Editorial

Flyers do not represent newspaper

The Nugget received many phone calls last week regarding election flyers distributed by Jayme Vasconcellos, who formerly worked as a freelance reporter for this newspaper.

The flyers, listing reasons for opposing the Sisters School District bond, were signed by Vasconcellos as "the local reporter that (sic) covered the school district for the past school year."

While this is partly correct, it is misleading.

While freelancing as a reporter, Vasconcellos had an increasingly difficult relationship with the school board and administration. He finally told editor Jim Cornelius that since he (Vasconcellos) did not trust the school board and did not believe he could cover their actions even-handedly, he would no longer write about the school district for the Nugget Newspaper. The editor readily agreed.

Jayme Vasconcellos certainly has the right to express his opinion on the school bond. We are disappointed that he used his past affiliation with The Nugget to enhance his credibility, when it was his acknowledged partiality that ended that affiliation.

J.D. & E.D.