Thursday, June 5, 2014

Who Did Nancy Hoffman Piss Off?

The News & Record picked up on Ben Holder's story about Greensboro City Council Woman Nancy Hoffman whose business has failed to comply with the very laws she pushed for while serving on council. Ben Holder is quoted as saying:

“You can’t just walk around like you’re holier than thou,” Holder said in an interview Wednesday.

“To have council members vote for this ordinance and then dodge it is hypocritical. If you know you have these crappy properties, why wouldn’t you fix them when you know what this ordinance is?”

Ben is exactly right and he deserves credit for pointing this out but I can't help but wonder what changed? For years, local bloggers, activists and other citizens have been pointing out the crimes of Greensboro City Council members, making documents and e-mails available and actually e-mailing and calling the News & Record with the end result being zero response. Has Councilwoman Hoffman pissed off someone at the News & Record or does this mark a change in the way business will now be done by the local paper of record?

I guess we'll soon know the answer.