Anybody in Montpelier know Ellie Light?

by: Jack McCullough

Sat Jan 23, 2010 at 22:40:21 PM EST

UPDATE: Ellie Light surfaced in yesterday's Plain Dealer, but still no answer on who she actually is or where she lives.

This week's issue of The Bridge, Montpelier's local newspaper, has an example of a nationwide phenomenon.

Specifically, it's a letter from Ellie Light of Montpelier pleading for patience for Obama to achieve his objectives.

The trouble with this?

It's the same letter, with the same signature, as has appeared in newspapers all over the country, all giving an address corresponding to the locality where the newspaper is published.

I learned this in a tweet from Romenesko yesterday, linking to the Plain Dealer.

Maybe this is a sign that The Bridge has hit the big time.

Or maybe Ellie Light really does live here. After all, everybody has to be somewhere.