***** UPDATED thru 11/10/2010 *****
Published by Dick Schaefer, Award-winning, Unpaid, Part-time Contributing Writer; Amateur Investigative Reporter; and Aspiring Photo-Journalist
Date: 10/21/2010
Post: 935
Is this newspaper advertisement (see photo below) by the Gasconade County Sheriff's Department appropriate? Does this ad represent a "necessary and effective expenditure of public funds" by the Sheriff's Department? Give me your comments. I will return on Monday,10/25 with my own critical analysis and opinion in PART 2 of 2: "Necessary and effective expenditures of public funds" do not include political ads by public office holders!
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| Newspaper Ad by Randy Esphorst, Gasconade Courty Sheriff Appearing on Page 17A of the Wednesday, 10/20/2010 edition of The Hermann Advertiser-Courier, the Sheriff's display ad was one (1) of twenty-one (21) total affinity ads "endorsing" the "Halloween Coloring Contest" for children ages 12 and under. Photo taken 10/21/2010 by Dick Schaefer (Hermann Hearsay). Copyright protected. All rights reserved. |
Do the other county officials run public relations affinity ads? Collector? Clerk? Commissioners? Assessor? Just the Sheriff?
ReplyDeleteJohnny Fever
Yep, I've seen these ads for a long, long time! I've wondered who was paying for them! Don't think public officials should use public funds for PR purposes! I think the County Commissioners and the State Auditors told the Sheriff he shouldn't be doing this ..... but he continues to do it anyway!
ReplyDeleteBarry
If the sheriff thinks this ad is an effective means to gain support, well it has the opposite effect for me!
ReplyDeleteDid we miss part 2??????????
ReplyDeleteA. Nonymous,
ReplyDeleteNo you haven't missed it. I am delinquent in completing my investigation ..... and I have had a death in the family which has required my attention to that.
I expect to post PART 2 on Thursday or Friday of this week.
Thanks for your interest and thanks for inquiring!
Dick Schaefer
Very sorry for your loss.
ReplyDeleteFeel real bad for even asking about part 2!!!