Comments on: Local Company Hiring! (by Albus)

By: Albus

Albus — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:26:59 +0000

Thanks for the encouragement, Sherry. I suspect that getting volunteers would not be difficult — just wave a copy of ADJ and ask, “Can you do better than this?” The only problem would be turning away junior high-schoolers whose writing samples prove they CAN do better.

Raising start-up funds could be difficult, in these parlous economic times. I’ve done start-ups with just a handful of credit cards, but I’m not willing to go that route any more.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:01:57 +0000

I’d love to work with you, Albus…let’s do it!

By: Albus

Albus — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:27:47 +0000

Start a newspaper of my own? Hmmm…. Antigo’s dying for new businesses. We could rent the vacant office next to the Antigo Daily Journal — I’m sure Fred would give us a good deal, to encourage local economic development. Start out with a web site for daily news updates, with a printed weekly summary, go daily with the print version when it takes hold. Initial staff of three people could do the job, maybe hire away the one or two people from ADJ who can actually spell and write…. Tie-in to local school English teachers and students and activity directors for content contributors…. Take about 6 months to get established, 9 months to hit weekly break-even budget, maybe two years to pay back initial investors…. Only need about $50,000 in start-up and ramp-up costs to achieve sustaining cash flow…. Not that I’ve given it any thought, mind you….

By: NOTanAntigonian

NOTanAntigonian — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:26:58 +0000

Albus, I assure you, if infact you started to write for ADJ it would be about the only thing I would believe written in there. I have to say I dont always agree with your veiws on every subject, but I find your facts to be straight. That is so much more than I can say for the ADJ. I don’t have to agree with your opinions on everything (alot of it I do) but you are kind enough to include FACTS that your opinions are based from in each of your posts. I am tired of getting FRED’S opinion. I would much prefer ADJ to report facts like a real newspaper so I can form my own opinion. If at some point you decide to start a news paper of your own I suspect I would not be the only one to buy it. Please consider it because I would love to help in any way possible. I am a firm believer in action in place of talk to get something changed. Antigo really needs a paper that prints accurate facts and I would love to see That happen.

By: Albus

Albus — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:35:06 +0000

You have the germ of an idea there, duhhh. The national news is already covered by the news-headline menu column on AntigoBuzz home page. Local advertising needs are already covered by the Antigo-Wittenberg Shopper’s Guide. They also cover the police blotter and court reports in literate, no-nonsense fashion, something completely beyond the capabilities of ADJ. All that’s needed is a handful of reporters with access to a publishing web site, like the http://newsofthenorth.net/ thing up in Rhinelander, and we’d be good to go. Who do you know, wants to be a reporter?

By: duhhh

duhhh — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 23:14:54 +0000

Boy Albus you sure do have it out for adj. What did the adj or the people that work there ever do to you that you have such disgust for them? Maybe if you are so much better with words and stuff you should take the job then we will not have to read all your bashings. Better yet start your own paper.

By: Albus

Albus — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 02:04:49 +0000

Thanks, gussy, though I’m not so sure your “second” is very high praise. After all, the average Antigo sixth-grader could make a wonderful addition to the ADJ. You’ve got me thinking, though…. When’s the last time you saw a coherent editorial by an ADJ staffer, instead of all the “guest” editorials offered up for our enjoyment? No sense in getting any advertisers or subscribers or local politicians all riled up by pointing out the errors of their ways, you know.

By: gussy

gussy — Sat, 14 Feb 2009 01:39:41 +0000

Alexis, I second that. Albus, I think you’d make a wonderful addition to the ADJ, even if you only wrote the column for “Hidden Places”.

By: Albus

Albus — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:45:48 +0000

Oh yeah, I’d fit in real good (nice, well, swell, uniquely, goodly, suggestedly, law enforcement officially, mishap-lier)….

By: alexis

alexis — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 22:12:58 +0000

With your fantastic grasp of the written English language, why don’t you apply???
Maybe you could put your rants to good use and change the ADJ from the inside out!!!