[redwitch]

Why is it that when someone does not like what the developer has done, the response is we can move if we don't like it? I love it here. I don't happen to love the developer, but I do appreciate what he has done with building this community. TV as a whole is a great tribute to Schwartz, Gary Morse, Mark Morse and the rest of the family. However, that doesn't mean that I don't want to know if he is ethical, honest, humane, kind to children and animals and so on. The Church on the Square and its entertainment and Morse's willingness to house the entertainers shows not only his business acumen, but his generosity to Villagers. The nature preserves are a thing of beauty and something I do appreciate on a daily basis. The fact that he gets a tax write-off for having them again shows good business acumen. The fact that they are actually well-maintained speaks well of the developer since that is not really necessary for the tax benefits.

Many of the developer's actions are not relevant to my day-to-day life but they are relevant to the overall scheme of TV and whether Morse is willing to make a profit at the cost of cheating others (mainly us). The poaching shows he is willing to skirt the law when it is convenient to him. It implies an arrogance I don't appreciate. The IRS issues also show he is arrogant enough to not listen when suggestions are made that things be changed. The entire Moffitt Center with its web of lies is just wrong to me. The settlement showed he was more than willing to cheat Villagers to line his own pocket. I do believe we need to be informed about these matters, whether from TOTV members, Ms. Ritchie, the Sun, the POA, our neighbors, etc. Yes, some may have an agenda just to besmirch the Morses but I really don't care so long as they get the word out. I'm intelligent enough and enough of an adult to make up my own mind (plus I'm willing to research things further once I hear of something).

As to not subscribing to the Sun, why wouldn't I? I just refuse to call it a newspaper. As was said, it is more of a trade rag for TV than anything else. I do want to know what events are happening in TV. I like reading the comics and Heloise and .... I like the feel of the paper in my hand in the morning. I just want a little more relevant local news. (But, then, I also want a piece of the moon, a Testarosa, enough money so that I never have to work again, to be in perfect health, peace around the world, no starvation or famine anywhere, disease to be eradicated ......)

I stand by that IF the Sun wants to be called a newspaper, then it should carry all of the news -- not just the pretty pieces. If Mark Morse or his wife is caught in bed with someone other than their spouse, I don't care (unless it was forced or a minor) and don't want to know. If Morse is charged with a misdemeanor, I don't care and don't want to know. If Morse is charged with a felony, that's news whether the Sun and Villagers like it or not and I do want to know. I find it comical that the initial arrest of Morse, et al. was finally written up weeks after it occurred while the Sentinel published the story two days after the charges were brought. Like it or not, it is news. If Morse does go to prison, how will it affect the way TV is run, if at all? I honestly have no idea.