ForHilliardKids, the group opposed to the levy, was willing to provide information to ThisWeek Hilliard regarding its activities against the levy.
However, the Editor of the paper decided that unless we provided various pieces of information that were irrelevant, such as an exact number of people in our PAC, they wouldn't talk to us.
They wanted to make sure that it wasn't "just three guys".
So, according to the law, if there's 2 or more people opposed to a ballot issue, they have to register as a PAC to advocate for or against a ballot issue. But that is apparently not good enough for ThisWeek Hilliard.
It seems that ThisWeek Hilliard is in bed with the school district and the pro levy campaign.
That's a shame. It appears that we're now down to just one local newspaper that is willing to present a balanced account of local politics.
For a comparison, please read the stories in the Hilliard Northwest News, and ThisWeek Hilliard.
Whether you support the levy or not, you should be appalled by the stance taken by ThisWeek Hilliard, and we call upon the pro-levy campaign and it's co-chair, Bobbi Mueller, to publicly rebuke their action.
I have written several letters to the editor of This Week that were not published, and not due to lack of space as there were no letters in the next few issues. Seems political to me. Were you looking to get an article printed, or just a letter?
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