Notes from Lee Becker about the Tuesday Town Hall Meeting and Johnathan McGinty

Please attend the Oconee County Board of Commissioners Town Hall meeting 7 pm Tuesday evening at the Oconee County Civic Center. Also read the new blog of Johnathan McGinty. That is all.

From: Lee Becker lbbecker@mindspring.com
Date: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Subject: Tuesday Town Hall Meeting
To: lbbecker@mindspring.com

Dear Friends,

Readers of this blog know that the county is holding a town hall meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Civic Center. Other bloggers also have promoted the meeting. But readers of the print media alone easily could have missed it.

Both of the local weeklies have ignored the meeting. The Athens Banner-Herald at least has run two shorts announcing it.

I've listed a number of issues that could--some are arguing should--come up at the meeting. I'm certain you can think of others. I urge you to come to the meeting and express your concerns and ask your questions.

My list and other details about the meeting are at:

http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2010/02/second-oconee-county-town-hall-meeting.html

Both of the weeklies invest quite heavily in high school sports coverage. In the case of  The Oconee Leader, that is almost to the exclusion of everything else. Both papers have very weak web products, however, and last week they got some new competition.

Johnathan McGinty, a local blogger and former sports writer, has launched The Northeast Georgia Sportline: http://www.negasportsline.com/

This shows how easy it is to enter the media market today. That doesn't mean it is easy to make any money at it. But we're all better because of those who join the competition.

Lee

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Lee Becker

Blog: www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com

Web: http://lbbecker48.googlepages.com/

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Sincerely,

Dan J. Matthews, Jr.

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