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Before you ask...
... I called the group conservative because their About page says "We promote ideas like limited government, free enterprise and individual liberty."
And in case you don't make it all the way down to the bit about Matt C, here's a quote:
Misleading
As I read this article, the investigation seems to be focused on the South Carolina group that awarded the $25,000 grant money. I don't see anywhere in this article that they are accusing Pisano or Czajkowski of doing anything wrong with respect to the grant or the application.
Pisano/Czajkowski
They are kicking up a fuss because MUSC, where Dr. Pisano is now dean, will not get any royalties or make money if the company, NextRay, becomes profitable. UNC would receive money per agreement for having aided the company to create its product.
Questions
Yes, but it does raise potential ethical issues. For example, Matt reported on his campaign filing in 2009 that he was retired, but then was listed as the CEO of NextRay. Did he file a misleading report? Could there be others?Also, when a candidate touts their business experience as a qualification for office, I think it's fair to investigate that experience a little more closely.
Matt's report this year
Also includes Etta as a contributor with a CH address. Is she still living here?
Still Owns Property
I believe that Dr. Pisano still owes property here on Majestic Court. Although her residency in South Carolina would presumably mean that she (will) votes there, if she still owns property in Chapel Hill I wouldn't be surprised if she still maintains some interest in what happens at the Council level.
How to find info without damaging reputation
Ruby,If you want to know the answer to your questions, why not ask Matt first before you broadcast something so negative? It is my understanding that Matt serves in the CEO position as a volunteer because he believes in the value of this technology.Radiation is very hard on the body. Once you get a cancer diagnosis, you are subjected to repeated tests, all of which are valuable for diagnosis and treatment but which can have a negative side effects on quality of life. Any technology that can reduce the amount of radiation a healthy person is subjected too, and especially what someone who is already sick is subjected to, should be supported.To me, this is like the thread on CH Watch where Penny's ethics were challenged. It's divisive and has no news value, and it threatens the value of the underlying story (the innovation in this story, the retiring principal in the CHW story). If you think it's important, do your investigation privately and then write about the results. Don't just quote sections of someone else's report that weren't even the main topic of the story you are referencing. James--Etta Pisano lives in Charleston SC.
Investigation
I wish I had time to research the many issues I'm concerned about in Chapel Hill. I have occasionally called or e-mailed a "source" to confirm something, but between work, family, and helping to run OP, I don't really have the time or attention to do that regularly. As a result, I try to limit my posts to things I know first-hand or to informed opinions that are not stated as hard facts. Sometimes I have to just raise a question here and hope someone can answer it. (As with campaign finance reports, which I have not had a chance to look at myself.)Maybe instead of raising money to pay for OP's web hosting, we should do a campaign to fund an actual reporter to do some journalism around here. :-\
Ms. Sinreich says "limit my
Ms. Sinreich says "limit my posts to things I know first-hand".Where is the "first hand" knowledge in your first post? All I see is opinion by a group in South Carolina. All you have done is sling mud.
Reportage
I should have mentioned that, yes I often link out to reports by others such as local journalists. Since I can't attend many meetings in person, I rely greatly on their reporting.In this case I also linked to an article written by someone else. It seems pretty well-researched to me, at least as reputable/credible as most of our local media. In this case, I added no editorializing at all other than the title of the post and my subsequent comments.Are you saying I shouldn't have posted the link at all? As I said above, I think it's information that some folks might want to know. Especially given Matt's emphasis on his own business experience as a qualification for office, it merits a little more insight and analysis about what that experience is.