I think if it weren't for the bloggers the Albuquerque Journal and its skeleton staff would have no sources. Rodger Beimer's Blog, Joe Monahan's Blog and mine seem to be feeding news stories on a regular basis the to emaciated daily rag.
They discreetly wait a week or two before doing the story on their own with never mentioning the lowly bloggers who pointed them to a decent story. The latest example is their above the fold story today on pending partial desertion of Albuquerque by Southwest Airlines due to a change in the federal law. I blogged about this on October 29th.
The story on the airline was thorough and good. What caught my eye was the shoulder shrugs of the city and state officials who should be coming up with a plan. They seem to be willing to be bystanders as the airport continues to lose service. Where are the proactive business people and pols who might make some effort at trying to keep airlines interested in Albuquerque? The Mayor and Governor are out to a long lunch and the chamber of commerce is a joke. They are to busy being mascots for the right wing Journal editor.
They discreetly wait a week or two before doing the story on their own with never mentioning the lowly bloggers who pointed them to a decent story. The latest example is their above the fold story today on pending partial desertion of Albuquerque by Southwest Airlines due to a change in the federal law. I blogged about this on October 29th.
The story on the airline was thorough and good. What caught my eye was the shoulder shrugs of the city and state officials who should be coming up with a plan. They seem to be willing to be bystanders as the airport continues to lose service. Where are the proactive business people and pols who might make some effort at trying to keep airlines interested in Albuquerque? The Mayor and Governor are out to a long lunch and the chamber of commerce is a joke. They are to busy being mascots for the right wing Journal editor.
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You are so right about the do nothing mayor and pols. Albuquerque, after getting a boost from a TV show about drugs, will now wither on the vine because of the lack of vision and action by our political and economic "leaders".
Leslie usually writes a "column" after the Duke City Fix website has something on its webpage
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