I got back to work Wednesday afternoon after a vacation, and settled in to catch up on the news.
One of the first things on my plate was writing a story about Stanley Silver, the Democratic nominee for the open York City School Board seat. The other paper had already written about it twice while I was away.
Before I call people up for a story I like to get some background on them so I can have an intelligent conversation and not waste their time. I am looking, mainly, for biographical information.
So, I ran Silver's name through google. The google search showed a link to a state PDF file that said Silver lost his law license for six months in 2008. It is the fourth hit on google for "Stanley Silver." It took all of one minute to do this.
I double-checked the spelling of his name against a York Dispatch story. There, commenters on the story were saying he had something in his past. (Yes, I read news story comments, so feel free to leave news tips or send them to ndobo@ydr.com.)
Anyone can check a lawyer's history online. Go here. It's run by the state disciplinary review board.
One of the first things on my plate was writing a story about Stanley Silver, the Democratic nominee for the open York City School Board seat. The other paper had already written about it twice while I was away.
Before I call people up for a story I like to get some background on them so I can have an intelligent conversation and not waste their time. I am looking, mainly, for biographical information.
So, I ran Silver's name through google. The google search showed a link to a state PDF file that said Silver lost his law license for six months in 2008. It is the fourth hit on google for "Stanley Silver." It took all of one minute to do this.
I double-checked the spelling of his name against a York Dispatch story. There, commenters on the story were saying he had something in his past. (Yes, I read news story comments, so feel free to leave news tips or send them to ndobo@ydr.com.)
Anyone can check a lawyer's history online. Go here. It's run by the state disciplinary review board.
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