LTE-Let the truth be known

==Letter to the Editor==
I am writing to demand the immediate termination of J.D. Prose as a Times
reporter. Over the past weeks, his unprofessional bias and incomplete
reporting has tarnished the image of this newspaper.
Prose recently suggested that grief counseling sessions with Rochester
Borough Manager Ed Piroli and state Sen. Gerald LaValle were taking place
following Mike Veon's loss.
By failing to provide the public with locations, times and dates for these
sessions, he has caused psychological trauma for people such as Rochester's
Superintendent C. Dean Galitsis and teacher Bob Budacki as is evidence by
their recent letters.
Prose also drew an unsupported parallel between Rochester area and Baghdad
area schools. Such a statement should have never been printed without
telling readers about Rochester Area School Board's abnormally long
executive sessions and other questionable practices that merit their close
journalistic scrutiny. Finally, Prose's blasphemous comment that, "Veon
regularly walked across the Beaver River to heal the sick, comfort the dying
and turn muddy swamps into $1 million artificial turf fields," was totally
uncalled for, however accurate.
Prose should have focused his attention on how the $1 million could be used
to consolidate Rochester, Freedom and New Brighton school districts. The
cost savings of eliminating two superintendents' salaries would go a long
way in benefiting the educational needs of children in those districts.
If it is not clear by now that this man must be stopped, think about what we
can expect from him if left unchecked: proof that the [[Beaver Initiative for
Growth]] is fueled by nepotism; reminders that Gerald LaValle also needs to
go; reports on how state Department of Community and Economic Development
"walking around monies" are used by politicians to gain favors; and, God
forbid, that the people of Beaver County have a right to know the truth.
Robert DeMarco, Aliquippa
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