WGA keeps Holland

The Writers Guild board kept Charles Holland in place as president, despite questions about the stories he tells about his background. I especially like that when the Times could not find any evidence to back up his claim that he played football for Illinois, Holland gave the paper the name of another player, and said it was him under an assumed name.

What did he think, the reporters wouldn't check?

Earlier, Holland provided The Times with the name under which he said he played football — with the condition it not be printed. The university confirmed that a wide receiver with that name played for the Fighting Illini.

The Times located the player, now a member of the university's athletic board who works in Arizona as an account executive for drug maker Eli Lilly & Co.

[Board members] said Holland disputed that, saying the man whose name he used does not work in the pharmaceutical industry.

Oh well, that's OK then.