As one who regularly reads both of the two major tabloids of the chiropractic profession (I also read the “Harrison Family Newspaper”), I have been observing an interesting trend. With regard to editorial position, one of the publications has historically appeared to represent the mixing aspect of the profession and the other purported to represent the straight community. However, over the last year or so I have not only noticed a definite trend of the so-called “mixing rag” toward the straight chiropractic model but also the continued movement of the other further and further away from objective straight chiropractic. Of course, both of them are far from where we are and the former is still much further than the latter. But if the trend continues, we may one day see them pass and find that their relationship to the objective straight chiropractic community has been reversed. Wouldn’t that be an interesting turn of events? Of course the greater likelihood is that in the not too distant future they will meet rather than pass and become indistinguishable from one another. Then, to paraphrase B.J., “If two people agree on everything one of them is not necessary.” v13n2
