The dog is a tracking dog from Auburn Police. The Lewiston K-9's were not available, so Auburn came over to help track the suspect that was still at large. The officers were a mix of the Auburn handler and LPD. On a side note, I was very impressed in how fast APD arrived on scene and was out tracking the suspect. I think the police and fire departments work together very well in assisting each other.
It is four lanes of traffic to cross with no crosswalks and vehicles traveling twice the speedlimit. It is one of the busiest roads in town. It's a no win situation for pedestrians trying to cross Sabattus Street in that area. Kudos to her thoughtfulness to take the chance walking across the street so her mom can take a right out of the parking lot and not having her mom drop her off on the other side of the street where her son lives and then have to take a chance of getting broadsided pulling out of a side street to get back to her home. I used to live on one of those side streets and know how bad it is. Please have some compassion and not make light of it.
I talked to one officer from Mexico who attended because he was curious to hear what was said, not assigned to look for trouble. Like most everyone in attendance, he had a vested interest in decisions being made.
In my opinion. school systems are panicking everywhere. They do not receive enough money to pay the bills. Money is everything, and schools and towns struggle with how to save money. Numbers and statistics are compiled and compared. Options need to be discussed and presented.
I believe taxes will continue to rise as it is the only guaranteed revenue to pay the bills. State and feds are cutting and in the end, it is left in the hands of the boards to decide what can be done. You have to pay the bills, and cuts and major changes, some belt buckling for sure and hurt must be made. A necessary evil.
At issue to me from what I heard in the meeting last night was that the Cougar community was not prepared, or ready to make such a drastic change, so quickly, without enough time for everyone to digest the implications and make a rational decision. The good doctor said "you can blame me, it's my job." And it is he and the board that must make some difficult decisions in the future. It is a well represented group of individuals with diverse perspectives from what I heard and saw last night. In the end it may not be popular and create animosity and bad feelings for many.
Major changes are needed, the elected officials must make tough decisions. I was astounded by the turnout and it showed me a galvanized community. Cougar pride at it's best.
Are you also against kids that play sports and don't get home until late on school nights? My son is in JROTC and Army Cadets at his school and often does not return from drill until late on school nights. It is a requirement for athletes and cadets to have good grades in order to participate. With proper guidance from his parents, this youngster might just be successful in school and also be able to pursue his dreams. It's all about guidance and support. What's the alternative. Stay home, watch TV, play video games, facebook and troll the comment section on websites to pick apart everyone and everything, blaming the government? I say, pursue your dreams while getting a good education. Who knows, these kids that stay out late on school nights pursuing their dreams just may make something of themselves and become productive, tax paying citizens, not couch potatoes living off the state.
Thank you Heather for your comment. I was going to say just that. Geez. Give the parents a break. Would Dan rather the kid sit in his basement playing video games, hanging out at the mall, etc. His parents and friends were all gathered around a table prior to the open mic night having dinner at a restaurant, and then they were treated to watching their son/friend perform and watch other local talent. There are not too many places that are not bar like places where up and coming talent can perform. Again, kudos to the parents for driving all the way from Scarborough to give their son some experience performing. If he has a passion for this, let him perform. Mentoring and nurturing with close supervision is needed, and after talking to his relatives, I am sure he will get it.
Frank said exactly what I was thinking when I first heard about this plan. Not only is is difficult to see at that intersection, but some cars are going so fast, they appear at the last second, creating the exact situation he describes that caused him to rear end somebody. I'm glad something is finally being done. I just hope it is done quickly and economically. I am impressed with Mr. Mills changing the "good ole boy" environment that has been in place for far too long, and he even listened to a local guy who is familiar with the situation. And then actually came to check it out himself. Building across the road would create more problems than solve. Refreshing.
