Good job today papers

Wow it was a great day for both southwest Riverside County papers.

Both Aaron’s had a story about the real reason why the Lake Elsinore City Clerk resigned…because she was indicted for stealing money at her former job.

Both papers covered the murder out in French Valley. Both seemed stymied by the lack of information from the police but John Hall might have went a little overboard with his description of a family member grieving.

Here is his description..which McCoy either did not witness or chose not to use:

As investigators and deputies milled around inside the crime scene Wednesday morning, a black Ford Expedition hurriedly pulled up on Date Palm Street and a man and woman got out.

After speaking briefly with an investigator, the woman became emotional and blurted out: "Lord no, don't tell me that! She's my only child!"

For several minutes, the woman frantically paced, only saying "no" over and over again.

She and the man again spoke with an investigator and then the woman screamed and pounded on the hood of the Expedition.

"She's all we've got!" the woman screamed. "Not my daughter. Not my daughter. Not my daughter."

A short time later, a sheriff's chaplain and members of the Trauma Intervention Program arrived to comfort the couple.

Is this good color or too much? I kind of believe it’s too much and doesn’t further the story. What do you think?

Zach Fox has been writing housing issues for the past year but nothing really in-depth or earth shattering. He gets a good one here as realtors blast the governments claim that all their bail outs are working. Not in San Diego or the IE.

Nelsy Rodriguez has been busy. I don’t know if that’s a great thing or not. She did a good job talking about a new shopping center groundbreaking and what it means financially to the area.

But she followed that up with a story on an acupuncture clinic Was she paid for this? I have read this story several times and see no reason for it.

Then you have another story about murals unveiled at Murrieta. For some reason it seems hard to me that there isn’t better news in town.

Over at the PE Jeff Horseman did a great job on the City Council allegations series. He does a story from the supporters angle. So many times reporters forget to get all sides in a story and he does here and it’s important. It shows his unbias or at least an attempt to be unbiased. Nicole sack hasn’t done this.

Here is Jeff’s story.

Doug Quan is priceless when he covers cops. Look at this lede:

Romance wasn't on the minds of the man and woman who stole 52 pairs of panties from the Victoria's Secret store at the Montclair Plaza this month.

Instead, authorities say the Baldwin Park pair belonged to one of the sophisticated shoplifting rings that have been targeting Victoria's Secret and other high-end stores throughout the Inland region.

I could care less about Montclair but I had to keep reading after that lede. Winner of the week award.

Michelle DeArmond shows the real reason why people are so heated in opposition of Obama – could it be about race? Check out this newsletter from a women’s Republic group: shameful. The woman has the nerve to say it’s not about race. What a crock. If she had the courage she would own up to it. The picture has a watermelon, KFC, Kool-Aid. Isn’t that all the stereotypes.

On to the actual story. Some people argue this story just stokes the message and is unnecessary. I think the story isn’t but the paper shouldn’t show a picture of the newsletter.