The Downs Gazette

Volume I, Edition 3                                                                 July 8, 2016

Please forgive me!  I'm a little dyspeptic today.  I awoke to the video releases of the FBI Chief whitewashing the felonies of a presidential candidate.  But that isn't what this paper is about.  We are about Greenwood County.

So, let's talk about what I see going on.  On the front page of the only printed news that we have is a headline that says "Kittles Endorses Fisher, Pans Kelly."  I guess this is just another attempt at being  "king makers" by the Index-Journal. Didn't see too much "panning" going on in the article.   From school, I remember that to pan someone is to severely criticize them.   That's kind of standard for that "newspaper."  They don't know a great deal about the English language.   I figure Mr. Kittles probably does have some negative things to say about Mr. Kelly, but he didn't say them in the article.  Come on IJ - do the news - present the facts - and let the readers draw the conclusions!!  Seems like that should be a goal of all those who do the news. 

And I guess nobody needs to be told not to try to get to town today or tomorrow!  There's going to be a lot of smoke being generated and a huge amount of wine and beer being consumed on the city square.  Add 90 degree heat to that and there's no way to get from point A to point B in Greenwood!

Joseph Cotton Smith

Editor and Owner

The Downs Gazette