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There were no legal ramifications.

Just as snapping one's fingers keeps the tigers
away, the approach taken seems to have worked
like a charm!

Dan Lucas could
have telephoned Larry Evans and said, "I want a new Q
& A man because my bosses also want a new guy. You
are going because I and the bosses want you out."

This would appear to be a most unwise strategy,
if for no other reason than because it would have
given GM Evans an opportunity to fight for his
column. As it was, he was offered no such chance,
and so, there was no risk of losing the "game".
(Old timers are keenly aware of what can happen
when you get GM Evans in a bad position; the term
wolverine leaps to mind.)

What baffles me is the sheer arrogance of hiring a $50,000
consultant (without any open bidding) to redesign Chess
Life and the USCF website at a time when the federation
is in the red.

To me, that's a lot of dough, possibly wasted.
But I wonder what it represents as a percentage
of the USCF's annual budget. Maybe this redesign
will last for several years -- let's say five. That would
be "just" ten grand wasted per year.

Just as baffling is paying for FOUR Evans On Chess
columns that were already accepted and not using them.
More waste of USCF resources.

Yup.

These columns were all posted at worldchessnetwork.com.

The USCF is and always has been run by a
confederacy of dunces. Do not therefore, expect
efficiency or fairness. Instead, expect more of
the same idiocy we have seen in the past.

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