" MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE"

I call our local paper the Newsless-Herald and they seem to act as nothing more then a P.R. firm for local governments and businesses that do business [dollars and cents] with them whether its advertising dollars are for civic or business expense.
Watching the local paper its no wonder they are on the brink of going out of business.
Recently a resident asked my why this paper never made mention of this 37-50 million dollar project the city was embarking on? That's a good question that needs to be answered by someone at the paper.
Over the past few months I have sent the paper letters to the editor, both were rejected. To be fair they were both negative articles about Lake Health one of the News-Herald largest advertisers. It is equal to criticizing the Classic Auto Group if you get my drift. One article was said they couldn't substantiate my claims, and the other that they had already addressed this point. You be the judge. (Here is the last letter that I sent them, by both snail mail and e-mail.)



November 22, 2009
I recently attending a Painesville Townhall meeting sponsored by Councilman Hal Warner. Gary Robinson, (Communications Director for Lake Hospital System) a guest speaker at the meeting, mentioned to the audience that the JEDD agreement reached between Concord Twp and Painesville City ‘carved out’ the hospital administration building from the JEDD agreement, but this was not done at the instigation of the hospital. This begs the question of whom and why was it ‘carved out’? Was this at the insistence of the Concord Trustees or Painesville City administrators? Since the administration building is part of the Tri-Point campus, why are the hospital administrators exempt from paying JEDD income taxes but doctors, nurses, dietary and housekeeping (and other support staff) located in the hospital itself expected to pay the JEDD income tax? The administration building will reap the benefits of this JEDD agreement without contributing to it; roads, fire and safety services, etc. Painesville City will run electric power to the JEDD area and produce substantial savings to the hospital campus. My only hope that this administration building is not included in this agreement. Am I the only citizen that thinks this is an unfair agreement?
Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions.
Sincerely,

Angelo Cimaglio