I was once upset tolls were collected long after they were supposed to be phased out, but now realize how expensive it is to maintain the roads, and I like being able to drive on a safe, well maintained stretch of road. In good weather or when I have a few extra minutes, I take the back roads, avoiding the tolls and getting a sense of community as I drive through the small towns, so there is a choice for those who don't want to pay the tolls. But most of the time when traveling, I take the turnpike. I just wish residents from LA didn't have to pay more than everyone else. Guess it's just the price we have to pay to live in Shangri-LA :}
Food for thought: What about building a rest stop or some type of visitor center at the park and ride with a bathroom facility that might help promote area businesses and give people who usually fly past L/A a reason to come check us out.
Thank you Mike for the compliment on the video. I remember touring the mill when I was still a child and in awe of the vast building. The sounds, smells and sheer magnitude of what went on inside awed me. The historical significance was lost on me at that time, but am glad I was privy to it now. As a fledgling photojournalist some 30 years ago, I documented the waning years of production and later the selling off the vast majority of machinery. (I wish we still had those negatives).
I have lived here all my life and am sad when we tear historic buildings down...like that little church next to CMMC where the parking lot is. However, in this case, I don't see any alternative to tearing down Bates Mill #5.
Kudos for Tom Platz for stepping in and investing millions into the redevelopment of some of the other old mills, although I am not sure about the section 8 housing in the other part of Bates Mill, but that is another story for another time.
Those who think that if somebody sinks millions of dollars into #5 will be able to make a go of it, you only have to listen to the facts quoted by Mr. Nadeau saying that the best spaces locally fetch about $17 per square foot where they are getting over $100 in the big cities who have sunk money into redeveloping their old mills. You can do the math and figure out it won't work for us.
With much reluctance, I say "tear it down." However, I would love to see a plan, like the one that was in place until an eleventh hour reversal a few years back, for saving a small section that houses the power generator and some floor space to house some of the machinery and artifacts that are part of our heritage. Not to power it back up again for production, but preserve it as an attraction and a showpiece for our community to show off. Years from now it could be part of a historic walk that people from all over will come to visit Museum LA along the river and walk along the riverfront and follow the canals to this wonderful piece of our history.
God bless Rachel and all the other community members who champion the cause to preserve our heritage.
Sandra, I tried to increase the audio on the part where he talked about discrimination so viewers would understand he was not talking about the police officer, but was commenting on the person who drove past when they were unloading the furniture and began spouting profanity and racial slurs at him. It's obvious I did not make that clear enough.
I received an email from "a fan" who said she usually likes my photos and video's, but did not think I should have posted this video as it hurts the image of our new immigrants. Here is how I responded.
I really appreciate your feedback and hope you can understand our
reasoning behind publishing this video.
First, in the past two days I have uploaded three video's. One was a
spot news fire on Orange Street that was obviously a news item.
However, the police trying to corral 5 pigs the day before had no real
"news" value, except it was a slice of life and a cute scene.
Yesterday afternoon one of the editors received a call that a big truck
was parked on Chestnut Street and people were "stealing" stuff out of
it. He came over and asked me to walk down and check it out. I did and
found the truck gone and the scene where all the furniture was in the
street and sidewalk. I talked to a woman loading up her car with some
of it and she explained that it was a shipment of merchandise that had
been delivered for a store nearby. I took a photo to show my editor and
then walked over to Simonees to get a hot dog. When I was coming out,
Corporal Roberts pulled up and put on his lights and I began filming.
When I got back to the office, we had a lengthy discussion with several
top editors and photographers. Some thought it should be published and
some thought not. After much discourse, we decided it was a slice of
life that may not have significant news value, but was an event, like
dozens of others we often publish. We felt it was fair and balanced,
highlighting several differing "opinions" from three different people.
Our reasoning behind publishing it, like so many stories we highlight,
good and bad, was that it showed the different opinions of the people
involved. The police were doing their job, and the reaction of the new
immigrant store owners and the different comments of one of the people
helping move the furniture highlighted the misunderstanding and
confusion that is one of the reasons there is tension and cultural bias.
