> • The newspaper must be widely distributed in the area where the job is located.

> It doesn't say anywhere that it cannot be advertised in a small town.

What does 'widely distributed' mean if not "not just in a small town"?

It could be the Redmond paper in this case. That maybe has a few hundred readers.

The rule is pretty dumb in a country where people regularly move far for a job.

And where sites like LinkedIn exist.