Steve Pokin - Man about Town

The Jounal's relatively new main reporter is on top of his game. He seems to be someone who comes in with an open mind, willing to do some research and then writes the story. I disagreed with him about what the outcome of the Dottie Greer recall should have been but as it turns out, he was ahead of the game and called it correctly.

In the 5/21/06 version of the Journal, Pokin does an article on Jeff Morrison (http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/neighborhoods/
stories.nsf/stpetersjournal/news/story/
776231665200D5D1862571730075EBB6?OpenDocument). I thought the article was well done and in the end provided information that aside from his family, most people did not know that being "Where in the world is Jeff Morrison?".

Morrison obviously left for greener pastures and a significant advancement in his career. Pokin doesn't say whether the job Morrison has is a politcal appointment or whether it is a "career" position. Either way, you can bet Morrison will make the best of it, much to the chagrine of his enemies back here.

Jerry Hollingsworth hit the nail on the head when he said Morrison didn't leave because of the likes of Brandy Pedersen or Anything But Right. These people have little to no influence on the outcome of anything good other than being the butt of good jokes. Sure they are able to assist democrats in being elected but aside from that, they are hardly considered movers or shakers in the Republican party. In fact, they are probably held in much higher esteem by the democrats than by the majority of Republicans in St. Charles County. I am surprised Pokin hasn't hit that story line but maybe he is waiting for the right timing.

Pokin has done a pretty thorough job in the stories he has written. It will be interesting to see how long he stays around and if he can maintain his independence.