Community Newsletter Rebuts Republican Criticism
By law the newsletter may not publish opinion pieces.
On Friday, May 3rd the Nottingham Republican Committee published a criticism of editorial decisions made by the Nottingham Community Newsletter to censor the article the committee had provided. This criticism was covered by the Nottingham Blog.
Kathy Cinfo, one of the newsletter’s editors, rebuts the Republican Committee’s claims.
“...the newsletter is an informational public service to the townspeople to alert them to information, activities, etc. According to the 1999 Warrant Article … that we are compliant with, no opinions are to be included.”
The article the Republican Committee submitted contained opinions, such as:
“The elitist in town obviously would not have problems with increased living costs and have no clue about how struggling residents live.”
“A couple of town elected officials are seen driving luxurious expensive cars. Of course they have that right. The question is should these people be making tax decisions that could force someone to extend the life of their 5-10 year old vehicle or delaying the purchase of other expensive items for their households because they can't afford ever increasing property taxes along with exorbitant prices and interest rates?”
“"Bidenomics" is an economic disaster.”
I would like to take a moment to thank the many volunteers who have worked hard over the years to ensure the success of the Newsletter. Jane and I have always been grateful to receive this in our mailbox every other month and we will miss it. Thanks to all of you.
Bill Garnett
It sounds like Kathy Cinfo can read and understand the warrant article. I support her decision.