User talk:Widdershins1

The main reason for this edit was to replace the horribly biased and criminally inaccurate "Economy" section, which painted an extremely unrealistic picture of the economic situation in Maquoketa. As a resident of Maquoketa nearly my entire life I know firsthand that the information was ridiculously biased. It glorified three specific businesses saying they "contribute to the rich and interconnected culture Maquoketa has evolved" and then went off on a tangent about "growing corporate pressure" and the need to "shop locally", suggesting that many do because they are "sensing a need to renew and strengthen local economy". The entire thing was based in a fantasy world nowhere near Maquoketa, the town I grew up and currently reside in.Widdershins1 (talk) 22:13, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

The second edit was to add a reference to a newspaper article quoting the electric rates as being some of the highest in the state.Widdershins1 (talk) 22:22, 31 October 2011 (UTC)

December 23 edit - Edited the "Economy" section to take out all personal knowledge, leaving only referenced material in response to a previous poorly chopped edit doing just that which had left the section jumbled and moderately incoherent.