SHOULD THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER CONTINUE TO PUBLISH THEIR ‘IS IT TRUE” COLUMN?

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We hope that today’s “IS IT TRUE” will provoke honest and open dialogue concerning issues that we, as responsible citizens of this community, need to address in a rational and responsible way.

SHOULD THE CCO CONTINUE TO PUBLISH THEIR ‘IS IT TRUE” COLUMN?

IS IT TRUE that we have been reminiscing in the last few “IS IT TRUE” columns and many things we have written about over the years that have given us great pleasure and a sense of accomplishment? …we are proud that we saved the taxpayers of this community many millions of dollars when we exposed that several politicians tried to take our Homestead Tax credits from us without our knowledge?  …we are quite proud of bringing accountability to a place that has not been known for holding public officials accountable?

IS IT TRUE over the years we have born the risks of exposing the shenanigans of powerful people and to some extent, it has been a labor of love? …doing this has taken a toll and little has been gained by the authors other than the quiet satisfaction and encouragement to continue to do what the people of River City should have been doing for the last century?

IS IT TRUE the CCO is the ones who tenaciously called out the failure our elected officials for choosing fun and games over substance?…it has been the CCO that exposed idiocy and self-serving squandering of taxpayer dollars in search of votes?…it is the CCO that took the powers that be to task every time they did something underhanded to pick the taxpayer’s pockets?…it is the CCO that had the courage to point to things like drug addiction in the parks, political patronage, nepotism, an escalating murder rate, and the neglect of public infrastructure for golden shovel photo ops?…over the years we have suffered mightily for doing what we have done?

IS IT TRUE what our readers do not know is that at least one contributing writer to the CCO had credible death threats on several occasions for questioning the honesty of the way the Ford Center was jammed down the taxpayers throats without a referendum?…another staff member has been subjected to several phone calls in the middle of the night only to be cursed or threatened by anonymous callers?

IS IT TRUE we even were handed stories by other members of the media because their owners did not have the courage to expose the malfeasance of powerful locals?…there have been challenging times for the contributors to this column but we stood by the principles of free speech? ..the time has come to evaluate if we should continue to publish the “IS IT TRUE ” column and is it worth the effort?

IS IT TRUE that unless there is a resounding public outcry for the “IS IT TRUE” column to be continued along with additional financial commitment (advertising) to support what it takes to do this column on a regular basis that this will be the last “IS IT TRUE”?

IS IT TRUE today’s “Readers Poll” is asking our readers to decide what is to become of this column and the voice of the “MOLE NATION” that made it possible?  …we want to thank our 113 ‘Moles” for providing us with valuable information over the years about politicians and business leaders misdeeds that helped make this column possible? …we also want to give special thanks to our loyal advertisers who supported our mission of ensuring “Good Public Policy”?

Finally, a part of us wants to keep up the fight, but another part would like to live in peace without constant threats, disruption, and ostracism? …we urge you to go to today’s CCO “READERS POLL” and vote? …the fate of the City-County Observer “IS IT TRUE” is up to you?

Todays“Readers Poll” question is:  SHOULD THE CITY-COUNTY OBSERVER CONTINUE TO PUBLISH THEIR ‘IS IT TRUE” COLUMN?

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20 COMMENTS

  1. The answer is: Heck Yes!

    Only the CCO exposes the often folly of local government.

  4. Please continue the IIT format. For most citizens, it is the only material we get to see that exposes the folly of our city government and the spend it even if we don’t have it mentality.

  6. The CCO is the only watchdog over our local elected officials. Keep up the good work.

  7. Yes please,we need to continue our job by trying to keep our local politicians in check,is it true has done a good job

  8. The CCO has a long and distinguished history of not only publishing items of great public interest, but they have also worked to expose a number of political errors both at the local and state level. Loss of this service on a regular basis would have a negative effect on local news and information

    I readily admit that I have been increasingly discouraged with the methodology of what used to be a local and community newspaper in the C&P, and more residents and businesses should strive to support the CCO as a locally-owned business

    I encourage Ron to continue the Is It True column as a service to the community, and I encourage the new editor to continue with his efforts

  9. Yes, please! No one else but the CCO shows the bone headed money losing decisions of the the DMD and ERC.

  11. I love getting the latest from Is it True?. Hoping more sponsors will jump on the wagon.

  12. I don’t see why not! There are many readers who like “Is it True?” because it gives them a clue. And it doesn’t directly step on anyone’s toes. I always thought it was brave for the Observer to run it. Keep it up!

  13. Yes, yes and yes. IIT is a valuable community service. I fully concur with Mr. Barton’s comments also.

  14. Usually don’t comment on anything pertaining to Evansville, but since the C&P is getting so thin it needs to be put in the mailbox to keep from being blown away on a calm night, I say Yes.

    Even though by saying Yes, I realize I just pissed a bunch of penguins off.

    But as I’ve said a couple times before on these threads, my daddy said that life isn’t fair unless you are a penguin.

    Or at least something like that….

  16. Always good to get the real story from CCO. Some locals read it to find out if they’ve been exposed. CCO provides a great community service.

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