You don't give the papers
a chance!
Dear Editor,
You need to stop talking about
Fayette County politics on
your website. You are the
reason the newspapers do not
cover some problems. Stop
trying to provide news and let
the professionals do it right.
Signed,
Pissed Off that you scoop so
much
_____________________
Dear PO,
The reason some issues don't
make it to publication in the
papers is because the writer
or editor make a conscious
choice not to include a
situation and a conscious
choice to ignore a situation. I
prefer to offer commentary
over straight news. I do
straight news when nobody
else writes about it.
For instance, three members
of the media were present in
recent months, when a county
commissioner said he was
aware a construction contract
would be awarded to a
specific company before a
notice for bids was published.
This was a significant verbal
claim made live, in person.
What he said is highly illegal.
Nobody else heard? Come on!
As for your thought that this
site is "the reason the
newspapers do not cover
some problems," that is their
choice.
Too many times, I intentionally
delay some topics, stall for
days to give them time to
cover something first. Take,
for instance, something
running now on R&R, about
what may develop over the hill
out back from the Meason
House.
That's a significant piece of
information. How does Al know
this? He lacked legal right to
petition for zoning and is no
longer the commission
chairman. He's not a Fay Penn
board member. It's none of his
business, in other words, if
that land was sold to someone
else. Once again, back
room deals. I waited 3 days.
Nothing. So it's published
here.
One last word about back
room deals.
Imagine you own or run a
large company wanting to
move to Fayette County and to
buy some land. Would
knowing that Fay Penn
leaders confide private
business information before
deals are inked to someone
like Ambrosini -- who can't
keep a secret and doesn't
know when to shut up -- be
enough to take your business
elsewhere?
poison pen Letters to the ed
_____________________
Al fan agrees he looks
like Alfred E.
You (a slew of expletives),
why do you make fun of Mr.
Ambrosini? So he does look
like Alfred E. Neuman. You
made your point. Please
remove those pictures. It's the
Christian thing to do.
Signed,
used her neighbor's name,
then wrote a 2,000-word
manifesto on why her name or
self-identifying personal
information cannot be
published. Much of it is
garbled, as though she slurred
words into a voice dictation
device to do the typing for her.
She confirmed Neuman's
point, though. Al does look like
Alfred E. She said it after that
slew of expletives and her
warped pitch to promote her
religion.
Thanks to that woman's
neighbor, for clearing up the
confusion as to who wrote
what from whose computer,
etc.
________________________
Illustrator cries foul!
jt,
You are to cease and desist
writing about me. I apologized
for turning down the offer to
draw for your website. Please
stop saying I am a spineless
coward who cried because my
mother told _____________
what I was doing.
My mom's job is at stake.
When this blows over, maybe
we can talk again.
You are not to publish this
email or mention it, as per my
lawyer's letter under separate
cover. You must stop sending
my work to your mailing list.
Dear Illustrator wannabe,
If your mom's job is at stake,
I'm so sorry, but that is not my
fault.
Please inform your lawyer that
you were paid rather well for
the drawings that were mailed
to the mailing list, as a drop
test before they were to
appear online.
You cashed the check,
_______. You were thrilled for
the advance of the pay, as
well, as I recall.
Please have your lawyer
review your contract, as it
allowed copyright to the site
for those drawings.
I have not named you online. If
people figured it out who you
are, that's again, not my fault.
I will not provide the letter of
reference that your lawyer
insists on getting, but I
appreciate the chuckle that his
request brought.
I publish without an editor,
publisher, lawyer or crying
illustrator telling me what I
should write. I wish you the
best.
Take care,
jt