To be fair, Matt and Mike got sick and tired of dealing with the bickering and instead relied on a new system. The States Attorney's Office worked out a deal with the County in which they would send the County all press releases and the County would then forward them to the County's e-mail list.
In the beginning we, (Salisbury News) was on that list. After a brief period I had noticed we hadn't seen anything in quite a while, yet press release information was popping up elsewhere.
I first contacted Jim Finneran and then Wayne Strausburg in the County Executive's Office and they both stated very clearly, you are on our mailing list. I told them I can't be because I'm not getting anything. A year later I confronted Wayne again and complained and he again stated we were on the list, it was complete BS. He knew it and I knew it as well.
Yesterday I was in a conversation with Matt and he politely said, well, since you don't publish our press releases... I said, Matt, I don't get your press releases. He said, yes you do, I know you are on our list. While Matt could see my name on the press releases that were being sent out, none of them were coming to me. Perhaps they misspelled my name or e-mail, I don't know.
Soon after I had been given the honor of getting a State Press Pass I sent a letter to Rick Pollitt, Wayne Strausbury, Mike Lewis and other Department Heads asking we be afforded the opportunity to get back on their press release list. Within five minutes of it going out Sheriff Lewis sent me a message back telling me we had been placed back on their direct list and we have been publishing WCSO information ever since. However, the County Executive NEVER responded.
It seems there are a select few REPUBLICAN Department Heads who understand the importance of INFORMING the public and then there are others who seem to be above the peasants of their empire.
You want to know what I think about the County Administrators office on this topic;
ReplyDeletePaybacks are heXXX and that is the last thing he will want to do is censor information from SBYnews. I know first hand that this organization is way to professional to just turn 'a cheek' and to let them get away with it.
Great Article - and by the way - as far as all of our family goes - we will not be voting for Pollitt.
The Exec's office are control freaks and they don't like what you have to say - so you were being punished. Mike and Matt are better people.
ReplyDeleteNow that you've exposed Strasburg - you are really on the poop list. What they don't get is THEY are the ones who are on the people's poop list. ROFL
They are trying to censor the information. Typical socialist ply. Good thing you ran into Matt or might never know the 'whole story'.
ReplyDeleteKudos to Mike and Matt. Honesty and transparency are the best policies.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable but just another lie coming from the executive's office. I wonder if another executive would handle the job differently or if this is the sign of the times. I certainly hope not.
ReplyDeletealbero's cackling like a peasant
ReplyDeleteFine job albero, now you're one step closer to becoming MSM. You can join an exclusive triumvirate that includes you Lewis and Macariello and report the official interpretations of bury's events. I had the dts from the dt, but scarybury is safer with you three
ReplyDeleteYou three musketeers should of never broken apart in the first place.
ReplyDeleteCan't you take a hint?maybe they just don't like you
ReplyDeleteThose press releases are considered public property since we the taxpayers pay for public officials to release this info to the public. Revenge politics at it's best. Whoever removed your name from that list has some explaining to do, as those press releases could bring in information to help solve a crime.
ReplyDeleteI will not vote for Pollitt.
ReplyDeleteMATT AND MIKE are good people glad to see you some what made up?
ReplyDeleteNo one in my household will vote for Pollitt ever again, for anything.
ReplyDeleteFORGET POLITT... NEW POSTER.
ReplyDeleteIf Matt and Mike were truly worth their salt they'd do the right thing and file charges against pollitt for terrorist acts against the people, with holding important info is the same as falsifying, scheming, conspiracy. ...instead of looking the other way!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is all it takes....for good men to do NOTHING.....its destroying our Country.
anonymous 1:13, Its not as if Pollitt was withholding information. It was clearly getting to other outlets but not Salisbury News.
ReplyDeleteJoe: I really am having a hard time getting my head around this - why are you thanking Mike and Matt - did they ever fully explain to you what happened to your press releases and it sounds like Mike only gave you the releases once you got a press pass - what the hell - you are the news of salisbury and you have always supported Mike and Matt something is not right here. Those releases should have been coming it should not have taken you to call and find out where they are.
ReplyDeleteWell, I certainly am not the only one to notice there is a daily attack Pollitt post. Maybe if you started acting like a professional journalist, you would be treated as such. Your agenda is sooooo transparent.
ReplyDeleteWell if the news was getting to the other outlets, then we know by deduction that he was rigging things. Either way you cut-it, it isn't fair. Good thing you bumped into Matt.
ReplyDeleteRigged just like the election.
ReplyDelete1:40 has a point Joe - you would think that if Matt and Mike were not seeing releases in your blog, they would have contacted you or the county - you are the number source for news and I would be very concerned if my releases were not showing up. Just a thought!
ReplyDeleteAlbero will straight snitch out Pollitt's crew for allegedly drinking and driving won't he. Run Joe, so you can get smashed in the next election too.
ReplyDeleteI've seen county press releases on your blog that came from the county PIO?
ReplyDelete6:22, not in the past 2 years Jonathan. If I published something it was sent to me by an insider. Other than that, your wrong.
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