Why is the Pantagraph Trying to Deceive You?

By: Diane Benjamin A reader sent me a screenshot of the front page of today’s paper. Headline: County Plans $150 Million Budget In smaller print below this: Property tax rate may hit 20-year low Read down and you will find out the proposed budget is $6 million higher than this year. Budget up, rates down. […]

After the November 3rd Circus Ends, the Real One Starts

By: Diane Benjamin Since everyone’s finally sick of the nonstop election commercials and lies—congratulations, you survived! Now get ready for Round Two. Next April there’s another election… the local one that almost nobody bothers showing up for. Apparently tossing out the same clowns who keep jacking up your taxes just isn’t worth the five minutes […]