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With the Beacon-News (aka "fishwrap") deteriorating deep into bankruptcy and Aurora 3rd Ward Alderman Stephanie Kifowit's mayoral campaign going in circles, it appears mutual desperation has stuck them together.
Archive 2009-04-01 2009
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Contrary to what some believe, we have never been in competition with the Beacon-News (fishwrap).
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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UPDATE 3/14/09: We have now posted the full debate video and appreciate our friends at the Beacon-News (fishwrap) trying to emulate our video broadcasts Our interns have since been working to help them overcome their technical difficulties and limitations, so we apologize since our viewers are used to higher quality video.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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The local fishwrap (aka "Beacon-News") apparently saw our recent story about how many Aurora City Council members have been using taxpayer ward funds as their own slush funds to waste on everything from donating $29,000 to PTA's just before an election (8th Ward Alderman Rick Mervine) to giving people $50,000 of fences and landscaping (2nd Ward Alderman Juany Garza) to promoting their own ward with $14,000 in television commercials (3rd Ward Alderman Stephanie Kifowit).
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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The local fishwrap (Beacon-News) is becoming a tabloid in a few days.
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What I care about is that I dropped the local daily fishwrap (the Cleveland Plain Dealer) because I was tired of paying money to people who sneer at just about everything I believe in.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Really, Really, Really Bad Idea 2009
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Here are nine things not touched in today's fishwrap story you might not have known about Adam LaRoche: 1. He's from a baseball family.
More on Adam LaRoche, the Nationals new first baseman Adam Kilgore 2011
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One buyer interested in saving the Sun-Times flagship's fishwrap might try to convince a bankruptcy court to create two companies.
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Day after day you have people here and the fishwrap asking, begging, and demanding free services from the feds the state and the local governments.
Aurora Alderman Says Dog Park is Taxpayer Priority During Fiscal Pressure 2009
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In this case, the local newspaper became the local fishwrap due to poor journalism, poor content and poor recognition of what really matters to the community.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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