or the commission meetings.
No newshound staying in the sheriff's face,
asking tough questions of the School Board.
So the powers that be
just did as they pleased:
overspent,
underthought.
No one'll know since local news left town.
Went online. Closed up shop. Merged.
Downsized. Conglomerated.
We'll get local news on Facebook
and never know the truth.
I need a paper in my hand.
Cities need accountability.
Perhaps the cycle will bring them back in time.
A need obviously unmet, some entrepeneur
will scream Eureka! We need a local paper!
We need people writing life down,
for all the world to see, headlines for posterity.
I hope they don't wait too long.
(c) Ellen Gillette, 2012
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