TRIBUNE CHEERS AND JEERS: Feb. 3, 2010

CHEERS

... to Tribune columnist Matt Nash’s recent piece on the need for quality candidates to help lead Floyd County and New Albany. I hope that politics as usual will not deter ethical, intelligent, and passionate residents from standing up to offer their skills for the greater good and our future.

— Tribune publisher Steve Kozarovich



... to New Albany’s own Roni Montgomery (formerly Newlin) for her recent edition of Floyd County Current magazine. Roni took over as section editor of this glossy magazine and pulled together a great mix of people, places and cuisine to love from Floyd County. The latest edition was just distributed to its subscribers and a limited number are placed at area businesses. If you see one check it out and share your thoughts for future issues with Roni at Roni.Montgomery@floydcountycurrent.com. If you can’t find a hard copy, they have probably been snapped up. You’ll either have to subscribe (contact 812-206-2192) or see some of it online at www.floydcounty

current.com.

— Tribune publisher Steve Kozarovich



... to local writer Terry Stawar for his new column in Floyd County Current magazine called “Current Events.” While I love the whole magazine dearly Terry stepped up to the challenge we set for him to develop a regular piece to end each edition with a bang. He came up with a piece both humorous and educational If you answer all the questions correctly, you could win a gift certificate to Sam’s. Here’s a sample:

QUESTION: According to FBI crime statistics from 2000 to 2006 for Floyd County ...

a. 34 people were arrested for stealing pumpkins from Hubers.

b. There were over 1,000 violations of liquor laws.

c. 11 tickets for seat belt violations were issued to amish buggy drivers.

d. More people were arrested for cockfighting than drug dealing.

The quiz is also online at: newsand

tribune.com/floydcurrent

— Tribune publisher Steve Kozarovich



... to the Apple’s new product, the iPad. The name alone has brought about much humor and the product has already shown that its hype alone makes it the front-runner in the new market of tablet computers.

— Tribune Web master and copy editor Kyle Volenik



... to the proposed New Albany sewer rate increase. Yes, I understand this will be insanely unpopular, but a city can only put off utility increases for so long before the rate has to go up. And sometimes it has to go way up. If you don’t want sewage or other junk in your water, the sewer companies need to fix their issues, and those issues can only be fixed with money. Consider it an investment to your city as opposed to a personal attack on your bank account.

— Tribune Web master and copy editor Kyle Volenik



... to Indiana House Bill 1075, which would allow judges to impose fines on government workers who knowingly and intentionally violate the state’s public access laws. You may have thought this would be a given for any civilized society but a public official can currently withhold public information for no reason and face only a verbal slap on the wrist and little consequence. Let’s hope this bill makes it to law to promote transparency.

— Tribune publisher Steve Kozarovich



JEERS

... to the “Too Much Information” being spread on Facebook and Twitter. I don’t care that you are pregnant and I don’t care that “this feels like the end” to you for the third time this week. Sometimes everyone needs to learn that you wouldn’t stand in the middle of the Mall lifting your shirt up showing off your baby-bump. So don’t do it online either.

— Tribune Web master and copy editor Kyle Volenik



Do you have someone or something to cheer or jeer? Submissions should be sent to Publisher Steve Kozarovich at steve.kozarovich@newsandtribune.com or by mail at 303 Scribner Drive, New Albany, IN 47150.