tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post5571397324564595047..comments2024-03-29T04:03:32.376-04:00Comments on Lehigh Valley Ramblings: Express Times No Longer Covers NorCo GovernmentBernie O'Harehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-78414355755028475462015-05-13T15:36:52.519-04:002015-05-13T15:36:52.519-04:00I have already discontinued my subscription. I was...I have already discontinued my subscription. I was asked why I was discontinuing at that time and I told them due to no county courthouse news. Common on Express, the people need to know what John Brown is up to!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48764901083223523252015-05-13T15:18:01.298-04:002015-05-13T15:18:01.298-04:00anon 2:12, he who dabs it, is it!anon 2:12, he who dabs it, is it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-44561059585508724792015-05-12T23:55:15.528-04:002015-05-12T23:55:15.528-04:00WTF is with Deegan? Bernie is wrong. OK, Jimbo, ...WTF is with Deegan? Bernie is wrong. OK, Jimbo, then what is correct? Will you be covering our county politics or not? Total f'ing silence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-11266507400330865312015-05-12T14:12:15.119-04:002015-05-12T14:12:15.119-04:00The Blog Mentor is a douche. He looks like a douc...The Blog Mentor is a douche. He looks like a douche too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-39733294344824253512015-05-11T23:10:32.936-04:002015-05-11T23:10:32.936-04:00I'd love to be a part of a local news organiza...I'd love to be a part of a local news organization. It would take a huge amount of capital and manpower to get it going, but I suppose it could be done. Maybe the fine folks of WGPA would allow regular reports. The Home News and Town and Country Gazette might help with publishing... consistently in the top Arbitron ranked radio stations in Philly is none other than KYW News Radio, 1060AM. If it's done right, people will read and listen.Matt M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-7142982702913032092015-05-11T19:18:57.142-04:002015-05-11T19:18:57.142-04:00Hokie Joe says......
The time has come for them to...Hokie Joe says......<br />The time has come for them to leave the space in the courthouse. The Morning call is also suffering but at least they are trying to do a respectable job reporting. The news media is hurting. There was a time when you couldn't hold a meeting in the courthouse without having at least six or seven reporters from various news outlets asking you questions. For example, radio stations WAEB, WEEX, WEST, WHOL, along with newspapers like the Morning Call, The Globe Times, The Easton Express, and even some of the weeklies like the Bethlehem Bulletin and the Valley Voice would be at the Courthouse along with Channel 69, Service Electric TV 2, Twin County and sometimes Blue Mountain. They all provided a valuable community service in the Lehigh Valley by the way they reported the news from the Courthouse. All of them covered County issues. They fought to get the news out of the Courthouse. You wouldn't dare overstep your bounds and do the crap that Executive Brown does because you would have been minced meat. You're right Bernie, if you are not going to use the space for what it is intended then it is time to give it up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46886630701976388652015-05-11T17:15:42.656-04:002015-05-11T17:15:42.656-04:00I am still waiting for Deegan to explain the state...I am still waiting for Deegan to explain the statement "Bernie is wrong."<br /><br />About the Mets' chances this year? Sun won't shine tomorrow? What is Bernie wrong about?<br /><br />Here is the information I want to know - will the ET not be covering council and the Executive anymore, or will they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-50770809225572281742015-05-11T17:11:58.692-04:002015-05-11T17:11:58.692-04:00"The only news from the county is the squabbl..."The only news from the county is the squabbles between and among county council and the exec and all other elected."<br /><br />These are not little "squabbles". We're talking about major SNAFUs. Do they merit having an office there for a reporter? Maybe yes, maybe no. But there needs to be coverage of council meetings so taxpayers know what is happening - especially under wingnut JB.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-82105842455546032232015-05-11T15:45:31.883-04:002015-05-11T15:45:31.883-04:00Close the office. Times change and newspapers are ...Close the office. Times change and newspapers are going the way of the buggy whip. Court cases are newsworthy, but don't require tenant space for journalists. The cost of county business pales in comparison to school districts and the state legislature. Sadly, they don't cover that stuff very well, either. It's never been a good paper. In the 60s and 70s, they regularly suffered printing press problems and would be hours late. Grammar and spelling have been problematic for decades. Good reporters have traditionally started careers in Easton and moved on to bigger and better things. If you're past your twenties and still work there, you're either leaving for a better position, shortly, or you're just not very good. Regarding the county endorsement comment, if their editorial board conducts candidate interviews, where will they have gathered the information necessary to ask meaningful questions? The Morning Call? Lehigh Valley Ramblings? WFMZ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-61032311323680323942015-05-11T15:19:54.483-04:002015-05-11T15:19:54.483-04:00Then close the office. Then close the office. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69460541927210104062015-05-11T15:17:41.080-04:002015-05-11T15:17:41.080-04:00If you go back forty years, almost every paper tra...If you go back forty years, almost every paper transaction filed in the courthouse was published in the local paper-marriage licenses, divorce papers, law suits, etc. That has stopped. The only news from the county is the squabbles between and among county council and the exec and all other elected. The only justification for an ET office would be their coverage of court cases which is probably the reason the office was created. No one ever paid any attention to anything else except the occassional corruption scandalAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-48246273367075881482015-05-11T15:02:59.481-04:002015-05-11T15:02:59.481-04:00Then The Exporess Times should have no problem see...Then The Exporess Times should have no problem seeing its courthouse office closed. