Discussion»Questions»Fill in the Blank» Has your name ever appeared in the local newspaper at any time in your life? If so (especially if it was something positive), when? ~
I've had my name in this hick paper numerous times ....
- For participating in a local parade (I was almost on TV then too, but they cut it off after the person ahead of me) - When I was 'Newspaper carrier of the month' (complete with picture) - When I was runner up for 'Newspaper carrier of the month' (many times) - When I graduated from junior high school and then again when I graduated from high school - For every 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ribbon (per category) I won at the county fair (I've won hundreds of ribbons over the years). - In my dad's obituary (as a survivor)
Yea a few times.. I was semi-famous in my very, very small pond here as a local amateur conservationist. I was called upon for consults. I was also a Pond warden and ran a few activity/clean up days.. I was also the vice-chair of a local action group and I served as a Parish Councillor..
Last time a few years ago when our new GST(general sales tax or something) was coming into effect i made a label to stick on white paper lunch bags saying "taxpayers barf bag for GST sickness" . Nobody wanted the GST and people bought them to protest -I sold about 3000 of them. A community newspaper reporter came to visit me where I was selling them on the street downtown, took my photo and did a little interview. I told him the barf bags were free but all I was charging for them was tax.
Yes, many times for my conservation work with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Our local paper was usually pretty even handed, giving pro-development and conservation voices a fair hearing. My last project (which precipitated my early retirement) would have been covered by ABC News but the 9-11 attack eclipsed that story. Later when I worked for a national conservation organization, PEER, a project I worked on made the Associated Press. Again, that reporting was unbiased.
