Thankful Roanoke Times Opinions Don’t Count For Much

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Roanoke Times
11-6-11, Pg 8: Dan Casey – tell us for what you are grateful?
11-6-11, Pg Horiz-2: RT Editors endorse Ward Armstrong
11-9-11, Pg 1, 9: Poindexter ousts Armstrong

RT writer Dan Casey wants lots of input for an article on “why we’re thankful at Thanksgiving.” Based on yesterday’s voting results most folks in the area are “Happy and Thankful That Roanoke Times Opinions Don’t Count for much.”
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Two items of particular focus are the Poindexter-Armstrong House race and the Franklin County School Board races.
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The RT Editorial Board’s endorsement and support for Ward Armstrong was misplace and based on Party not Performance. Armstrong’s ineffective representation over many years was ignored by the RT Editors and instead they based their endorsement on political control of the State Assembly and not service to the constituents of SouthSide Virginia.
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Fortunately the majority of voters of SouthSide ignored The RT endorsement and the Democrat campaign of misdirected hostility toward AEP, the purpose of which was to hide the flawed Obama and Democrat Energy Policy.
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Click on the following items for this blogs enlightened view of Armstrong vs. Poindexter.
http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2011/09/ward-armstrong-d-va-has-more-money-than.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2011/07/ward-armstrong-had-his-chance.html
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The RT Editors also endorsed all the incumbents of the Franklin County School Board in direct conflict with their own paper’s recent coverage of the financial and oversight shortfalls by the incumbents (apparently the RT Editors either don’t read, or can’t understand their own news articles). School Boards are like Boards of Directors. They have the responsibility to monitor and guide those administrators they hire to accomplish the implementation of policy.
Clearly the incumbents have not provided adequate oversight and they have failed to demand proper accountability. They have not even asked the right questions to establish transparency of the administrative processes and performance.
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The voters of Franklin County replaced three of the four members that were running. They were replaced primarily because they unwittingly abdicated their oversight responsibilities to a highly paid supposedly professional Administrator-Superintendent who did things his way, not necessarily the right way.
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The voters and taxpayers sent a message that change needs to happen.
The RT Editors are so pleased with Obama’s changes, why aren’t they more receptive to the changes that local voters want?
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Message to editors – the voters are also your potential market. Your constant biased and slanted news, views and opinions are not winning hearts or minds or readership. Apparently you-all need a new plan and direction. Reading this blog may prove to be helpful.
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2011/10/roanoke-times-continues-its-political.html
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http://roanokeslant.blogspot.com/2011/10/obama-campaigner-and-manipulator-in.html
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