I personally felt that this highlighted the struggle of this hard
working business owner that is trying to make a honest living and become
a good citizen. I had a long conversation with him after, and told him
that he is going through the same thing that the Franco's did several
generations ago when they immigrated here. I did not say it to him, but
I'll bet it was a franco that was the one who stopped and said some
nasty things to him. I feel that it is history repeating, only the
names and faces are different.
After the editors watched the video, the majority felt that it really
highlighted the fact that the new immigrants do not always understand
the laws of this country, and the police are doing their job to make
sure they abide. I had twenty minutes of video, but edited it down to a
couple, but made sure to keep the part that showed how sad it is that
the store owner was harassed, highlighting how he is a real person with
feelings. He is just trying to make a living and "doing the best I can"
We all felt that it was pretty fair and balanced. It showed the
struggles of both police and shop owners on Lisbon Street where parking
and delivery of merchandise is a problem. If nothing else, it gave
people in our community who may never meet one of these new members of
our community who know nothing except many of the urban myths they hear
and have formed an negative opinion. Here was a tax paying, hard
working immigrant trying to be a productive member of our community,
working, not somebody draining our services like many of our longtime
citizens believe.
During the course of the day, we come across a variety of stories that
often are not really "newsworthy", but are an interesting slice of life
that highlights our community. Some are more "important" than others,
but they are all pieces of this community that we highlight. From kids
swinging and sledding to accident and murder scenes. What some of our
readers/viewers feel is inappropriate and should not be covered, others
applaud. We can not cover all the news and often miss important things.
We often publish innocuous items and slices of life that many think
should not be published. However, we try to give our readers/viewers a
variety of subject matter that highlights the good, bad, and beautiful
nature of the communities we cover.
In my original caption I said how the older dog was role modeling for the puppy by standing still when a bus went past. It was a quote from the owner. The caption was cut down to fit I suppose, so the context was lost. I see what you mean. Kinda silly with no explanation. Thanks for pointing it out. Russ
Pattie Reaves is one of the first on the field each morning and comes back again for the evening launches. She did a great job bringing the live feed for those who could not make it, or wanted to see if they should come down. No other media outlet comes close to our coverage, and I am proud to be part of it. We have a great photo staff here at the Sun Journal and I am lucky to be a part of it. Thanks for taking the time to make note of it Mike! Russ Dillingham
I spoke to one of our local game wardens and he advises me that there are no laws against feeding wild birds. After all, technically you would be subject to fines if you hung a bird feeder outside your window. So, while they strongly recommend not feeding wild birds like this, there are no laws preventing it. However, by feeding wild birds, some that would normally migrate south during winter months, many are tempted to hang around instead of flying south to a warmer climate. Some will die because of the cold weather. It is not advisable to feed them bread or other food prepared for humans. Their digestive system is not used to the chemicals in our food. That is why most public areas near ponds, lakes and streams have signs advising not to feed wildlife. And yes, the droppings from a flock of some of these larger species can make a real mess.
Hi Lorrie
I took these photos earlier in the week and attached a number of them to the story. When we have the time, photographers like to give the page designers a variety of sizes, shapes detail photos and such to give them not only a choice of size and shape, but depending if a photo runs large or small, the way it was shot makes a difference.
As far as the sports photos go. Most sporting events we cover will have a photo gallery attached to the story in addition to the photo or photos that are published in the newspaper. There will be a click here for more photos link under the photos online.
Unless a game starts late and the photographer is long past their shift or we have several other assignments that we have covered that day, we have all been trying to create a photo gallery with numerous photos from each game we cover. While we can not cover every game and attach multiple photos from all of them, we do one of the best jobs covering sports in the state. Check out the websites from all the other newspapers in the state and you will see that on a weekly basis, we publish more online photos then the others. I hope this helps explain your frustrations.
Russ Dillingam
Sun Journal Chief Photographer
We had some technical issues last night that will hopefully be soon resolved and you will be able to see more photos from the meet. Thank you for your patience.
