This morning the Daily Herald published an article titled “2007 in retrospect” in which each reporter covering the local areas wrote their comments about stories in 2007. The open letter below is in response to this article.
To the “Movers and Shakers of Sugar Grove”:
When Leslie Hauge (an outstanding reporter) was promoted at the Daily Herald to cover Batavia, Nancy Gier (ngier@dailyherald.com) was assigned to cover Sugar Grove and Elburn. I have had concerns about her coverage of our community as there have been many facts incorrectly printed as well as information not being published in a timely fashion. Knowing that covering a new area must be a difficult task, I personally have made every effort to work with her and her editor Bob Musinski (bmusinski@dailyherald.com) by providing factual information and good quotes to be used in their stories. I have reserved my concerns publicly until now as I am absolutely outraged! How dare Nancy Gier belittle Joe Wolf’s civic contributions to this community by calling his Citizen of the Year Award a “consolation prize!” Joe has lived in and served this community for many years (long before my wife and I were even born!) and to speak of his accomplishments in this matter is absolutely insulting and disrespectful. To refer to Joe as being “ousted” from the board is simply irresponsible reporting. There weren’t residents with pitch forks calling for Joe to be removed from the board! He simply was not re-elected which is a far cry from being “ousted” from the board. Joe has served and continues to serve as an important civic leader in our community and I for one am grateful for his efforts. I sincerely hope that these comments that were published by a rouge and uninformed reporter will not waiver his commitment and volunteerism to Sugar Grove.
All of you who have received this email play a vital role in the operations, growth and preservation of our community. I hope you will all consider these comments the next time the Daily Herald calls looking for a quote.
Sincerely,
Ken Wiesner
Sugar Grove Resident
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