Help! I've fallen in Winslow and can't get up.

I found this blog's comments while googling the AZ Republic story about how I allegedly destroyed a community institution - the newspaper. I guess when being paraded into the street and beated before a statewide audience, it is natural to wonder what the crowd is thinking.

Wagner's article failed to mention some things I told him such as:

1.I bought a house in Winslow when I started the job two years before it closed.

2.I did so knowing Winslow was poor, but truly believed in its potential,

3.and advocated constantly for the community to seriously look at economic development, arts, improving relations with our neighboring Native American communities, increasing local agriculture, respecting water resources, and to clean up the town thrid world appeal.

My experience in Winslow was a real lesson in democracy and journalism.
John Bianchini | 07.02.08 - 6:47 pm | #