mountain echo

[MTECHOFAN]

What's wrong with you people? This is not St. Louis or LA. A small town as a small town news paper. If you want major news events, then buy the Post DIspatch. The Mt Echo is a small home town paper. Some people must enjoy the paper because they sure don't have a problem getting advertising now do they?

[midwestern4life]

I have relatives that live in Ironton and have them save the paper for me. I like to read the Mountain Echo. It has a "small town" feel to it, which I really enjoy! The St Louis Post Dispatch has too much extra stuff in there that I don't read, so half of that paper is a waste to me.

[whipitout]

janice you are too funny...do you think the sheriffs office has more to worry about than just ironton...they work from viburnum to des arc....main street ironton is for ironton pd. so before you start running your mouth why dont you get some facts straight.

[GRANNY]

I live in the "Southern part" of the county,I DO NOT by the Mountain Echo UNLESS I need a GOOD laugh.More than half the time the info is not even half correct.Very seldom is there any news about things here,lots going on for instance our Ambulance service,where did they find these people???This concerns me for my Children and Grandchildren.

[IronMan]

You gotta love spell check!!! Although without it, you may sell more newspapers!! People have come to expect errors in the paper. It's become a common thing and other people compete to see who can find the most errors the fastest once the paper is released.

[A Former Resident]

While small papers like The Mountain Echo could step outside of the box and take a chance at printing other news, and more things about the area events, this horrible economy does take a huge toll on the newspaper industry, whether it is the Mountain Echo, the St Louis Post, or the Boston Globe. It is not a cost-efficient product. A lot of newspapers that I have worked with over the past 3 years have really had to cut back. One of the biggest newspapers in Michigan even had to cut back to just 2 days per week. Some newspapers have completely shut down. Some, however, have stepped outside of the box, and taken chances on a new route. The Mountain Echo could easily do this, and get many of its readers back, as well as having the support from Iron County that they once had. Time will tell if they choose to take the advice that has now been given to them.

[wrenchmonkey]

Da Hood A Christmas poem

Wus da night afo' Crizzmus, and all thru da hood,
everybody be sleepin' and da sleepin' be good.
We hunged up our stockins, an hoped like all heck,
dat dear Ol' Obama's gunna brang us our checks.

All of da family, was ly'in on the flow,
my sister wif her gurlfriend, and my brother wif some h0e. Ashtrays was all full , empty beer cans and all
when I heared such a fuss, I thunk...."Sh'eet, it must be da law".

I pulled the sheet off da windoe and what I'ze could see,
I was spectin' the sherrif wif a warrent fo' me.
But what did I see made me say, "Laaawd look at dat".
dere was a huge watermelon, pulled by 8 big-a$$ rats.

Now over all of da years, Santy Claws he be white,
but it looks like us brotha's got a black un' tonight.
Faster than a poe'lice car, my homeboy he came,
and whupped up on dem rats, as he called dem by name.

On Biden, On Jessie, On Polosi and Hillary Who,
On Fannie, On Freddi, On Ayers, and Slick Willy too.
Obama landed dat melon, right there in da street,
I knowed it fo' sho',- can you believe that Sh'eet!.

Dat Santy didn't need no chimney, he picked da lock on my doe,
an I sez to myself, "Son o' b**tch...he don did dis befoe"!
He had a big bag full of presents - at first I suspeck? Wif "Air Jordans" and fake gold to wear roun my neck.

But he left me no presents, just started stealin my sh**t.He got my guns and my , and my new burglers kit.
Den, wif my crap in his bag, out da windoe he flew,
I sho' woulda shanked him, but he snagged my knife too.

He jumped back on dat melon wif out even a hitch,
and waz gone in two seconds, "democrat son of a bitch".
So nex year I be hopin' a white Santy we git,
'cause a black Santy Claws just ain't worf a shit!!!!

Merry Christmas, Bit***hes!

[jim -bo]

what a racist bastard you are !!!!!!!!!! thats just what this town needs !