Comments on: Posted Press Releases Portray “Different Story”

By: Speckled Hen

Speckled Hen — Sun, 26 Aug 2018 05:14:41 +0000

Did you see the Paul Woods Live skit on ACHD Facebook that turned into the Craig Quintana lecture series?

https://www.facebook.com/AdaCountyHighwayDistrict/videos/253957172116234/

There’s nothing quite like hiring the former Commission mouthpiece to be the current mouthpiece of the Commission-backed non-profit, then have him teed up to shoot down people on the agency’s live video feed.

EDITOR NOTE: At the 4:12 point on the video there is actually some good news!

By: chicago sam

chicago sam — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 13:44:25 +0000

Tom Dale has never favored letting the people vote on anything either as Mayor or now as county commissioner.The jail problem is being solved with a scheme which will not involve voter participation as evidenced by taking foregone taxes to put up “temporary” jail facility’s.
As to favoring the fee hike as Compass head he can kiss the ass of ACHD and get no kickback at home as Canyon County is not responsible for roads or streets. We have three hiway districts and the cities have their own street departments.

By: David

David — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 23:03:05 +0000

Tom Dale has a history of lies and spins while Mayor of Nampa, which eventually lead to his ouster from office. Now if we could oust him and Pam White as 2C Commissioners then we would be much better off.

No doubt the compass organization is also 100% behind the unrelenting growth in the valley that has now become a nightmare.

Finally and interesting note: A recent study shows senior citizens age 55+ plan to vote for any GOP candidate. I guess this is why politicos like Tom Dale get reelected over and over again.

By: My Two Cents

My Two Cents — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 17:52:19 +0000

Any salary increases for Commissioners and Department Heads/Directors? Just curious. i did not see such line items when I clicked the link, but I perhaps missed it. I seem to recall they are making close to $100,000 a year currently.

By: erico49

erico49 — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 12:31:36 +0000

I don’t like to be spun. Especially when I am paying the salaries of the spinners. People just get too cute for their own good sometimes. It doesn’t matter whether it’s coming up with a finance scheme for new buildings that you need a business class to understand. Or telling me that a gambling initiative is not about gambling. Or making decisions look different than they really are. I guess as long as the media are more interested in “witty” chit chat and self-promotion than in actual news, we will get lots of recycled press releases and little else.

By: This shows the colors

This shows the colors — Thu, 23 Aug 2018 01:00:09 +0000

PR people from their respective organizations spin to please the most powerful executive or powerful buffoon so that the organizations can continue to gouge more money and not have to defend less results.

Media, should they attend could report the true proceedings.

If all the PR people collecting corporate salaries would band together to provide facts via some medium, they could make a fortune. On political ads alone. That would not be a violation of their jobs to supply facts.

By: Endless Lies

Endless Lies — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 19:46:23 +0000

My favorite media propaganda flub is the BBC announcing the collapse of World Trade Center building #7 collapse before it actually happened.
My close second is the Las Vegas massacre problem with the original story that was just exposed through a Freedom of Information Act request.
There is now a clear audio recording between police dispatch and the first police officer on the scene. The officer broke into the hotel room of the “shooter” but reported back to dispatch that none of the windows were broken. Dispatch said there must be, and asked the officer to check again. Upon a second examination the officer confirmed that all windows in the “shooters” area of access were intact, none broken.
Truth from government or the corporate media these days is a rare event. I would argue that government press reports are not the view of the majority, but are designed to fit a narrative they are trying to push for some reason being promoted by the wealthiest among us.

By: western guy

western guy — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 14:43:55 +0000

EDITOR is correct, but to get the whole story, ask for the official minutes of the public meetings when these conversations take place and votes are taken.

EDITOR NOTE–Western, good advice. Most groups have either audio or video recordings as well. In the case of ACHD, three commishes appeared before COMPASS and to the best of my understanding they sought endorsement of the ballot measure while also claiming that all five members want to tax trucks. Does that mean they secretly agree with the GUARDIAN? I think they see the fee hike as an insurance policy in case the legislature fails to pass a law.

By: Fraud

Fraud — Wed, 22 Aug 2018 05:02:50 +0000

If what you state is true then there is formal fraud in the form of false statements being made by public officials.

It is time to have the AG involved.

EDITOR NOTE–The problem is the press releases offer only half the story. No crimes that we see.