George Rebane

Well, here’s a little egg on my face.  For the last couple of years I have been occasionally critical of The Union.  Jeff Pelline took me to task both publicly and privately on my transgressions, finally suggesting, in no uncertain terms, that such contributions on community matters should no longer grace the pages or website of that newspaper.  More than a little surprised at Jeff’s attitude, I nevertheless did pack up and go.  Now Q and his/her commenters shame me for the cream puff criticisms that I delivered in my scribbles.  Finally, a spade has been called a spade.

Now if we only knew where the community meeting is being held.

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The following is taken verbatim from The Union’s website here.

Jeff Pelline’s attitude
10:03, 2008-Feb-6

Well, they have censored my opinion in the forums, let us see if they will do it in the blogs too.
I have an ‘axe to grind’ with the editor of our little paper, Jeff Pelline. His sarcasm and facetious attitude towards any among us who care to criticize his opinion or methods is extremely unprofessional. The editor of any paper is responsible to be the guiding voice, and lets the readers know exactly what positions the paper is likely to report, and through what lens their perception may be interpreted. If Jeff’s attitude is any indicator of his ‘lens’, then I question exactly how much does he benefit our community? His lack of respect for local communities, such as his issue with the Cascade Shores debt relief, can have a detrimental effect on the interaction of the many varied naighborhoods which make up our county. In the end, Jeff Pelline will not foster a cooperative attitude in our community; he will continue to muckrake and create tension between us, not unite us, like a great editor would.
Just my two cents, hope you read it before they delete it.
Q

Well said
This will be gone soon! He is the WORST thing that has ever happened to this community in the 25 years I’ve lived here.

by sunshine&rainbows on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 14:03:01 PST

Thank you sunshine
Jeff has accused me of being so critical that he threatened to involve law enforcement. He seems to think I take this issue too seriously, and he refuses to address my concerns. Please make others aware of the damage his sarcasm is having in our community. We will see how much Publisher Ackerman wants to improve our county by his future actions regarding Editor Pelline.

by qen23 on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 15:26:16 PST

You might be interested…
In a community meeting being held Sunday at 4 p.m. to discuss that very thing.

by sunshine&rainbows on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 16:47:51 PST