Your faithful Muckraker is in D! Magazine!
Hello everybody. Its been a wonderful Christmas, hasn't it? Well, it was for me anyway. My lovely Alison gave me a fancy digital recorder (so expect to see podcasts on this blog soon) and a nice new watch, among other things. My generous family fattened my checking account, which is always nice. I got to drink cider and have an intellectually stimulating conversation with an American Lit. PhD holder who graduated from S.M.U. and went on to teach English as a professor ...
Oh, and I'm in the January issue of the prestigious D! Magazine. Here's the article. Here's an excerpt ...
The small write-up is a resounding success for me, as I have been the driving force behind this investigation into our appraisal district. My editor, Bob Weir, started the ball rolling with the first two articles, then passed it off to me. Seventeen reports later, we're coming to a close, and I'm sporting a new official title: "Investigative Reporter." So, good things all around, no?
D! Magazine previously mentioned me, by name, on their FrontBurner blog in an addition titled "Shenanigans at the Denton Appraisal District." Wick Allison, the publisher, personally posted the story. My favorite part goes a little something like this ...
I think I'll pick up a subscription to D!. You should too. And while you are at it, pick up a subscription to The News Connection. Its juicy.
Oh, and I'm in the January issue of the prestigious D! Magazine. Here's the article. Here's an excerpt ...
THUMBS DOWN: At press time, the Morning News has written zilch about the scam at the Denton Central Appraisal District. Thanks to a Denton County weekly, the News Connection, and its 15-part series, the public now knows of, among other things, the zero-dollar land value of a county official’s home; a Lewisville city councilman’s conflict of interest; and certified appraisal records that were altered after the Connection began its investigation, a practice that’s illegal.
The small write-up is a resounding success for me, as I have been the driving force behind this investigation into our appraisal district. My editor, Bob Weir, started the ball rolling with the first two articles, then passed it off to me. Seventeen reports later, we're coming to a close, and I'm sporting a new official title: "Investigative Reporter." So, good things all around, no?
D! Magazine previously mentioned me, by name, on their FrontBurner blog in an addition titled "Shenanigans at the Denton Appraisal District." Wick Allison, the publisher, personally posted the story. My favorite part goes a little something like this ...
"A little community newspaper called The News Connection up in Highland Village has uncovered what seems to be a pattern of favoritism and possible corruption in the Denton Central Appraisal District, which apparently is run like an old boys' club for aspiring Republican politicos. The latest revelation by reporter Stephen Webster is juicy."
I think I'll pick up a subscription to D!. You should too. And while you are at it, pick up a subscription to The News Connection. Its juicy.
