledger in Lakeland, Fla., and The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, also in Florida, all owned by The New York Times Company.
She was a source of information and inspiration for the book, according to Ms. Kukla, an editor of The Star-Ledger of Newark.
Robert II, and his father who is 78, are co-publishers and were co-editors of the Ledger.
David Tucker is an editor at the Star Ledger.
