Showing posts with label KSN. Show all posts
Showing posts with label KSN. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Turner Report promise- No lawsuits, no Sunshine Law requests, why not give me the Mark Rohr report?
As you can hear on the accompanying video, the Joplin Globe and KSN are pushing for the release of the complete Tom Loraine investigation that led the Joplin City Council to fire City Manager Mark Rohr. The Globe is suing, KSN is filing a Sunshine Law request (I am sure KOAM is doing something, too.) The Turner Report is joining the game, but I am taking a different approach. No threats, no public posturing (and no chance of success), I want to encourage anyone who is filled with public spirit, has the information, and wants it to get out, send it to me. You can send it to my e-mail, send it to me by Facebook, or slip it under the windshield wipers of my car. If you want to send an e-mail with some of the highlights of the 10 missing pages, feel free to do so.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Things I'm Thinking About, January 29
A few things that have been on my mind:
Say It Ain't So- I am hearing that the Joplin R-8 Board of Education, despite letting Angie Besendorfer out of her contract before the end of the year, has okayed paying her full salary, citing vacation days and unused sick leave. Surely, that cannot be the case and I am certain that those vacation days did not include the ones she used during the notorious fact finding furniture fiasco in Germany. I find it hard to believe that they would let someone out of a contract to take a better job. It certainly wouldn't happen if the person who wanted to break the contract was a classroom teacher.
Four Days Before the Super Bowl- I am so tired of people who won't say Super Bowl because they are scared to death of being sued by the NFL. Today, on KSN's 4 p.m. Living Well program they were doing a news story and called it the Big Game. It is the Super Bowl. So NFL, if you want to sue me, my address is in the book.
Lance Berkman retires- This new is probably coming two years too late, but Lance Berkman, who played for the Texas Rangers last year, has announced his retirement. St. Louis Cardinals fans will always remember him for the single that tied the sixth game of the 2011 World Series and set the stage for David Freeze's game-winning home run in the 11th inning.
Jennifer Penate- I don't know if Jennifer Penate, formerly a KSN reporter, lately anchoring the news on KODE, is going to continue in that position, or if the station is still looking for a permanent replacement for Tiffany Alaniz, but she has done well the last few weeks.
Say It Ain't So- I am hearing that the Joplin R-8 Board of Education, despite letting Angie Besendorfer out of her contract before the end of the year, has okayed paying her full salary, citing vacation days and unused sick leave. Surely, that cannot be the case and I am certain that those vacation days did not include the ones she used during the notorious fact finding furniture fiasco in Germany. I find it hard to believe that they would let someone out of a contract to take a better job. It certainly wouldn't happen if the person who wanted to break the contract was a classroom teacher.
Four Days Before the Super Bowl- I am so tired of people who won't say Super Bowl because they are scared to death of being sued by the NFL. Today, on KSN's 4 p.m. Living Well program they were doing a news story and called it the Big Game. It is the Super Bowl. So NFL, if you want to sue me, my address is in the book.
Lance Berkman retires- This new is probably coming two years too late, but Lance Berkman, who played for the Texas Rangers last year, has announced his retirement. St. Louis Cardinals fans will always remember him for the single that tied the sixth game of the 2011 World Series and set the stage for David Freeze's game-winning home run in the 11th inning.
Jennifer Penate- I don't know if Jennifer Penate, formerly a KSN reporter, lately anchoring the news on KODE, is going to continue in that position, or if the station is still looking for a permanent replacement for Tiffany Alaniz, but she has done well the last few weeks.
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