[Xavier]

Originally Posted by redwitch

If Joe Blow down the street were arrested for poaching locally, it would be in the paper, with name, etc. in the police blotter at the very least. If Joe were arrested in southern Florida or another state, the odds are we wouldn't hear a thing. However, Mark Morse is not Joe Blow. Poaching, whether on his own land or the land of others, is illegal. Leaving carcasses to rot is not only illegal, it is immoral in my mind. The whole thing reeks and does say something about the ethics and morals of the man. That is something we, as Villagers and potential Villagers, have a right to know about. Not to condemn him but simply to help us decide if we want to risk our investment because the man running our development seems to be lacking morally. To me, it goes hand in hand with the IRS issues and the settlement -- it shows a need to be careful when dealing with the man and to take his promises with a very large grain of salt.

If the Sun wants to be considered even remotely as a newspaper and not just a TV PR thing, it needs to report all of the news that pertains to TV, the Villagers and, yes, the developer, not just the pretty stories. Doesn't need to be headlines, doesn't even need to be in the first section, but does need to be reported.

Red,

You always take a chance when you try to make a point through a written media. There is no way to insure how the tone comes across. Please know that my tone is casual and conversational.

I have always respected your opinion about most things, but I really must disagree on this matter. You appear to be saying that you want everyone here to sit in judgement, of another human being, beyond what the justice system metes out for something that may or may not have happened in a distant state? And, you may think this is right because he has money, status, influence and has developed where you live. You further appear to think that since he owns a newspaper he should be forced to reveal potentially unfavorable information about himself and his family. He owns the newspaper! Does he tell you how to run your business? Would you listen? You also must believe that, if he chooses, he should not use his newspaper as a TV PR thing. It's his newspaper.

We have options. We can quit subscribing to the Daily Sun. God knows that I, as a tried and true Democrat, dislike the Editorial Section and Opinion Pages. I could sell my house and move out of the Villages if I didn't like the developer. To treat him differently than I would my neighbor is wrong. I can make my own grown up choices and don't feel I need to hurt someone simply because I don't agree with something he allegedly does.

I am a fair minded center leaning liberal just speaking my mind. Oops, can I say that and not be in the Political Thread?

Peace,
Xavier