Russ
The photo was actually taken on Pagoma Lane in Lewiston. It is from the back porch of a friend's home and this view can not be seen from the road. We did not publish the exact location as we did not want people driving up and down the road being frustrated that they could not get that view and possible trespassing on private property to take the same photo. It is a dead end street. In the past, I have seen this happen and did not want it repeated. I apologize if it is misleading, but we wanted to give a general location but not be too specific. I discussed this with our editors and the photo was just too good to not run if we could not give the exact location, so we generalized. I agonized over the decision as I figured people might cruise up and down Randall Road looking for the spot. I weighed the decision and agreed with the editors on publishing the "Randall Road area" description. I figured we would frustrate some readers, but preserve the peace and tranquility of those living on Pagoma Lane. Perhaps we should have simply stated that the view was from the back yard of a private residence and could not be seen from the road. I would love to hear other opinions on our decision.
Russ Dillingham
To those of you who criticize the cops for doing their jobs. You were not there and potentially run over. Plus, I'll bet you'd be the first to jump all over them if they did try to taze her instead of shooting........the reality of hitting somebody with a tazer in that situation is pretty slim....but if they did let her go and she hit and killed somebody else....like a relative of yours. How would you feel then. You would be jumping up and down calling for their heads for not taking action. I get a kick out of reading some of the comments that many of you "perfect world" people write. Get a grip and be happy that there are people who are willing to do the job of a cop. For the most part, it is a thankless job. I think I speak for the majority of people who are proud of the work they do.
Please note that I tried to swap out videos prior to publishing, but had some technical difficulties....therefore Casablanca and Glade(s) are incorrect in the opening slide of the video. I will fix it as soon as possible.
Russ Dillingham
Recent Comments
2 cops and big dog
The dog is a tracking dog from Auburn Police. The Lewiston K-9's were not available, so Auburn came over to help track the suspect that was still at large. The officers were a mix of the Auburn handler and LPD. On a side note, I was very impressed in how fast APD arrived on scene and was out tracking the suspect. I think the police and fire departments work together very well in assisting each other.
Great comment and thanks for
Great comment and thanks for the information Frank!
It is four lanes of traffic
It is four lanes of traffic to cross with no crosswalks and vehicles traveling twice the speedlimit. It is one of the busiest roads in town. It's a no win situation for pedestrians trying to cross Sabattus Street in that area. Kudos to her thoughtfulness to take the chance walking across the street so her mom can take a right out of the parking lot and not having her mom drop her off on the other side of the street where her son lives and then have to take a chance of getting broadsided pulling out of a side street to get back to her home. I used to live on one of those side streets and know how bad it is. Please have some compassion and not make light of it.
Police
I talked to one officer from Mexico who attended because he was curious to hear what was said, not assigned to look for trouble. Like most everyone in attendance, he had a vested interest in decisions being made.
In my opinion. school systems are panicking everywhere. They do not receive enough money to pay the bills. Money is everything, and schools and towns struggle with how to save money. Numbers and statistics are compiled and compared. Options need to be discussed and presented.
I believe taxes will continue to rise as it is the only guaranteed revenue to pay the bills. State and feds are cutting and in the end, it is left in the hands of the boards to decide what can be done. You have to pay the bills, and cuts and major changes, some belt buckling for sure and hurt must be made. A necessary evil.
At issue to me from what I heard in the meeting last night was that the Cougar community was not prepared, or ready to make such a drastic change, so quickly, without enough time for everyone to digest the implications and make a rational decision. The good doctor said "you can blame me, it's my job." And it is he and the board that must make some difficult decisions in the future. It is a well represented group of individuals with diverse perspectives from what I heard and saw last night. In the end it may not be popular and create animosity and bad feelings for many.
