The Lisbon Reporter

WELCOME TO THE LISBON REPORTER. In an effort to keep our community informed of what is going on at local and Federal levels of government, we decided to create this on-line newspaper. It is our hope that this on-line newspaper will help you stay informed so that you can get involved and take action for the benefit of our ENTIRE community. Thank you for visiting and please check back frequently for information about what is happening in LISBON/LISBON FALLS, MAINE USA

Thursday, January 23, 2014

The Wasting Of Time, Information, and Forests By The Sun Journal

THE LEWISTON SUN JOURNAL – A WASTE OF TIME

It is a pure shame that the Lewiston Sun Journal wastes so much time and money printing only half of a story. This so called newspaper is destroying trees in order to bring only half of the truth to the people. A newspapers mission is to provide residents in the local area with events surrounding and involving their readership. The Sun Journal does not come remotely close to this mission.

I will provide you with a prime example. Last Tuesday there was a Town Council meeting in Lisbon which was covered by Mrs. Paula Gibbs, Reporter for the Sun Journal. On Wednesday, the Sun Journal published an article pertaining to a portion of the meeting. The information provided in the article from Mrs. Gibbs was for the most part accurate.

Paula Gibbs

But what it did not say was that Mrs. Gibbs left an hour and fifteen minutes before the end of the meeting. So the remaining portion of the meeting was not covered. This included a vote on the Separation Agreement for the former town manager. I think the residents of Lisbon would be very interested in knowing what this agreement is all about. There were several other items of business on the agenda that were never reported.

The article does not state this was ONLY A PORTION of what took place at the meeting. Instead it makes it sound like the discussion on the Water Department bill before the Maine legislature was the ONLY item on the agenda. Subscribers and readers are given only half of the story but paying full price for the Sun Journal. There is no telling how many more articles are incomplete or do not reflect all the facts. I am aware of other towns (Livermore, Peru, and Livermore Falls) having the same problem with the Sun Journal.

Why anyone would want to pay full price for half a story is beyond me?

If anyone is concerned about what the Sun Journal is doing to the community, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Judy Meyer, Day Editor of the Sun Journal at 207-689-2902 or jmeyer@sunjournal.com or Mr. Rex Rhodes, Executive Editor, at 207-689-2902 or rrhodes@sunjournal.com .

Larry Fillmore