Editor: Twin Falls is no ‘hell hole’

Editor Matt Christensen of the Twin Falls Times-News comments on bad publicity his town has gotten since details of sexual assault involving children emerged:

It’s always interesting to hear from visitors about their perspectives on Twin Falls. They marvel at the beauty of the canyon. They remark about all the new construction. Sometimes they’ll tell you about a favorite restaurant they tried. And almost all of them will say how welcoming, friendly and hospitable our community is.

I agree. Twin Falls is pretty cool.

But go online recently and you’ll hear a much different story. Especially if you’ve been reading the yarns high-profile political activist Pamela Geller has been spinning about Twin Falls, fed to her mostly by local gadfly Julie Ruf and her ilk.

Thanks to Geller, tens of thousands of her readers now think Twin Falls is a hellhole. More here.