Major changes are needed, the elected officials must make tough decisions. I was astounded by the turnout and it showed me a galvanized community. Cougar pride at it's best.
response
Are you also against kids that play sports and don't get home until late on school nights? My son is in JROTC and Army Cadets at his school and often does not return from drill until late on school nights. It is a requirement for athletes and cadets to have good grades in order to participate. With proper guidance from his parents, this youngster might just be successful in school and also be able to pursue his dreams. It's all about guidance and support. What's the alternative. Stay home, watch TV, play video games, facebook and troll the comment section on websites to pick apart everyone and everything, blaming the government? I say, pursue your dreams while getting a good education. Who knows, these kids that stay out late on school nights pursuing their dreams just may make something of themselves and become productive, tax paying citizens, not couch potatoes living off the state.
Bad to the bone
Thank you Heather for your comment. I was going to say just that. Geez. Give the parents a break. Would Dan rather the kid sit in his basement playing video games, hanging out at the mall, etc. His parents and friends were all gathered around a table prior to the open mic night having dinner at a restaurant, and then they were treated to watching their son/friend perform and watch other local talent. There are not too many places that are not bar like places where up and coming talent can perform. Again, kudos to the parents for driving all the way from Scarborough to give their son some experience performing. If he has a passion for this, let him perform. Mentoring and nurturing with close supervision is needed, and after talking to his relatives, I am sure he will get it.
Frank said exactly what I was
Frank said exactly what I was thinking when I first heard about this plan. Not only is is difficult to see at that intersection, but some cars are going so fast, they appear at the last second, creating the exact situation he describes that caused him to rear end somebody. I'm glad something is finally being done. I just hope it is done quickly and economically. I am impressed with Mr. Mills changing the "good ole boy" environment that has been in place for far too long, and he even listened to a local guy who is familiar with the situation. And then actually came to check it out himself. Building across the road would create more problems than solve. Refreshing.
I was once upset tolls were collected long after they were supposed to be phased out, but now realize how expensive it is to maintain the roads, and I like being able to drive on a safe, well maintained stretch of road. In good weather or when I have a few extra minutes, I take the back roads, avoiding the tolls and getting a sense of community as I drive through the small towns, so there is a choice for those who don't want to pay the tolls. But most of the time when traveling, I take the turnpike. I just wish residents from LA didn't have to pay more than everyone else. Guess it's just the price we have to pay to live in Shangri-LA :}
Food for thought: What about building a rest stop or some type of visitor center at the park and ride with a bathroom facility that might help promote area businesses and give people who usually fly past L/A a reason to come check us out.
Thank you Mike for the
Thank you Mike for the compliment on the video. I remember touring the mill when I was still a child and in awe of the vast building. The sounds, smells and sheer magnitude of what went on inside awed me. The historical significance was lost on me at that time, but am glad I was privy to it now. As a fledgling photojournalist some 30 years ago, I documented the waning years of production and later the selling off the vast majority of machinery. (I wish we still had those negatives).
I have lived here all my life and am sad when we tear historic buildings down...like that little church next to CMMC where the parking lot is. However, in this case, I don't see any alternative to tearing down Bates Mill #5.
Kudos for Tom Platz for stepping in and investing millions into the redevelopment of some of the other old mills, although I am not sure about the section 8 housing in the other part of Bates Mill, but that is another story for another time.
Those who think that if somebody sinks millions of dollars into #5 will be able to make a go of it, you only have to listen to the facts quoted by Mr. Nadeau saying that the best spaces locally fetch about $17 per square foot where they are getting over $100 in the big cities who have sunk money into redeveloping their old mills. You can do the math and figure out it won't work for us.
With much reluctance, I say "tear it down." However, I would love to see a plan, like the one that was in place until an eleventh hour reversal a few years back, for saving a small section that houses the power generator and some floor space to house some of the machinery and artifacts that are part of our heritage. Not to power it back up again for production, but preserve it as an attraction and a showpiece for our community to show off. Years from now it could be part of a historic walk that people from all over will come to visit Museum LA along the river and walk along the riverfront and follow the canals to this wonderful piece of our history.
God bless Rachel and all the other community members who champion the cause to preserve our heritage.
