WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE?
The Average Man's goal is to protect the innocent whenever possible, so it is with a sad heart that he must admit a failure to prevent a recent horrible tragedy ... I was flipping through Tuesday's addition of The Daily Sound and fell upon the story titled Old City Hall marker chopped about the cutting down of two palm trees in De la Guerra Plaza. The Average Man considers all tree life to be equal, but these weren't just any palm trees. According to the article, one of them "might have been one of a couple of trees planted in 1910 to represent the original location of City Hall..."
As an avid follower of the tree controversy surrounding the downtown renovation project, I was very excited to read The Santa Barbara News-Press take on this awful situation. So, imagine my surprise when I went to their site and couldn't find one Travis Armstrong editorial blasting Marty Bum for allowing this nightmare. We all know Wendy McCaw doesn't care too much for human beings, but how could she let those poor trees be thrown aside without so much as a simple "To Our Readers" letter describing her rage at this nightmare. Does she have that much disdain for anything that happens in De la Guerra Plaza that she wouldn't take a stand on this important issue? Where's the Free Willy style love?
And don't think Chris Meagher and the liberal media get off scot-free here. The article claims that the trees were dead, but I suspect the pro-growthanistas are preparing the land for some other nefarious use. Did Mr. Meagher investigate this at all, or did he simply take the word of some government official? Did he even consult one arborist? Shoddy reporting if you ask me.
Wait a minute, wait a minute -- I just figured it out -- Wendy is deliberately making the News-Press so bad that no one will want it anymore. That in turn, will reduce the number of trees needed for printing. Why focus on two measly palms when saving the Earth is at stake. Brilliant!
Well, Average-Man is off to fight injustice elsewhere. Oh, tree in De la Guerra Plaza that might have been one of a couple of trees planted in 1910 to represent the original location of City Hall, we hardly knew ye!
Labels: santa barbara news-press, tree, wendy mccaw
posted by Trekking Left @ 7:17 PM
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10 Comments:
shoddy reporting? did you see the tree?
the head of the palm tree was gone, a pretty good indication the tree was dead. it looked like a telephone pole.
Based on feedback I've received (verbal and otherwise), I feel the need to make a clarification regarding my remarks about Chris Meagher and The Daily Sound article ... I apparently need to fine tune my abilities when it comes to satire :)
I feel the need to comment here that while trees may not be as cuddly as, say, hamsters, they are far easier to care for than either babies or puppies. Just, you know, for the record.
No, your readers need to develop an ability to comprehend.
I think the Average Man needs to get a life. This is just another excuse to crticize the News Press. I don't think the News Press is anywhere near a great/good newspaper, but contriving a silly "reason" to critized the paper is juvenile and irresponsible.
"...but contriving a silly "reason" to critized the paper is juvenile and irresponsible."
I challenge you to follow the "tree controversy" link above and then tell me who's juvenile and irresponsible here. The difference is that my silliness does not negatively affect people's lives.
I am so sick and tired of reading all the hate comments in edhat criticizing the News Press. It is almost as if that is the reason for edhat. Hey guys and gals, lets move on....
And I'm tired of "anonymous" commenters defending the NP. If you've got something important to say, show some balls and take credit for it.
We had an old tree at the university that was weak. They propped it up with wires for awhile so it wouldn't fall on anyone. Alas, they finally cut it down, stripped the bark from the trunk and attached a plaque on top. The tree was a hundred years old, at least. Mindless growth won't stop until every acre of America is covered with parking lot, but at least that area is still treed, except for the deceased, of course.
"Hey guys and gals, lets move on...."
Tell that to the 40 journalists who have quit or been fired from the NP because of Wendy's actions. Tell it also to all the people who have been sued or threatened. It's not so easy to "move on" from such things.
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