Should Private Lives Be Public Fodder?

FORMER PENNSYLVANIA GOVERNOR Ed Rendell and his wife, US Appellate court judge Midge Rendell, have separated.

Is that news? Front page news, above the fold?

For years, rumors of infidelity have swirled around the former governor, who served two terms as mayor of Philadelphia. Should those rumors be brought to light as word of the Rendell split spreads?

Should the media report the rumors?

Are the private lives of public officials (or former public officials) newsworthy?

Is this a distraction from news that impacts the citizens of Pennsylvania, like the pending budget cuts that are about to be announced (because of the budget cuts, your tuition may skyrocket)?

Or is this information that people need and want?

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