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A6- the Terrace Standard, Wednendy, Jay 21, 2004,

Disappointed s so far

Dear Sir: . : a
i Tt: is: with ‘some
dismay that I view

_ CORRESPONDENCE FOR THE TERRACE STANDARD _

the untimely depart:
ture of Hubert Bey- —
‘column: from:

who recently died’ of:
a heart ‘attack, ‘of.
fered. the: community

lacking. inmost. political: columns: a

fierce: independence of viewpoint com-»
bined with an uncompromising: sense OF

fairness,-““

We could: read. Beyer’ s: ‘goluriin ‘every
“week,- confident. that while: we might not":
agree ‘with: “every ‘comment; it came “from:
a position ‘that’ ‘was as near to objective as”
opinion can: ‘become:-i in this province: His
was- a: voice: for ‘the citizen-at- large, ‘for:

those’ who : are British -Columbians ‘first

and Liberals, Greens’ or New. Demiocrats 8

second.

" your newspaper is ‘taking: a. distinct. step to

the right on the political spectrum, mov-

ing. your paper away from: a ‘centrist ‘pre- an

sentation of news-and opinion and. toward

the predictable political, pablum . fed’ Us by “rewards

* ete.); huge’ unknowns: with Tespect | to-cor-
Tuption. in ‘the. latest : criminal. probes’ —
, their: press. supporters, ‘like Paul Willcocks

the major, Vancouver media.

Willcocks’ 5 columns. have, been fea =
tured. in the: Vancouver. Sun, ‘part-of the.

stable of media properties . ‘including ah
Province and ‘BCTY, all of-them unapolo

‘gelic propagandists for: the Liberal’ ‘Parly 7
here in B.C, - (True, , they : ‘would: not’ use.
-that unsavoury term, ‘but ‘their. coverage of.
politics in. B.C. has’ shown: a. consistent:
bias. that is evident . to any’ competent ©
reader or viewer. This’ bias makes. the.

term - ‘propaganda’ ‘appropriate.)

edition of The: Standard. is, T fear, ‘Tepre=

sentative of the tone we “might. expect his ~-!
future arguments to take, The’ essence: of
the column is that we ate to feel sorry. ‘for:
the: Liberal’ government ‘because: ‘of: the:

tough: time: they ‘are likely to face over a skeptical oye.

the-next year. "0. -

When the Liberals spent their: years: in cra
opposition, crowing about. the. ‘stupiditics: :

Few new car launches have ai eat 3d the ce
excitement ‘of he Ect

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of his readership qualities that: are sorely ‘the’ governinent of. the day ai “a. = .

. ing their own agenda for B.C., news cov-
7 erage. in tHe province was: consistently’:
: against:the government. BCTV. reserved a —
‘spot every night on. the évening: news
. which might aptly.- have. been’ named. the -

Lets: Slag. the ‘Government Show.” Lib-
--eral strategists ar
‘continuously- ‘pumped:. oue. “smug - pro-.:
““nouncements ‘of.-the’ superior leadership?
“they: would’ provide when. they became —
‘goverpment.
+ .Most citizens bouighit. into their: mes- e
' sage,. as shown. by’ the avalanche of sup-

~ It is viiih farther disappoinément: that: i‘ .
the Jast election:..

have read the first:columns’of his: putative -
replacement, Paul Willcocks, While’
Willcocks “isa: technically. “proficient:
writer, his perspective. ig quite: different to:.
Beyer’s, With the. addition of. his: column’ -

“port for ‘the Liberals :
“In the early. heady - days: of their. mandate |
-Liberals:took-this. de® facto. ‘position. of
“confidence and misinterpreted: it to mean™

io that: ‘they could'do no

nd: their: ‘supporting. media -

d-pefialties, such as’ user fees,

are. calling On’ us to-feel sorry. for them.
Tf We-are to feel. sorry” about anything
6 do with the Liberal administration: it

‘migtit more appropriately ‘be to regret that
they- were’ ‘elected at.all. It is important.
that: citizens, recognize ‘that. ‘eal govern-

ing is: far- more difficult ihan: retuming- fa-.

_ yours to. your corporate contributors while .
Willcocks’ s-column.in the Jan. oA 004. betraying most-of the rest: of us under. the ;
“umbrella: protection. of a ‘Sycophantic me-

dia. .
Tt is ‘to. be hoped- that: the populace-i isa
iitde wiser than’ before.. Meanwhile, let us”
mourn Hubert Beyer and;’if.we bother to, _

: look at’ Paul Willcocks's

Ss work - with | a

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