Sandra, I tried to increase
Sandra, I tried to increase the audio on the part where he talked about discrimination so viewers would understand he was not talking about the police officer, but was commenting on the person who drove past when they were unloading the furniture and began spouting profanity and racial slurs at him. It's obvious I did not make that clear enough.
Response
I received an email from "a fan" who said she usually likes my photos and video's, but did not think I should have posted this video as it hurts the image of our new immigrants. Here is how I responded.
I really appreciate your feedback and hope you can understand our
reasoning behind publishing this video.
First, in the past two days I have uploaded three video's. One was a
spot news fire on Orange Street that was obviously a news item.
However, the police trying to corral 5 pigs the day before had no real
"news" value, except it was a slice of life and a cute scene.
Yesterday afternoon one of the editors received a call that a big truck
was parked on Chestnut Street and people were "stealing" stuff out of
it. He came over and asked me to walk down and check it out. I did and
found the truck gone and the scene where all the furniture was in the
street and sidewalk. I talked to a woman loading up her car with some
of it and she explained that it was a shipment of merchandise that had
been delivered for a store nearby. I took a photo to show my editor and
then walked over to Simonees to get a hot dog. When I was coming out,
Corporal Roberts pulled up and put on his lights and I began filming.
When I got back to the office, we had a lengthy discussion with several
top editors and photographers. Some thought it should be published and
some thought not. After much discourse, we decided it was a slice of
life that may not have significant news value, but was an event, like
dozens of others we often publish. We felt it was fair and balanced,
highlighting several differing "opinions" from three different people.
Our reasoning behind publishing it, like so many stories we highlight,
good and bad, was that it showed the different opinions of the people
involved. The police were doing their job, and the reaction of the new
immigrant store owners and the different comments of one of the people
helping move the furniture highlighted the misunderstanding and
confusion that is one of the reasons there is tension and cultural bias.
I personally felt that this highlighted the struggle of this hard
working business owner that is trying to make a honest living and become
a good citizen. I had a long conversation with him after, and told him
that he is going through the same thing that the Franco's did several
generations ago when they immigrated here. I did not say it to him, but
I'll bet it was a franco that was the one who stopped and said some
nasty things to him. I feel that it is history repeating, only the
names and faces are different.
After the editors watched the video, the majority felt that it really
highlighted the fact that the new immigrants do not always understand
the laws of this country, and the police are doing their job to make
sure they abide. I had twenty minutes of video, but edited it down to a
couple, but made sure to keep the part that showed how sad it is that
the store owner was harassed, highlighting how he is a real person with
feelings. He is just trying to make a living and "doing the best I can"
We all felt that it was pretty fair and balanced. It showed the
struggles of both police and shop owners on Lisbon Street where parking
and delivery of merchandise is a problem. If nothing else, it gave
people in our community who may never meet one of these new members of
our community who know nothing except many of the urban myths they hear
and have formed an negative opinion. Here was a tax paying, hard
working immigrant trying to be a productive member of our community,
working, not somebody draining our services like many of our longtime
citizens believe.
During the course of the day, we come across a variety of stories that
often are not really "newsworthy", but are an interesting slice of life
that highlights our community. Some are more "important" than others,
but they are all pieces of this community that we highlight. From kids
swinging and sledding to accident and murder scenes. What some of our
readers/viewers feel is inappropriate and should not be covered, others
applaud. We can not cover all the news and often miss important things.
We often publish innocuous items and slices of life that many think
should not be published. However, we try to give our readers/viewers a
variety of subject matter that highlights the good, bad, and beautiful
nature of the communities we cover.
