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Originally Posted by djl8412
It's fine to take "exception" to my generalization to Ms. Ritchie as a "reporter." A mere technicality it a person's title does not preclude the fact that Ms. Ritchie DOES combine fact with an opinionated slant. She has written many articles as a columnist regarding other topics in central Fla. that she feels have potential impacts of people in all walks of life. I believe her goal is to let people know that you need to take a look around once in a while and pay attention to things that may have an effect on your life either now or in the future.
By the way, there was an article by a "reporter" about the bond issue in the Sentinel on the same day as Ms. Ritchie's column.
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And that's the reporter who referred to The Villages as "the playground for 77,000 retirees"
play·ground (plground) n. ((http://www.thefreedictionary.com/playground))
1. An outdoor area set aside for recreation and play, especially one containing equipment such as seesaws and swings.
2. A field or sphere of unrestricted pleasurable activity
It's interesting to know the Sentinel considers us retirees as being in a "playground" as opposed to having a residential community. Their selection of the term "playground" is highly disrespectful to all of us and gives the image of us retirees as second-childhood types. The negative slant of our community was unquestionably intentional, as
words are the Sentinel's tools of the trade, so the selection of the term 'playground" was hardly accidental. Whatever their intent was regarding the bond matter, there was no need to insult TV residents.