Once again we direct our readers toward IMPACTFUL CITIZEN JOURNALISM and a major issue that local media has overlooked.
We've clipped the most important bit of guidance from one of our SMARTEST & MOST KICK-ASS READERS . . .
"These errors always occur when there is no time for printed correction. Martin City Telegraph stated that the levy increase was going to be 1.35 cents when it was going to be $1.35 increase. This is a 25% levy increase on some of the poorest people in the metro . . ."
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
Local Paper Obscures Size Of Property Tax Hike
As mentioned earlier, the online edition of the Martin City Telegraph headlined an article thus: "HICKMAN MILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT SEEKS TO RAISE TEACHER'S PAY WITH A NO TAX INCREASE BOND". On this blog, we pointed out that bond money can't be used for salaries, so this was obviously a mistake and should never have been...
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