![]() Nancy Kephart, 73, of Hernando, said her eyesight made it difficult to read the small print. What about them? What about our disabled veterans who cannot get to a physical building? They will be penalized.” The issue, she concluded, wasn’t about the Times, but “equal access. They want to expand their services so all of us citizens can have them.” Patrons who could not visit the library and read a print newspaper could still access the Times digitally through their membership, Tompkins-Davis pointed out. That is not an odd thing for library to do. “This was about expansion of services that already exist. “I think we’re all missing the point,” said Lucille Tompkins-Davis, 67, a Hernando resident and one of only two black women present in the sea of white faces. Most speakers, instead, spoke about funding concerns or the benefits of digital subscription services for library patrons. Such shouting and political posturing did not prevail. When she compared the Times to Pravda, the audience booed. She then railed against The 1619 Project. Only one resident shouted and raved, challenging the Times for its “leftist ideology.” The audience laughed. ICYMI: Everyone is admitting what they get paid to work in journalismĪfter the pledge of allegiance, 41 speakers lined up behind the podium to address the audience and the all-female Library Advisory Board. Attendees called out to each other by name, complained about the frigid temperature of the room, and shook their heads at the whole overblown situation. With the exception of a lone sheriff’s deputy, who prowled the sidewalk outside, the atmosphere was friendly, like an after-church meet-and-greet. ![]() The only print reporter in attendance was the Citrus Chronicle ’s Mike Wright, who first covered the subscription dispute. One woman arrived with her oxygen tank in tow. Some were dressed for hiking, with zippered pants and loose blouses. Retirees with gray or white hair outnumbered those with salt-and-pepper brown no one wore a “Make America Great Again” hat. A Tampa Bay Times headline declared Citrus County “home to the culture war for a day.”īut most of the people at the meeting seemed like aging hippies and public servants rather than the right-wingers one might have expected after reading national coverage. The episode had reportedly hurt Citrus County tourism it also prompted the American Library Association to issue a statement declaring Citrus County Libraries in violation of the ALA Library Bill of Rights and the ALA Code of Ethics. One commissioner had justified his position by expressing his support for President Trump and calling the Times “fake news.” A Washington Post story about the episode had gone viral, and brought a nation’s ire to the tiny library system and its county. Weeks before, county commissioners had refused a request from the library to purchase a digital subscription to the New York Times -a decision covered by the Citrus Chronicle, the local newspaper, on October 25. His eyes darted from one person to the next, and he flexed his hands. Ben Kampschroer, the library’s public information officer, greeted each new arrival and directed them to fill out a green comment card if they wanted to speak. On a recent evening, Citrus County residents poured into the Central Ridge Library in Beverly Hills, Florida, for a special meeting of their library advisory board. Now all of a sudden it Only shows up in a totally different state and with exact name search. Is there something I could do to send signals to Google to show that I am in Matthews, NC?Ģ months ago my listing quit showing up at all unless you typed exact business name What could possibly cause my listing or Google to do this? I have been without my listing for a few months now and have NO calls coming in from it. If you search Locksmith Independence, KS it shows up on the maps. If you search Locksmith Matthews, NC my listing does not show up at all. Keep in mind the GMB is in Matthews, NC All my service areas and the actual map show the correct areas. Now if I search my business name under the auto populate I see it with Independence, KS on the listing. ![]() I pretty much do not have any traffic, views or calls now. Posted about my SAB listing a few weeks ago about not showing up in search only when you entered the exact name.
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