12/05/2024
Following suit with another local business.
We Stand with Our Community, Not Exploitation
As local business owners and, more importantly, as parents, we feel it is our responsibility to speak out. Recently, the Payson Roundup chose to exploit the tragic death of a child on their front page, using an extremely graphic and inappropriate photo. This decision was not only deeply insensitive but goes against the values we hold dear.
Our community has always come together in times of tragedy to support one another with compassion and respect. We rally to lift each other up—not to exploit pain for shock value or financial gain.
We do not condone sensationalism at the expense of a grieving family’s pain. For this reason, we are disassociating with the Payson Roundup. We refuse to support any platform that prioritizes profit over the emotional well-being of our neighbors, especially when it comes to our children.
We stand firm in our commitment to protect and nurture the children and families in our community. Their stories deserve respect, dignity, and care—not exploitation.
We encourage others who share our values to join us in sending a clear message: our community is stronger than this, and we expect better. We encourage you to spend your advertising dollars elsewhere, don’t buy their prints, to block the Payson Roundup on social media and not give them views.
With that being said, please do not participate in the best of the rim on our behalf, an advertising campaign that is put on by this paper. We do not want any association with that newspaper at all. We know who we are, and we thank our loyal clients for your votes thus far. They are no longer needed.
With care and solidarity,
Your Local Hauling Guy
