Several Wisconsin state Senators held a series of hearings on the issue of voter identification - which is quite contentious here. One of the hearings was held in my community. Many local people showed up and testified, and most of them testified in favor of requiring voters to produce ID. A rat representative saw fit to attend, and was one of the few people to speak against the proposed measure.
The local leftist newspaper attended and reported on the press conference held by the 'rat rep before the hearing. They interviewed several of the handful of union lefties who showed up from outside the community to speak against the measure. They interviewed one token proponent of the bill, and devoted an entire sentence of the article to his viewpoint.
They did not cover the actual hearing.
Is it any wonder that I don't subscribe to this newspaper? I would like to subscribe, if only for the local content - but cannot bring myself to do so.
Our local County Executive and County Board are trying to change the laws that require full disclosure in "print" media of complete minutes from county board meetings, hearings, etc. Instead, a brief summary would be in the local newspaper, the majority of info would be available online through their website. The savings to the county - approximately $80,000 annually and a swift kick in the rear to our leftist, liberal rag! The question is how many people who ordinarily "glance" at the minutes of the proceedings in print (in microscopic font, BTW) will now seek out the online version?
BTW, my first "new" car was a 1975 newly engineered 6-cylinder Olds Omega - shipped from the factory in Van Nuys in Robin's egg blue, white vinyl roof and white leather interior (no comments, it was a girl's car) - one of the best cars I ever owned!