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Election 2009: Alcombright Announces His Plan for Debates03:18PM / Thursday, August 13, 2009
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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Mayoral Candidate Dick Alcombright today announced his plans for debates this fall:
"I have been contacted by the Berkshire Chamber of Commerce about participating in a debate hosted by them and the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on either Sept. 29 or 30 and have agreed in principle to this debate. We are working with the Chamber on format and ground rules for the debate and I am sure we will firm up the event fairly quickly. I look forward to the opportunity and thank both the Chamber and MCLA for sponsoring this important event."
"In addition, and in response to the Transcript's offer to host a second debate, I have contacted several local media outlets in Berkshire County regarding the possibility of their participation in a second debate in mid-October. I am pleased to announce that Tammy Daniels of iBerkshires, Larry Kratka of WUPE/WNAW, Sherman Baldwin of WBRK, Charlie Dietz of WAMC and Charles Giuliano of Berkshirefinearts.com have agreed to participate as panelists. I am also very excited to announce that Paul Hutchinson, town clerk of Adams, has offered his services as moderator. We will wait to hear from the Transcript as well as our opponent on format, ground rules, venue, and final date and time."
"I feel that it is very important to have all of the local media involved in the debate process as it includes many voices and audiences in the area. I believe my opponent agrees with this philosophy as he was quoted in the Aug. 6 issue of the Transcript as saying '... I'd like to see the local media put [another debate] together.'"
"We welcome the upcoming debates as an opportunity to discuss the most important issues facing the City of North Adams and thank all who have agreed to participate."
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Submitted by the Committee to Elect Alcombright for Mayor |
| usually the sponsor picks the panel, with the debating parties agreeing. I haven't seen the Transcript announce anything. | | from: wow | on: 08-18-2009 |
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| It is great to see Mr. Alcombright take the intiative to get a debate together instead of just talking about it. I really admire how he has asked a panel of news media from different venues to participate as judges. I look forward to hearing his views on important topics that will come up and I hope the panel of judges remain impartial to keep this debate honest. | | from: a concerned voter | on: 08-18-2009 |
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I saw a poll on the North Adams Transcript topix site that asked what media outlet was most objective in reporting campaign news. iberkshires was winning hands down. This press release - apparently dated Thursday - has yet to appear in the Transcript. Just wondering why?
Editor: The papers are limited by physical space - and they rarely post online before the article appears in print. So what takes us 5 minutes can take them 5 days. | | from: Just wondering | on: 08-15-2009 |
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| Makes sense. 1st you got to see if there is interest in having debate. Now that there is, let the two campaigns and the media work out the details. | | from: Tim from north adams | on: 08-13-2009 |
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| Since when does a political candidate go out and get panel members for a debate? Is he sponsoring it? | | from: what | on: 08-13-2009 |
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