 He largely left the writing to Mark Williams, a freelance writer who was listed as a staff reporter and music editor.In Ladyman's first year of ownership, the "Bulletin" received the "Most Improved Newspaper" award from the Texas Community Newspaper Association.In late July 2008, "Slate" music critic Jody Rosen got word that a Williams piece about Jimmy Buffett that appeared in the March 2008 "Bulletin" was almost a verbatim copy of a 2007 piece Rosen had written for "Slate".