our public service work recognized
July 3rd, 2008 at 01:45pm Jennie Pollock
editor & publisher, an industry magazine, recently interviewed assistant managing editor anna voelker and executive editor linda grist cunningham about the register star’s parole petitions.
if you’re a regular reader, you know that those convicted of murder in the 1970s were sentenced under different guidelines today, allowing them to apply for parole on a regular basis.
the register star has asked readers four times this year to have their voice heard, for or against, in the parole hearings of robert henry lower, curtis brownell, ted bacino and simon peter nelson. thousands of you fill out our forms.
you can’t read the article, published tuesday, unless you’re a subscriber. but one quote says it all here:
Cunningham says the approach is a clear public service: “It is our way of helping residents.”Â
3 Comments Add your own
1. the.dude.abides | July 3rd, 2008 at 2:34 pm
What’s the criteria for publishing a petition on your site?
2. jennie pollock | July 3rd, 2008 at 2:45 pm
to quote the story, “The petitions are also only done for serious murder convictions, involving local crimes.”
i should have mentioned that.
3. Echo4charlie | July 11th, 2008 at 12:02 pm
Under the title Public Service Work, there is a listing of petitions. Is there any forum in which we can discuss the local civil service in a forum that our city leadership can read?
That way people can share experiences good, or bad, that otherwise would be ignored or go “swept under the rug” by city leadership.
I feel that they need to be aware of public perception, and hear about emergency response from those who have had to call for help, so that they can see both where we’re doing well, and where we’re not.
Is this the correct forum to start this, or does one exist?
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