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<DIV>Could we get Bruce a free obit in the Gazette?</DIV>
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<DIV>In a message dated 2/27/2009 10:42:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
bruce.wernek@mindspring.com writes:</DIV>
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<P>I just croaked.</P>
<P>Bruce<BR><BR><BR></P>
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Message----- <BR>From: lisagrob@verizon.net <BR>Sent: Feb 27, 2009 10:32 AM
<BR>To: ns_faye@yahoo.com <BR>Cc: thebee32@aol.com,
towntalk@riverdale-park.org <BR>Subject: Re: [RP TownTalk] Reporters on the
list serve <BR><BR>
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LETTERSPACING="0">The reporter in question was asked by one person that we
know of not to cover this topic out of concern for the rooster. However, the
reporter contacted me off list and offline for a quote on the story. I
didn't raise any concerns about the coverage and told her my story. I don't
know of anyone else that expressed this issue.</FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2 KERNING="0"
LETTERSPACING="0">And, there seems to be a huge diversity of reactions to
the rooster - from it should be turned into code enforcement, to it should
be protected from code enforcement.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Verdana
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2 KERNING="0"
LETTERSPACING="0">Incidentally, I haven't seen or heard from the rooster
since before the article was printed so he may have already moved on to
greener pastures literally or figuratively.</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Verdana
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2 KERNING="0"
LETTERSPACING="0">Lisa</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2
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LETTERSPACING="0">On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:09 PM, Nina Faye
wrote:</FONT></DIV><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=2 KERNING="0"
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LETTERSPACING="0">Maya, I think the point of the complaints pertains to the
reporter being asked not to discuss an "illegal" bird that has become part
of the neighborhood. Printing the information showed a lack of
sensitivity to community desires, code enforcement issues, and community
culture. It is understandable to troll for stories, but it is also
understandable that there would be backlash when "lines" are crossed.
By the way, we used to stay at a bed and breakfast in a very upscale area of
Philadelphia near Fairmount Park, where the neighbors had pet
chickens. The neighborhood loved those chickens, and we enjoyed them
as well. I have also read articles about chickens in Seattle.
When the topic came up on the HOPE list, a number of people commented that
there was only an unpleasant smell when they were not properly cared
for--just like dog poop and litter boxes. Nina
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LETTERSPACING="0">--- On <B>Thu, 2/26/09, thebee32@aol.com
</B><B><I><thebee32@aol.com> </I></B>wrote: </FONT></DIV>
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LETTERSPACING="0">From: thebee32@aol.com <thebee32@aol.com>
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<DIV align=left><FONT face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3 KERNING="0"
LETTERSPACING="0">Subject: [RP TownTalk] Reporters on the list serve
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LETTERSPACING="0">To: towntalk@riverdale-park.org </FONT></DIV>
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LETTERSPACING="0">Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 3:39 PM
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=3 KERNING="0" LETTERSPACING="0">So, as a former Gazette reporter who
covered your town, I decided to stay out of this conversation. But
considering it's been about a week of people complaining about Ms. Izadi's
use of TownTalk to find story ideas, I decided to add my 2 cents.
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=3 KERNING="0" LETTERSPACING="0">Like many people have said, TownTalk is
a public forum and completely searchable via quick Internet search. Check
out your former posts, by month, going back to August 2005 here:
http://riverdale-park.org/pipermail/towntalk/. Anything that is written on
here completely public. If you don't like the idea of anyone with an
Internet connection being able to know your thoughts on any given topic,
don't post it on the Internet. It's that simple. </FONT></DIV><FONT
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size=3 KERNING="0" LETTERSPACING="0">I can say I haven't read the rooster
article, but I do know how many articles I've written after getting the idea
from the list serve - articles that many of you TownTalkers raved about and
linked to on this list serve. How else do you think we would know
about open houses, international nights, mosaic murals at Riverdale
Elementary school, or different events at the Farmers Market or Riversdale,
or the Riverdale Railfans? It's rare that we get an e-mail directly asking
us to cover something, yet these are all things that I was personally
thanked for writing - things I learned of on TownTalk </FONT></DIV><FONT
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=3 KERNING="0" LETTERSPACING="0">While I understand some of you might be
upset about the one rooster article, think about the numerous articles the
Gazette has written over the years to highlight the exciting things that
happen in your town before you call for a boycott of a paper whose entire
purpose is to feature the things that happen in your community. Think about
what you can read in the Gazette about Riverdale Park as opposed to the
extremely negative stories that are usually the only ones to get picked up
by the bigger papers - such as those two incidents in the department
of public works that happened over the past few years that I know we'd all
like to forget
(http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/16/AR2007071601652_pf.html
and
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/13/AR2007121301540_pf.html).
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<DIV align=left><FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#000000
size=3 KERNING="0" LETTERSPACING="0">Just my 2 cents, written from the
perspective of someone who thoroughly enjoyed covering your town and is
saddened by the response I've seen over the past week. </FONT></DIV><FONT
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LETTERSPACING="0">Maya <FONT face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">T. Prabhu
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