This Is our Village

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

From the Desk Of Peter Amato, Candidate for President of UCO

About Our Newspaper

the U.C.O. Reporter

Did you know that our newspaper the U.C.O.
Reporter is heavily restricted (Censored) in what it’s allowed to print??
Hundreds of people here in Century Village know about 1st Priority and the aggravation and heartache they were, and still are, causing the people of Century Village.
Our Newspaper the U.C.O. Reporter is not allowed to print this information.
                        Why??

Our newspaper is controlled by U.C.O., which is Century Village’s government.
They hold the big stick, and are not allowing our newspaper to print all the facts.
One of the functions of a newspaper is to be the
watchdog for the people, keeping an eye on government.
When government controls the press, freedom is lost.
     If I, Peter Amato, Am Elected

            President Of U.C.O.

I will do my best to encourage this newspaper
to bring in reporters, including an investigative team,
so that all the news within our village is reported
to the PEOPLE.
More independent columns should be added,
and no controls should be placed on their opinions,
even if they knock U.C.O. or myself.
Then I would ask the delegates,
“How do we separate this newspaper from the dominance of U.C.O.???”
This Newspaper made a profit of $40,000 last year,
which was turned over to U.C.O.

Suggestion For Separating The U.C.O. Reporter (Our Newspaper) From U.C.O., Century Village’s Governing Body.

          1. Allow the newspaper to keep its profits.
2. Create a five-person board of directors that are
elected for a two-year term.

This board of directors would be totally autonomous from U.C.O. but have the right to look into any and all U.C.O. business and have the right to publish their findings. Un-Censored

3. No one may hold two elected offices simultaneously.
Freedom of the press is one of the things that make America great.
Have the people running U.C.O. forgotten
              They are supposed to be working for the people.

2 comments:

  1. Hi All,
    In this case I happen to agree with my worthy opponent.

    I have always considered the Reporter a UCO House organ. This is no fault of the Reporter staff.

    If elected, I assure you all that the UCO Reporter will become an editorially independent Newspaper.

    Dave Israel

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  2. As far back as the old Blog&Chat,
    the newspaper issue was discussed,
    by yours truly and others..I don't
    recall Peter Amato participating in
    that discussion, or for that matter
    any other Village issues....
    He did however contribute to UCO
    coffers, by advertising his product,in the reporter, knowing
    full well these bldg.,could not support the required electricity,
    being 40 yrs. old..

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