TechCrunch has just announced that WashingtonPost.com will be carrying their stories. That's great news for TechCrunch. Like a lot of newspapers, our own local newsrag, The San Jose Mercury News, is struggling. Why didn't they think of it? Or, for that matter, why didn't the (sometimes more tech savvy) San Francisco Chronicle? It's sad when the local newspapers of Silly-con Valley don't know enough to make use of local resources and talent. I hear lots of companies make noise about "eating their own dogfood". Rather than whine about loss of advertising revenue, downsize staff and shave paper and ink costs, wouldn't it make sense to take advantage of what's going on in your own locality? Grrrrrr ...