It is very evident that while our local newspaper uses the word "Democrat" in their name, that this newspaper might as well be called "The Corydon Republican" or "The Harrison County Tea Party Weekly News". It would appear that it is about as "fair and balanced" as Fox News. While we can only speculate as to why the newspaper has turned into a Republican-Tea Party rag, Democrats in Harrison County have to use other means to get our message out. Reporters at this newspaper show their true colors by promoting and liking a large number of local Republican candidates on facebook, and even more through biased articles. We do not see Republican officials challenged on obvious inaccuracies. In fact, the opposite seems to be true- anything Republican officials say is printed as fact, and Democrats are largely ignored. Despite frequent comments on the Harrison County Council, one would not even know that Councilmen Richard Gerdon and Gordon Pendleton even exist. We have even seen things that look like little more than GOP press releases published as serious news articles in this paper. At least one or two of their reporters seem to have very cozy relationships with Republican elected officials to the point you wonder whether they are helping to run their re-election campaigns and refuse to print anything that might reflect negatively on them. Needless to say, take the "news" you read there with a healthy dose of salt.
As a way we can fight back and get our message out, we will be rolling out several respected people in the community that will be writing articles on our website to help set the record straight. We will also be reviewing public statements by Republican officials and check them with reality. Needless to say, we have a number of articles to share with the people of Harrison County to give them a "fair and balanced" look at the issues and candidates.
Stay tuned....
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