I didn't read most of them but I did notice that The Globe seemed to have an article nearly every day in the Business section about Alpha Omega. I knew it was a jewelry store that went bankrupt around Christmas. But given the ink, there must be more to it. Maybe the paper was unravelling a connection to international politics or terrorism. Or maybe there was a link to one of the presidential candidates. So I decided to take take the time to read this morning's article.

Alpha Omega owes roughly $30 million to more than 100 parties, including The Boston Globe, whose claim exceeding $1 million makes it the largest unsecured creditor. ...

Ouch. Now I get it.