This past week, Tallahassee Reports had the help of an intern in covering local news. The intern, who shall remain nameless, had significant experience. He had a four year degree in journalism and was working on a Masters degree. He had also worked as an intern with an NPR affiliate in South Florida. TR was […]
The Tallahassee Democrat, in an editorial about the dialogue centered around a picture of Muslims praying in Wakulla county, blatantly ignored facts about current events and published statements that severely questions the credibility of those in charge of the newspaper. Using words like fear, loathing, paranoia and a condescending tone through out, the Tallahassee Democrat, headquartered […]
Herb Seckel’s family did not get 30 days to mourn the loss of their patriarch, before Gerald Ensley, employed by the Tallahassee Democrat, delivered his angry hit job on a man that deserved better. Mr. Seckel, who died on September 4th, less than a year after he lost his wife, was given the full “Gerald […]
It is not surprising that the Tallahassee Democrat’s recent editorial, titled “In Our Opinion: Manufactured Controversy”, minimized the concerns of those who were offended by the recent controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood. What is surprising, and should be alarming to all people in our community, is how the editorial writers botched the facts and provided half-truths […]
It is time to get real! Yesterday at the City Budget workshop , Commissioner Nancy Miller made an impassioned plea for a 27% increase in property taxes- her rationale: it is not much money when compared to the money shes pays for comcast cable. She said “we are fighting over $10 per month for many […]
Thank you Chief DeLeo for speaking up! And thank you Gerald Ensley for revealing a major problem in our community. DeLeo, our police chief, who appears to have more courage than most, publicly stood up for the men in blue. And in doing so, he irritated the “Village Square Crowd.” On Tuesday, at a ceremony […]
A few years ago I became so frustrated with what was going with our politics at the federal level, I began to disengage. Like someone coming upon a horrible car accident that chooses to look away, I too looked away. I looked away because I knew there is nothing that I could do to change […]