Reader: Sydney Spies’s publicity-generating sexy yearbook photos give me an idea….

Durango High School student Sydney Spies's third attempt to get a yearbook photo approved spawned another slew of comments, ranging from thoughtful to rude to wry. Here's an example of posts in the last category...
By Michael Roberts
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Durango High School student Sydney Spies’s third attempt to get a yearbook photo approved spawned another slew of comments, ranging from thoughtful to rude to wry.

Here’s an example of posts in the last category.

Ian Williams writes:

Well, if I knew you get a whopping 30 minutes of fame for something like this, I totally would have turned in that photo of me, full Monty, straddling my server tower…maybe my web design business would have taken off….

Good on her. Way to play the system. Whatever her name is will be famous some day!

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Michael Roberts began his career with Westword in 1990 as music editor. In 1999, he took on a new role, full-time media reporter, as author of a column called The Message. In 2008, he became the lead writer for Westword‘s news blog, The Latest Word, a position he held until January 2023. Michael continues to freelance for Westword, covering everything from business to sports and the media; he also contributes to Jazziz, a national music magazine. He holds a bachelor’s degree from what is now Colorado Mesa University and master’s degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, and Northwestern University.

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