tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post1333600430883995045..comments2024-03-29T02:23:04.995-06:00Comments on twin city sidewalks: Is the Highland Villager Accountable for its Misleading Anti-Bike Lane Advertisement?Bill Lindekehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-71103086611103070952016-04-01T04:18:24.561-06:002016-04-01T04:18:24.561-06:00Wow. If you thought the ad was the "last deat...Wow. If you thought the ad was the "last death throe" akin to some obscure Japanese movie clip...it seems your op-ed response was the last gasp. At least you didn't take out an ad?Chasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07431333734342904061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-24558735921062873082016-03-31T10:38:01.324-06:002016-03-31T10:38:01.324-06:00*tenets*tenetsBill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-17897460993501703772016-03-31T10:37:33.125-06:002016-03-31T10:37:33.125-06:00I'd like to think I can appreciate and respect...I'd like to think I can appreciate and respect the Villager while also being critical of its stance and editorial choices. Newspapers all through time have had to negotiate between the tents of quality journalism and publishers with an agenda. Bill Lindekehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11373780012930618768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-85153372919340865992016-03-31T10:29:28.437-06:002016-03-31T10:29:28.437-06:00I totally thought those business were behind the a...I totally thought those business were behind the ad when I first saw it! (Although I didn't look that closely)Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848821084269314215noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-503003650708935332016-03-31T09:44:28.438-06:002016-03-31T09:44:28.438-06:00One of these is not like the other:
"the Vil...One of these is not like the other:<br /><br />"the Villager is more or less a vanity enterprise that runs at the pleasure or displeasure of its publisher."<br /><br />Bill Lindeke<br />"the best source of local streets/sidewalks news in Saint Paul is the Highland Villager"...."The Villager has actual journalists, and their stories are missing from the conversation,"<br /><br />David Brauer<br />"the Highland Villager, a high-quality, free St. Paul-based community paper."<br /><br />The Villager has been published for 60+ years and 2 generations of Mischkes have owned and published the paper for 45 years. More than four decades might give them an excellent understanding of their customer but maybe not I guess. Maybe they're just a front for the parking industryPThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15314452513207806507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17629790.post-81010510145913242882016-03-30T19:45:47.751-06:002016-03-30T19:45:47.751-06:00Having worked for a brief and unpleasant time with...Having worked for a brief and unpleasant time with the advertising dept of a community newspaper, I'm somewhat shocked that the Villager printed the ad with the businesses listed. On the rare occasions that one of our ads mentioned another business, we always checked it out. More evidence that the Villager is more or less a vanity enterprise that runs at the pleasure or displeasure of its publisher.Alexhttp://gettingaroundmpls.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com