[Pturner]

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

The difference is that Joe Blow would be one of thousands of ordinary citizens who are charged with breaking the law every day. ... The news of anything happening to the Morse's, good or bad, is and should be a topic of interest in this area and on TOTV, not so that people can bash them, or praise them, but because they are among the most important people in influencing the lives of Villagers, and thus their actions are noteworthy.

As to the point that the Daily Sun should report these things, I would argue that they have no obligation to do so. The Daily Sun is not a newspaper in the traditional sense in my opinion. It is more like a house organ, like the ones produced by the two Fortune 500 companies I worked for, which is unlikely to break bad news about the employer. The Daily Sun is a good sourse of local news, local advertising, and activities in TV. It also offers some national coverage through wire service articles. If you expect them to hire the next Woodward and Bernstien to ferret out any scandalous behavior or unethical dealings of the developer family, you will be left wanting. JMHO

Originally Posted by eweissenbach

Each of us is entitled to decide whether we have a problem with the Morse family or do not. Each of us is entitled to express our opinion of the Morse family, or anyone else as long as we don't libel them. You "believe" that the "poaching" charge was a set-up. Others believe that they are warrented, and still others believe they are inadequate. We all live in a great country where we are free to "believe" whatever we choose and even express our opinion about it. I have lived in communities where I didn't like or have confidence in the leadership, but have never left a community because of it. Suggesting one should not avail themself of a service, product, or real estate because they find the ethics of the developer of same distasteful seems a bit radical to me. Refusing to acknowledge that someone who did things that you continue to enjoy, could also be lacking in other areas of thier life also seems a bit pollyanna to me. There are many examples of people throughout history who did important and wonderful things, who were less than stellar human beings in other aspects of their life, but we still benefit from the good things they did.

Ed, I agree with you on this issue. Your articulate and well-reasoned posts are always a breath of fresh air.