--- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
>
> You may recall that in the last city election, I was a cheerleader
on your
> side of the fence.
I won't hold that against you my friend.
> At this point, I find myself disappointed that there are
> no articulate voices speaking for "The Future Started Here" team.
Consider
> that, in this group, supporters of that team and their policies
are, except for
> you, all anonymous, far from articulate, prone to trash people
rather than
> promote ideas, and not likely to appeal to thoughtful voters.
And why do you suppose that there are no articulate voices for
the "Future Team"?
>
> In Keady's essay he commented to Dan J: "We know that you want
Asbury Park
> to be just like Berkeley, Madison or Asheville. Something that
those towns have
> is an independent, alternative newspaper that reports in detail on
the
> issues that the mainstream news agencies miss. We need you to do
your part â"
> research issues first-hand and report."
>
> "To be just like Berkeley, Madison or Asheville": Some of us
residents
> savored that vision. Michael Liberatore and Dane Hall used to
represent some of
> that writing quality at TCN. But now, especially when it features
an
> outrageously un-Christian column like the War-on-Christmas attack
on our Chamber of
> Commerce, seems to have lost its way.
>
> Words are important, and ideas have consequences. Thankfully,
Asbury Park
> still has thoughtful writers evidenced by Kate Mellina's Coaster
columns and
> Frank D'Alessandro's letters.
>
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