Lumpy wants to honor veteran KNS Knox gov't reporter
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These are my thoughts, but as a journalist, I'm interested to know what others think.
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Apparently someone posing as State Rep. Stacey Campfield (R-18th) is posting Twitter updates under the @camp4u username. Campfield is running for the soon-to-be vacant 7th district State Senate seat currently held by Sen. Tim Burchett, who's running for Knox County Mayor."This couldn't be the real Stacey Campfield. There's no way he would obsessively post crazy shit loaded with errors."
"Wow. About 2/3 of the comments on @knoxnews seem to support me, most of them blindly. WTF? Looks like I can do anything and still win."
"I have the same problem -- the InstaPundit Twitter feed isn't me, although it scrapes my RSS. I don't know who set it up, and I should really get around to reclaiming it. . .
"But these are fake posts that aren't from Campfield at all? He, too, can reclaim it from Twitter. As for legal issues: It's arguably fraud; not sure what the pecuniary angle would be, but if you accumulate followers under false pretenses that *might* be sufficient to sustain a fraud action or prosecution. Not sure (I'm not really a crimlaw guy), but it seems possible."
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"Nielsen attributed the growth in viewership to several factors, including more TVs in homes, more channels to choose from and an increased usage of DVRs." -- TVNewsCheck
I'm a practitioner of free speech as a journalist. As such, I feel like I would be a hypocrite if I felt it was appropriate to deny someone that same free speech, even if it's my right to do so."Section 230 of the federal Communications Decency Act shelters from liability a provider of an 'interactive computer service that merely publishes information provided by others. As such, if the interactive computer service is merely a passive repository and publisher of information, then it may not be liable under the act if the public posting is harmful or defamatory.
"On the other hand, if the interactive computer service itself posts the comment, the exemption from liability offered by the Communications Decency Act does not apply. There is no exemption under the act to the poster of a false or wrongful comment."
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"Final numbers are in... Della Volpe wins by 70 votes."and
"Your official winners in Knoxville City Council races are: Dist 1 Pavlis; Dist 2 Grieve; Dist 3 Palmer; Dist 4 Della Volpe; Dist 6 Brown."The only problem was that the numbers weren't "final" or "official," because the results haven't been certified by the Knox County Election Commission.
"Earlier, I said "Final" numbers are in for Council races. I Should have said "complete, unofficial returns" for the sake of clarity. Sorry."It's interesting and encouraging that Mackay and Frith took the time to correct my personal Twitter feed.
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First, I'd like to thank all of those who supported me through the years in serving you on Knoxville's City Council. I appreciate my colleagues on City Council that have been professional.
Second, in my opinion, Nick Della Volpe is the most qualified person to serve the 4th district on City Council.
Nick, for decades, has been involved as a citizen in fighting for good zoning, better City facilities and a better Knoxville. Like me, Nick is an attorney. Considering all the zoning issues, contracts and legal documents that City Council must consider, having a representative with an educational and professional background to be able to read, interpret, question and improve items on Council's agenda is a very good thing for all of us.
Over the years, Nick has also been a volunteer spokesman for his neighborhood organization at MPC as well as City Council. It is a huge benefit to citizens when their elected representatives knows what it feels like to pour their guts into a zoning dispute in front of these bodies because their representative has actually fought these same types of battles themselves. And because many zoning disputes are based on law, having a representative that has a background in the law is a great benefit.
Here's what the current edition of Metro Pulse is saying:
In the 4th District, which encompasses North Knoxville, Fountain City, and Holston Hills, you couldn't ask for a better candidate than Nick Della Volpe. Throughout the 36 years that he has practiced law in Knoxville, Della Volpe has also been civically engaged in a multiplicity of ways. He's served as president of Town Hall East, one of the city's most venerable neighborhood organizations; he's chaired the board that oversees the Civic Auditorium and Coliseum; he's been an ardent advocate of greenways; and 20 years ago he was in the forefront of efforts to forestall a costly, noxious garbage incinerator. Now that he's retiring from his law practice at age 61, he will have even more time to devote to being a worthy successor to outgoing Rob Frost and the district's illustrious predecessor Carlene Malone, both of whom support him.
(see http://tinyurl.com/mn78ul for full article on all races)
The very mass burn garbage incinerator mentioned above was considered by both City and County governments for nearby Baxter Avenue and Cement Plant Road, and it would have had very negative effects for the surrounding neighborhoods miles around it, so Nick's been out there helping neighborhoods, including ours, for decades.
Also on a City-wide basis, Nick led the charge eight years ago to ban new billboards inside the City. Nick also helped raise money to buy and plant new magnolia trees along Magnolia and to remove a dilapidated parking lot and tall chain link fences around Holston Middle School and add a gazebo to improve the school's appearance. A tireless advocate for greenways and a fundraiser for parks and libraries, Nick has been helping us out decades before running for City Council.
That's why I'm supporting Nick Della Volpe for City Council, 4th District.
Thanks,
Rob Frost
Knoxville City Council, 4th District
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