#PublicTrust #MainstreamMedia Public trust in mainstream media remains low. According to a 2020 Gallup poll, "...the public remains largely distrustful of the mass media. Four in 10 U.S. adults say they have "a great deal" (9%) or "a fair amount" (31%) of trust and confidence in the media to report the news "fully, accurately, and fairly," while six in 10 have "not very much" trust (27%) or "none at all" (33%)." In this video, I show two examples of newsrooms talking directly to the public, one in a way I find unhelpful and the other I believe is a move in the right direction. One is from a local TV station in Des Moines, Iowa and the other is Krystal Ball with Rising on The Hill.
We are two days away from our cell tower hearing before the Citrus County Planning & Development Commission. I am representing our neighborhood and over the last several months I have had to become an attorney, RF engineer, community activist, journalist, land use planner - all while living the wife, mom and farm life.
Thank you to everyone who has written our county voicing their opposition! If you haven’t done so yet, please take 25 seconds and send an email to: [email protected] and tell her “I oppose the Cell Tower application CU 2026-00003, please deny the conditional use permit. It is incompatible with the height limitations of the surrounding neighborhood and the applicant has not proven a significant gap in coverage.”
If you live in the area, please join us at 9A on October 1 and at the Lecanto government building: 3600 W Sovereign Path, Lecanto, FL. Let’s do this! 💪🚫
We made the deadline to get in our presentation to STOP the cell tower proposed right next to our farm. Taking on telecom is not for the faint of heart - or really anyone with anything better to do. It’s a full time job and has been a real challenge for me both mentally and spiritually. But I am already grateful for the learning experience and for all of the help I’ve received along the way.
Our hearing before the Planning and Development Commission is Thursday, October 1 - one week away! Please help us, wherever you are, by sending a quick email to [email protected] “I oppose the Blue Sky Cell Tower application CU-2026-00003. Please deny the conditional use permit.” THANK YOU to everyone who has already written!
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Maisy and Mommy Cow were separated all summer at their respective bull camps. We re-introduced them over the weekend. It did not go exactly as we had planned. But everybody is OK!
We hope they’re both pregnant and we’ll have cute calves this Spring. Speaking of pregnancy, vitamins A, D & K are essential and that’s why, as an older mom, I have made the fermented cod liver/concentrated butter oil part of my daily routine. I used to battle chronic cavities but no more. You get 10% off at checkout with promo code “ALISON”. https://greenpasture.org/
It’s the night before I go up against TMobile and their cell tower attorney. I will be representing our neighborhood in an effort to stop a 185-ft cell tower from going up right next to our farm. The applicant wants to build higher than limitations allow so they’re asking for a conditional use permit. We are presenting why they have legally not met the requirements for one.
Preparing to stand up to telecom - a multi trillion dollar industry - has required I grow mentally, spiritually and physically in ways I could not have imagined 6 months ago and for that I am grateful. I trust that God is with me and I am releasing the outcome to Him minute-by-minute. This has been one of the most arduous journeys I’ve ever taken but I will finish the race tomorrow and then I will give my family a big hug. Perhaps I will take a nice slow trail ride on Sassy when we get home.
Thank you to everyone who has written our County in opposition to this tower. We are truly grateful from the bottom of our ...
