ABOUT SCANDAL · Saturday January 21, 2006 by Terry of Astoria
Welcome to Scandal.
The idea for this site came to me when I realized that all the important news was not being reported here in Astoria, Oregon. The purpose is to fill in the gaps where local papers don’t go. Stuff that’s too nasty, or goes against the grain of their political alignment. However, since so far this paper exists only in the form of electronic 1’s and 0’s, you may not be able to use it to wipe your butt, wrap a fish, soak up dog piss, line a birdcage, feed your worms, mulch your azaleas, start a fire, make a papier-mache godzilla or a pinata, whack a puppy, or make pompoms with. Nevertheless I hope it’s useful.
Anyone can leave a comment, so if you just want to have your say in response to an article, go ahead and click on the “comment” link below the article and you will be presented with a form. For now, any and all comments will be published instantly.
Anyone wishing to write articles of any kind, simply ask and ye shall receive a login and password. To request a login email the editor with the word “SCANDAL” in the subject in big letters so he will see it.
We’re looking for any original material that is interesting, fun and informative. Of course, anything coming under Scandal’s raison d’etre which is summed up by the slogan, “All the news that’s not?! fit to print!” will be featured prominently.
Scandal is entirely created by concerned private citizens. No one is, or ever will be, paid for their contributions. All contributions are considered.
Don’t forget your news reporting basics – report Who? What? Where? When? How? Why? . The people deserve an accurate account of what happened.
Of course opinion pieces are encouraged. I’m sure they’ll prove to be the pith of the whole thing here. Everybody remember that we are here to communicate. That means we don’t want to give up on those whom we see as ‘too crazy to even see what I mean’. Give somebody a chance to speak his mind. That means read something about an issue that concerns you and if you totally disagree with the writer, go ahead read it through (and this reminds me; keep the articles and comments to the point) and leave a comment.
Thank you for your interest. Terry
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