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A Different Tone

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Dick Hall-Sizemore
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by Dick Hall-Sizemore

There have been some complaints lately about how the Richmond newspaper should be called the Richmond Times-Dominion, due to its biased coverage in favor of the utility. While I agree with a lot of the criticism about taking a Dominion news release, rewriting it and then publishing it as news, a sentence in a story in today’s RTD struck me because it is definitely not in the line of that narrative:

“Dominion has a history of being a top donor to Virginia politicians, who in turn write laws that help the utility earn extra profit at the expense of its customers.”

Of course, the reporter writing the story is Patrick Wilson, one of the newspaper’s best reporters.

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6 responses to “A Different Tone”

  1. DJRippert Avatar
    DJRippert

    Good short article. It’s great to see Patrick Wilson making the quoted comment. The only way the Dominion lock-up of Virginia ends is when politicians have to choose between re-election and Dominion’s money.

  2. LarrytheG Avatar
    LarrytheG

    Interesting and not sure what to make of it to be honest. I’m sure the GOP is enjoying it.

  3. Stephen Haner Avatar
    Stephen Haner

    Mr. Wilson merely states fact, as in the sun rises in the east….But yes, that was not a utility puff piece. My suggested renaming of the paper was a bit facetious. As to what is behind the leadership fight, the simple answer is probably the correct one – lack of electoral success last year.

  4. WayneS Avatar
    WayneS

    The Dominion of Dominion is the Old Dominion.

  5. Stephen Haner Avatar
    Stephen Haner

    Mr. Wilson merely states fact, as in the sun rises in the east….But yes, that was not a utility puff piece. My suggested renaming of the paper was a bit facetious. As to what is behind the leadership fight, the simple answer is probably the correct one – lack of electoral success last year.

  6. energyNOW_Fan Avatar
    energyNOW_Fan

    I mean, it’s no secret Wall Street views Virginia ratepayers as chumps paying high profits to Dominion. We don’t complain because either we are D stockholders (not me) or are satisfied because, currently, we still get reasonable elec bills. But its quite obvious GA views our utility bills as a hidden way to increase taxes, so maybe I should keep my natural gas heating if I revamp HVAC.

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