Something Happened Today, But We’re Not Going to Tell You About It
By: Mr. Wilson on
September 4, 2009
I get so frustrated with the media sometimes. Take this article from today's Journal Star:
On Thursday, several [County] commissioners said they're perturbed over distribution of a flier with "misinformation" about the county-owned [Lancaster Manor] nursing home. "I want to know who did this. No one's name is on this. ... Where is it being distributed?" asked Commissioner Bob Workman, who characterized the one-page flier as "obnoxious lies." The sheet purports to give myths and facts about the manor's financial history, the Rothner family and Hunter Management, the use of tax revenues, and the need for repairs and new equipment at 22-year-old Lancaster Manor.So we've got a pamphlet of "lies" floating around out there. Wouldn't it be nice to know what's in it? I know I would like to read it. Tough cookies. The Journal Star isn't interested showing us a copy so we can decide for ourselves just how "obnoxious" the flier is. Grr. And double-grr to the fact that the Journal Star teases us by saying the County Board approved a fact sheet of its own, but we don't get to see that either. The flier, by the way, is being distributed by "AFSCME No. 2468, the local union that represents manor employees". If you happen to see their booth at the State Fair could you grab a copy of their flier and send it my way? I'll post it here for everybody to see.