Were you expecting…
…an article about fining older people who are not capable of cleaning sidewalks on their own? I was. Too bad the author didn’t have the same idea, or a proofreader. Why does WKOW bother putting this stuff on Madison.com?
With a title of “City fines elderly for not clearing sidewalks enough,” one would expect to hear about how an old bed-ridden person has received numerous fines for snowy sidewalks. Instead, you get an article about “Nick” (no last name given) and his neighbors, with only a brief mention and a quote from his 78 year old neighbor. The article is really about unclear definitions of what a clear sidewalk actually is.
The article has no byline – I wouldn’t claim credit for it either. It redundantly uses a dollar sign and the word dollar: “$109 dollar”. I have a feeling more of the story is in the video linked on the page. But, since the video link is to tiny, and the image doesn’t link to the video as well, I’m thinking most people don’t even notice it. Which means that the article’s text should really explain what’s going on, and it doesn’t.