Maureen Turner Speaks
Maureen Turner is a senior writer over at the Valley Advocate, where she covers Springfield news, society and politics – which naturally gives her plenty of juicy material to write about. I’ve long been a fan of her writing – in fact, I remember once telling her how I thought she wasn’t at all like some of the other liberal whackjobs over at the Advocate (hello, Alan Bisbort).
Like most local folks, Turner and I probably have similar views when it comes to a lot of the issues facing Springfield. And – like most other folks – our views tend to diverge more and more the closer we get to Boston and then beyond the borders of Massachusetts.
This morning on Bax & O’Brien, fans of her writing also got to listen to her for the first time on that show. You can check out the audio clips of her appearance on the Bax & O’Brien audio archives page, here (look to the right-hand column, August 26). You can also listen in here (part one) and here (part two).
Some of the stories related to her appearance are linked below.
- No Business Like Tow Business
- Tow Job Snow Job?
- Up in Smoke!
- Saving Springfield
- Silent Dom
Maureen Turner is always direct and to the point and her stroies reflect that. She does not take sides and reports the story. I have not always agreed with her on each issue that we have spoken on but I can tell you she has always been fair and balanced in her reporting. Especially when we disagree. Her reporting shines a light onto areas that need to be discussed. She does a professional job.
Tim Rooke
August 26, 2008 at 7:39 pm
Up In Smoke by Maureen Turner was interesting and thorough. That along with the Forbes Dying Cities article should be a wakeup call to local leaders. It should awaken us voters as well. We need to elect people who are aggressive and astute at economic development.
http://www.springfieldmedia.com/State_of_the_City.html
Forbes+Advocate=Wakeup
August 27, 2008 at 5:13 am