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-56797200457533760522015-05-11T14:58:18.559-04:002015-05-11T14:58:18.559-04:00"Deegan likes to pee on your leg and tell you..."Deegan likes to pee on your leg and tell you it is raining."<br /><br />So does O'Hare. Potato-potato.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-49856665572726952712015-05-11T14:53:07.303-04:002015-05-11T14:53:07.303-04:00I appreciate your writing and your insights into c...I appreciate your writing and your insights into county government. But when I talk to neighbors and coworkers I find much indifference. I guess they all feel that there is much info to read on local government and school districts that their brains are at near capacity. County government does not have that immediate effect on most. I suspect that the newspapers know that because they monitor what people read on line and tend to cater to that appetite/ Unfortunately that means less county news. I know that you are upset with Brown as many county watchers are, but that feeling just does not play out. To sum it up the county just is not that important as the local town or school district. Whaat else can I say. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-29877801569067456762015-05-11T13:34:51.542-04:002015-05-11T13:34:51.542-04:00Perhaps you're rushing to judgment, Bernie. T...Perhaps you're rushing to judgment, Bernie. Their online effort just posted NorCo deed transfers from November of last year. Perhaps they're just sneaking up on county government news and will get to it eventually?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-62234012525778618242015-05-11T11:37:16.514-04:002015-05-11T11:37:16.514-04:006:39 is a Lehigh Valley Nobody with a 9 year old o...6:39 is a Lehigh Valley Nobody with a 9 year old obsession. Or the obsession of a 9 year old - take your pick.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-69604760050696176802015-05-11T11:31:46.685-04:002015-05-11T11:31:46.685-04:00That was Deegan's reply? Really?
I wrote him...That was Deegan's reply? Really?<br /><br />I wrote him about this topic two days ago, and received no reply at all. At least you got something - but it doesn't say anything. Kind of like when Brown speaks.<br /><br />Is the ET going to cover council meetings and Brown's activities, or not?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-35877665093895116132015-05-11T11:19:13.970-04:002015-05-11T11:19:13.970-04:00As they've discontinued covering county govern...As they've discontinued covering county government, how will they arrive at general election endorsements for county offices? Dart board? Secret Santa? One-potato-two-potato?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-1031872589068850892015-05-11T11:09:41.350-04:002015-05-11T11:09:41.350-04:00"Should you need any facts, information or if..."Should you need any facts, information or if you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me."<br /><br />This from the man who reported (erroneously) about Eaton Police visiting the Sonic in Lower Nazareth.<br /><br />What a hack.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-15308877654686185462015-05-11T10:57:44.345-04:002015-05-11T10:57:44.345-04:00Lies my newspaper told me - here is how they spun ...Lies my newspaper told me - here is how they spun or buried the latest round of layoffs ...<br /><br />*Company officials said the move announced Wednesday builds on the success of NJ Advance Media<br /><br />*Many local employees of Penn Jersey Advance Publications will be offered jobs although there will be some job losses.<br /><br />*Turning to NJ Advance Media to produce all content will better position both the newspaper and lehighvalleylive.com to focus on a real-time approach to distributing news, sports and entertainment content <br /><br />Are you dizzy yet? Because I am about to throw up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-77236593526805718082015-05-11T10:42:49.171-04:002015-05-11T10:42:49.171-04:00@4:14 said..."However the ET did cover a dine...@4:14 said..."However the ET did cover a dine and dash at the Denny's in Allen Township.<br />That's news!.."<br />And they couldn't even get that right. The Denny's is in Hanover Twp., Lehigh County.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-23100161219177076692015-05-11T10:42:01.452-04:002015-05-11T10:42:01.452-04:00If this issue is raised at a council meeting they ...If this issue is raised at a council meeting they finally decide to cover, will they cover this embarrassing story? Likely not. Will they ever write a critical word about their new landlord? Likely not. Newspapers are nearly dead. It's not a sound career path for anyone with journalistic skills. The newspaper that used to brag of Parnell Lewis and Peg Rhodin, is now down to Jim Deegan and Tony Rhodin, whose late mother would be embarrassed by his sloppy reporting and extraordinarily poor writing. He recently blamed an hilariously poorly written story on the early hour and absence of an editor. Middle school newspapers have more professionalism. Tom Shortell's departure left a very large hole that they have no plans to fill.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-46804425126386766312015-05-11T10:34:33.562-04:002015-05-11T10:34:33.562-04:00Deegan likes to pee on your leg and tell you it is...Deegan likes to pee on your leg and tell you it is raining.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-70271182436958020152015-05-11T10:27:19.716-04:002015-05-11T10:27:19.716-04:00The county beat has been abandoned for the moment....The county beat has been abandoned for the moment. Local government coverage is spotty at best. Human interest and sports dominate the paper. Blood and guts gets press also along with whatever the Morning Call is chasing that relates to this area. NJ coverage a bit better then here. Follow the money..or lack of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9299655.post-89475145636093022902015-05-11T09:50:36.542-04:002015-05-11T09:50:36.542-04:00Nobody is regularly covering that beat. There has ...Nobody is regularly covering that beat. There has been no county government coverage and next to no coverage of the courts. It is time that public tax dollars stop being wasted on an entity that no longer performs its role. Bernie O'Harehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13756311150988957401noreply@blogger.com