Editorial by Matt Marquardt –
As I am out and about in the community, it seems I am somewhat well-known as the Publisher of NorthIowaToday.com. People seem to know my name more than my face. As I have taken on this title, people have come to accept that they can offer their thoughts and information to me pretty freely. I’m grateful that folks feel this way; it’s taken a long time to build that trust.
One thing I have learned in the nearly three years I have been at this is to listen and let others speak, take in the info and process it as best I can. Information is power; you can’t really put a price on it in this business.
As I am out and about, on the streets or in this office or that office, either gathering information for news stories or conducting business, I do have quite a lot of folks offer information to me. Sometimes it is useful, sometimes it is simply their opinions on this or that. I take it all in and use it to help guide the upcoming stories that may appear on NIT.
This week, there were several quotes from various individuals that stood out to me. These folks come from all walks of life and may or may not represent the community as whole, but to me, what the people of North Iowa are saying means a lot. Without naming names, I simply offer these nine quotes as food for thought and discussion:
“Isn’t it great how well the Mohawk girls are doing?”
“Lionel Foster would make a great volunteer.”
“I hate that Scott Tornquist. I’d like to punch him in the face.”
“Couple years back, the school district said it needed money for new computers. I went in to (the administration building) to complain about it and I saw a room full of computers sitting there in boxes.”
“The Globe Gazette no longer does home delivery in the Thornton rural area. People have to buy the paper at the gas stations now.”
“Matt, if you decide to run for office, come see me, I want to help.”
“Homeowners are gonna get burned when the city comes around and appraises their properties.”
“We can’t hire enough people in Charles City.”
“Eric Bookmeyer is a bully.”
You’ll learn. At some point all notable quotes will be mine.
Iwonderful-Now why would you say something like that? I am not angry, but you have just hurt my feelings. I hold out my hand to you and look what you do. Here I am trying to work with you because you do need the help so desparately and you do this. Shame, Shame, Shame. Well, on my part I will continue to look forward to your classy post and intelligent language.
@LVS – I notice that you have been addressing me as iwonderful, and I was wondering why you were doing it. And then I realized. You’re old. You’re senile. You have no real life. You’re backed into a corner, and this is the only way you can strike back, to get nasty and personal. And you denigrate me to build yourself up in your eyes and the eyes of the other people who read your posts. But, you know, that’s ok. NIT is your life, and posting is just a part of that life. Without these, you would be nothing. And if it makes you happy, well and good.
@Iwonderful-I am surprised you picked up on your new wonderful name after 5 or 6 posts. But, here you are with another wonderful intelligent post by you. I know we are going to be the best of friends when you grow up. I bet you finally found someone to help you with your typing. Keep up the really great infantile post if you can. It is really nice to know that you have all that time available to keep track of my schedule for me. I am really looking forward to the time we can meet in person and that time is not to far away.
@LVS – You talk about being friends. I would not want to be your friend. I don’t really like you, and that’s just knowing you from your posts. You’re opinionated, vindictive, and very close minded. And why you have this fixation about meeting in person, I can’t understand. That said, I think Mason City is fortunate that Mr. Marquardt has this site, and allows people to post on here with just screen names. It allows a very intersting exchange of ideas, and I know that I for one, have learned a great deal from reading those posts. Some of my viewpoints have been modified from reading some of the arguements presented. There are so many ideas, and so much to learn. That’s why I look forward to the future.
@I Wonderful-I am still looking forward to meeting you. You just hang in there as I am in the process of finding you right now. You just never know do you?
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I sure would like to know who Anonymous is , for I thought that I was the only non educated person in town………..
@Jim-good luck in finding that out. There are at least five Anonymous’s that post on here and then they change their names when they want to post really nasty stuff. They could easily change their names to COWARDS who hide and that would cover it. Matt has way of knowing who they are and how many names they post under and I am searching for a couple myself to make them accountable for their big mouths.
@LVS – “Make them accountable for their big mouths”? Tell me, who died and made you god? In the real world, you don’t “make them accountable for their big mouths”. You may not like what they say, but they do have a right to say it. And maybe if you can’t handle that, and allow people to speak their minds freely, you might wish to consider just eating, sleeping, and pooping, and leave the posting to those who have an open mind.
LVS has a stalker….. “to poop
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I would support Matt for Mayor and let’s get Max back on the council and get the council back to representing ALL of our residents. Let’s keep appraisals and property taxes down. PS- VOTE NO TO ANY SCHOOL LEVIES!!!
I hear these quote quite often:
Matt Marquardt is a goofy tool with low self esteem.
He’s so full of jealous hate for others who are successful that he created a website to get the rest of the haters to give him attention to build his self esteem.
He creates headlines that “elude” bozos into thinking it’s truth.
The list goes on.
This comment comes from a very jealous blogger!
435 comments here on NIT from you, anonymous. I rest my case.
Hey Matt maybe anonymous is the mayor, he’s been known to bad mouth you around town. He slinks into people’s offices and talks about you with the door closed. I hope you know about this.
All those quotes seem to be a be in agreement on our city and it’s government. N.I.T serves a very useful service to the community. It gives people a chance to speak their views and with the exception of a couple of idiots it works very well.
@LVS – And they’re idiots why, because they don’t happen to agree with you? A guy that has nothing better to do all day than eat, sleep, poop, and sit at his computer. And judge others on every topic under the sun.
@i wonder-it is real nice to know you are so concerned about me and what I do. You too must have a lot of time to waste as you certainly seem to be able to tell what I do. Are you one of those secret lovers I hear about?
@LVS – It’s easy to know what you do. Eat, sleep, poop, post.
@iwonderful-It is sure nice to have your opinion of my schedule one more time. Did you get someone who has been to school to help you with your post? When I poop as you call it I will need some A-hole to wipe my rear and you fit the bill real good. Quit hiding behind your false name and come out of the closet. We could learn to be friends you know. I have a spot in my heart for someone as special as you.
@LVS – I think what you really need are some anger management sessions.