Saturday Night Live got it right this weekend when, during the Weekend Update segment, we were introduced to Anthony Crispino, a Second-Hand News Correspondent.
It reminded me of the local rumor mill... “Hey, did you hear? So-and-so said such-and-such...”
One thing I always enjoyed about attending regular meetings of political subdivisions is that you see and hear the real story.
I recently discussed the school bond issue with someone who told me all about how additional fees and costs incurred and the school district wasted a lot of money while putting the plans together.
I was at all those meetings when finances were discussed and disclosed and knew the extra fees and charges were non-existent. I told him exactly what I had witnessed and verified with the financial disclosure statements.
That wasn’t good enough for my friend, however, because he had “heard” from several other people that the money was wasted.
I doubt any of the people who he “heard” it from attended all the meetings and asked as many questions as I did, but if you hear something enough, I guess it becomes true.
That’s what I heard, anyway.
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Tamara Nelsen
Welcome to Nelsen For Council. This site is intended to be where the voters of Sidney can learn more about me as a candidate and my views on the issues. As a former editor of The Sun-Telegraph, and most recently a reporter for sidneystagecoach.com, I am the ideal candidate for council because of my knowledge of the community. For the past several years, I have reported on school board and county commissioner meetings, attending meetings of several political subdivisions such as the Sidney Historic Preservation board, the Sidney Historical Association, the fair board and city council. If I wasn’t covering an event, I was likely editing someone else’s report on it. That goes for community events in general. People will most likely recognize me as the lady with the camera, as I have had the privilege of being inside the ropes, front and center, for just about every major news event in Sidney recently. I have interviewed everyone from senators to a local woman who grew a batch of strange looking carrots.
Please feel free to contact me with your questions or comments by e-mailing tamaranelsen@gmail.com.
