JS finds time to agree with Gary
Two weeks ago, the Peoria Blogosphere was all abuzz about the cost the City of Peoria incurred with its “River City Review” mass mailing. Council Member Gary Sandberg made an issue of it a week ago today. Today, the Journal Star gave it a thumbs down:
Twenty grand may be pocket change in a $106 million budget, but it still comes at a time of tight bottom lines, with skyrocketing pension/health-care obligations and talk of tax increases. It’s simple: Do a good job and the public relations will take care of itself.
Amen.
But why did it take so long to say so? Perhaps they have a special, time-consuming process they have to go through before they can print anything that agrees with a position taken by Sandberg.
Not that that happens very often.
Billy Dennis is a former reporter and editor at small daily and weekly newspapers in Illinois and Missouri. He comments on media, news and politics. He also owns and operates 
