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On the article Phoenixville Town Watch Bringing 'National Night Out' to the Borough
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On the article Discussion: What's the Fate of Pa.’s Voter ID Law?
Tom Sunnergren
2:08 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
Joe: Whether the law is a good one or a bad one (which the above article didn't adress in any way) it can be fairly characterized as "strict" in the context of other voter ID laws in the United States, which, I think we would agree, is the appropriate context to consider the law within. 30 states have some sort of voter ID law; of those 30, PA is one of nine that requires photo identification.
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On the article Discussion: What's the Fate of Pa.’s Voter ID Law?
Tom Sunnergren
2:08 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
Joe: Whether the law is a good one or a bad one (which is not something the above article didn't adress in any way) it can be fairly characterized as "strict" in the context of other voter ID laws in the United States, which, I think we would agree, is the appropriate context to consider the law within. 30 states have some sort of voter ID law; within those 30, PA is one of nine that requires photo identification.
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On the article Police Release 'Phoenixville's Most Wanted' List
Tom Sunnergren
11:50 am on Tuesday, July 31, 2012
ReplyYou can view the pics here http://pinterest.com/themercury/wanted-by-police/
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On the article Biker Finds Hidden Garbage Dump in Mont Clare
Tom Sunnergren
12:59 pm on Thursday, July 26, 2012
ReplyJim L,
We did an update to this story and linked to it from the top of this article. The link is right after the word "Update." -
On the article Police: Phoenixville Man Made Terroristic Threats
Tom Sunnergren
10:34 am on Thursday, July 26, 2012
ReplyTheNate,
Our goal at Patch is to give Phoenixville residents a one-stop-shop where they can consume, contribute to, and discuss all the news that's germane to the borough. One of the ways we do this is by supplementing our coverage with links to other sources. I'm comfortable with this. What the readers I've spoken with say they want isn't news from Patch, or the Times Herald, or the Inquirer, or the Phoenix; but news about Phoenixville. Long story short, if something important happens, and some other publication gets to it first, I'm going to link to it so my readers know about it. -
On the article Chamber Spotlight: 'Sips' Brings French Flavor to Phoenixville
Tom Sunnergren
11:18 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
ReplySips is at 400 Bridge Street gang. Sorry for the omission.
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On the article Vote for the Best Mechanic in Phoenixville
Tom Sunnergren
4:55 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
ReplyI still have a lot to learn about Phoenixville Richard, but any exclusions on this, or any of our other Reader's Choice polls isn't on me. They were chosen by Phoenixville Patch readers during a three week nomination period.
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On the article Police: Woman 'Repeatedly' Punched Woman in the Face
Tom Sunnergren
4:11 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
ReplyDaniel, you'd be hard pressed to find a single monetized website that doesn't remove comments occasionally. If you think it was a dumb editorial decision to remove Bud's comments, that's one thing, but to suggest that in doing so I violated his First Amendment rights you're betraying a pretty serious misapprehension of what the freedom of speech and press is.
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On the article Police: Woman 'Repeatedly' Punched Woman in the Face
Tom Sunnergren
1:39 pm on Wednesday, July 25, 2012
ReplyThanks for reading Lynette. In Bud's defense (words I never thought I'd type) I deleted his comments. While I'm, as a general principle, against doing this and so police the comments section pretty loosely, Bud seems to be a special case. To analogize: if I owned a pizza shop, and a customer came in once a week and ordered a slice, ate it quietly, wiped his mouth, then proceeded to rant and rail by the counter for hours on end about how pizza is devoid of nutritional value and that I should just close shop and move out of town, eventually I'd stop serving the guy. I think Phoenixville Patch is nearing this point with Bud.
Tom Sunnergren
2:43 pm on Saturday, August 4, 2012
That's on me Lynette. Thanks for the close read.