[buggyone]

Originally Posted by Bucco

Allow me to go on record to say I totally and completely enjoy the local paper. I have always subscribed and will always subscribe. I understand what it is, accepted that and love it.

Yep...ads do pay the bills and the ads are there for those subscribers to read.

I never understood all the whining about the paper. I do not rely on it for what it seems others do, and I suggest dropping your subscription if rumors is what you want to be your news.

This particular issue is one on which I will not comment because I do not have all the facts and it was resolved or is being resolved.

I would ask those who look down their nose at this paper to check the New York Times for their correction page, or their slant on things...same with the WSJ or any paper

And as far as any money being made by the developer....the risks this family took early on....well, lets just say I do not begrudge one cent.

Very well stated, Bucco. I am in complete agreement with you - again! I will have to go to my weather app to see if there was a blizzard in hell. Keep up the good postings!

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by buggyone

Very well stated, Bucco. I am in complete agreement with you - again! I will have to go to my weather app to see if there was a blizzard in hell. Keep up the good postings!

We do not disagree as much as you may think.

This is my pet peeve, and have to be careful, but my pet peeve is folks who get there news from ONE source only, or who watch taking heads on one cable channel and think they are informed, when in reality they are brainwashed.

[Bucco]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Bucco, I'm an old-school newspaper woman from way back. When I was having a discussion with my husband about this issue in regards to the Daily Sun's coverage of the "wall," he straightened me out real fast and set my emotion and passion back in check. He laughed and said, "The Morse family owns the newspaper. The reporters work for them. Do you think CNN reporters or Fox reporters would have jobs very long if they did an investigative report on the owners of either company and went against them?"

That's just the way the world goes round.

Do I wish everyone would heed that. In that "unnamed" forum, my biggest beef was folks not getting that, and then gravitating to where they would hear what they want to hear and then announcing how informed they were.

[janmcn]

Originally Posted by GeorgeMiller061

When I first moved here 10+ years ago there were no houses south of CR466. The Villages had already bought the land but were being sued by a Mr. Brown of Oxford FL over the amount of water they would be using. This is the same Mr. Brown who owns property on 441/27. All was well until the new Harbor Chase being built on land either owned or formally owed by Mr. Brown advertised that they would be golf cart accessible. I believe the wall might be a little payback for that lawsuit many years ago, which delayed the start of building south of CR466.

The man that sued The Villages and shut them down over a decade ago was Daniel Farnsworth of Oxford. He lives out on 466 almost to I75, if he's still alive.

[deltaguy]

Originally Posted by bkcunningham1

Bucco, I'm an old-school newspaper woman from way back. When I was having a discussion with my husband about this issue in regards to the Daily Sun's coverage of the "wall," he straightened me out real fast and set my emotion and passion back in check. He laughed and said, "The Morse family owns the newspaper. The reporters work for them. Do you think CNN reporters or Fox reporters would have jobs very long if they did an investigative report on the owners of either company and went against them?"

That's just the way the world goes round.

Got that right!

[bkcunningham1]

Originally Posted by janmcn

The man that sued The Villages and shut them down over a decade ago was Daniel Farnsworth of Oxford. He lives out on 466 almost to I75, if he's still alive.

State: One man's crusade

http://www.ccfj.net/HOAvilang.htm

[PLedoux]

As of this posting workers are taking the wall down.

[JeffAVEWS]

The Wall has been removed.

[N44125]

Topic Stats........

This topic had 954 replies, 72,263 views and 96 pages.

Is that a record? Anyone know of a topic that tops this one?

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by JeffAVEWS

The Wall has been removed.

all i can say is boy howdy!

here's hoping all blood pressures can return to normal.

[njbchbum]

Originally Posted by N44125

Topic Stats........

This topic had 954 replies, 72,263 views and 96 pages.

Is that a record? Anyone know of a topic that tops this one?

scroll to the lower third of this page and you can see a box labled 'hottest threads'.
https://www.talkofthevillages.com/forums/
three word sentences tops this one i believe.

[jannd228]

Congratulations to all of you, one week! The power of your tenacity and social media, amazing

[Happy Villager 1]

Originally Posted by JeffAVEWS

The Wall has been removed.

Thanks for the update. One question....did they install the gate?

[bkcunningham1]

The wall came tumbling down!

Take a look. Josie Chabert and her dog Chickie is the first cart through the passage after the wall was removed. She lives on Heathrow on the Historic Side.

http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/bk...a0257.jpg.html

http://s1287.photobucket.com/user/bk...7548f.jpg.html

[barebones1191]

America’s Friendliest City Just Became Unfriendly to its Neighbors! In a recent newspaper article regarding the “Berlin Wall” VHA President Gottschalk was quoted as saying “nonresidents had unfettered access, allowing them to travel in and out of our community and utilize our facilities paid for and maintained by Village residents.” I want to know what facilities he is talking about. I am unaware of any. If he is talking about the entertainment in the squares, nonresidents do help pay for those venues by spending their money in the Villages at restaurants, and other businesses. That can be the only thing he’s talking about. Walling off your neighbors will not stop your neighbors from visiting the Villages. It will only stop them from using their golf car to access the squares and the businesses. They can still use their automobiles to travel on public roads built with taxpayer dollars and adding to more congestion within the Villages. What a tradeoff is that? However, it could stop nonresidents from spending their money in the Villages and hurting all the businesses that need all the help they can get. Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it.