Media

If I remember correctly, video cameras at the time were very bulky. If pressed, my dad would probably have reminded me of his bad back—an ailment I’m becoming familiar with now that I’m about the age that he was then.

Despite my love of movies, television and all things pop media, I’ve never been one of those who really felt the need to video-record things. After all, if Paris Hilton taught us anything, it’s that sometimes you don’t need a video camera.

That is as true as ever this year, with the recession apparently bottoming out, the local real estate market struggling to get back on its feet and federal, state and Loudoun County elected officials all on traditional late summer hiatus.

When I was 13 years old, my dad got a bit frustrated at my lack-of-productivity after school and I was “recruited” to come by after school every day and answer phones at the Loudoun Easterner. I may in fact have seniority among the ex-employees from that publication. Dad had only purchased it a year or two earlier and I was slowly becoming accustomed to the idea of my dad writing a newspaper delivered to the homes of everyone in the area.

Loudoun County Public School (LCPS) Division Counsel William Chapman referenced that “ billing statements also indicate that Mr. Oei was billed for time that the attorney spent in media interviews and dealings with the press.”

American Community Newspapers Inc. (ACN), owner of Leesburg Today, filed for bankruptcy protection in federal court under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.