Role modeling
In my original caption I said how the older dog was role modeling for the puppy by standing still when a bus went past. It was a quote from the owner. The caption was cut down to fit I suppose, so the context was lost. I see what you mean. Kinda silly with no explanation. Thanks for pointing it out. Russ
Balloon photos and videos
Pattie Reaves is one of the first on the field each morning and comes back again for the evening launches. She did a great job bringing the live feed for those who could not make it, or wanted to see if they should come down. No other media outlet comes close to our coverage, and I am proud to be part of it. We have a great photo staff here at the Sun Journal and I am lucky to be a part of it. Thanks for taking the time to make note of it Mike! Russ Dillingham
Illegal feeding
I spoke to one of our local game wardens and he advises me that there are no laws against feeding wild birds. After all, technically you would be subject to fines if you hung a bird feeder outside your window. So, while they strongly recommend not feeding wild birds like this, there are no laws preventing it. However, by feeding wild birds, some that would normally migrate south during winter months, many are tempted to hang around instead of flying south to a warmer climate. Some will die because of the cold weather. It is not advisable to feed them bread or other food prepared for humans. Their digestive system is not used to the chemicals in our food. That is why most public areas near ponds, lakes and streams have signs advising not to feed wildlife. And yes, the droppings from a flock of some of these larger species can make a real mess.
Explanation
Hi Lorrie
I took these photos earlier in the week and attached a number of them to the story. When we have the time, photographers like to give the page designers a variety of sizes, shapes detail photos and such to give them not only a choice of size and shape, but depending if a photo runs large or small, the way it was shot makes a difference.
As far as the sports photos go. Most sporting events we cover will have a photo gallery attached to the story in addition to the photo or photos that are published in the newspaper. There will be a click here for more photos link under the photos online.
Unless a game starts late and the photographer is long past their shift or we have several other assignments that we have covered that day, we have all been trying to create a photo gallery with numerous photos from each game we cover. While we can not cover every game and attach multiple photos from all of them, we do one of the best jobs covering sports in the state. Check out the websites from all the other newspapers in the state and you will see that on a weekly basis, we publish more online photos then the others. I hope this helps explain your frustrations.
Russ Dillingam
Sun Journal Chief Photographer
More photos
We had some technical issues last night that will hopefully be soon resolved and you will be able to see more photos from the meet. Thank you for your patience.
Russ
Deadline
We were beyond our deadline. We were lucky to get what information we had published at that time of night/morning.
Location of photo
The photo was actually taken on Pagoma Lane in Lewiston. It is from the back porch of a friend's home and this view can not be seen from the road. We did not publish the exact location as we did not want people driving up and down the road being frustrated that they could not get that view and possible trespassing on private property to take the same photo. It is a dead end street. In the past, I have seen this happen and did not want it repeated. I apologize if it is misleading, but we wanted to give a general location but not be too specific. I discussed this with our editors and the photo was just too good to not run if we could not give the exact location, so we generalized. I agonized over the decision as I figured people might cruise up and down Randall Road looking for the spot. I weighed the decision and agreed with the editors on publishing the "Randall Road area" description. I figured we would frustrate some readers, but preserve the peace and tranquility of those living on Pagoma Lane. Perhaps we should have simply stated that the view was from the back yard of a private residence and could not be seen from the road. I would love to hear other opinions on our decision.
Russ Dillingham
OOPS
I thought I had that information in my caption. I just added it. Thanks for pointing that out. Russ Dillingham
To those of you who
To those of you who criticize the cops for doing their jobs. You were not there and potentially run over. Plus, I'll bet you'd be the first to jump all over them if they did try to taze her instead of shooting........the reality of hitting somebody with a tazer in that situation is pretty slim....but if they did let her go and she hit and killed somebody else....like a relative of yours. How would you feel then. You would be jumping up and down calling for their heads for not taking action. I get a kick out of reading some of the comments that many of you "perfect world" people write. Get a grip and be happy that there are people who are willing to do the job of a cop. For the most part, it is a thankless job. I think I speak for the majority of people who are proud of the work they do.
Please note that I tried to
Please note that I tried to swap out videos prior to publishing, but had some technical difficulties....therefore Casablanca and Glade(s) are incorrect in the opening slide of the video. I will fix it as soon as possible.
Russ Dillingham