[HMLRHT1]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Daily Sun sold?
Villages Media Management, Inc. Company Profile - Located in The Villages, FL - Philip Markward

Don't see anything that states it is the Daily Sun.
Maybe it is the radio station.

[Michigandress]

Originally Posted by Indydealmaker

As long as I have been alive, a common rant has been that the media is ALL BAD NEWS! Why no GOOD NEWS? Now we have access to a newspaper that is primarily GOOD NEWS and people bitch!

There are still plenty of BAD NEWS newspapers. They just cost more, but they are out there and The Villages has no rules against taking the Sumter County paper or Orlando or Ocala, etc.
Chill!

People don't bitch about primarily good news. We bitch about distorted or no coverage of news that is even slightly bad with respect to the Developer or The Villages.

[Wing-nut2]

How did this go from a crime that took place to the Daily Sun?

Anyway, if you think you're safe in The Villages, You can keep thinking your safe in the Villages by reading the Daily Sun.

[Advogado]

Originally Posted by Wing-nut2

How did this go from a crime that took place to the Daily Sun?

Anyway, if you think you're safe in The Villages, You can keep thinking your safe in the Villages by reading the Daily Sun.

We are very safe in The Villages. Compared to most communities our size, crime is almost non-existent here.

[graciegirl]

I called The Daily Sun, 352.753.1119




And I asked, Who OWNS The Daily Sun? I said I thought I heard that Phil Markward bought it some time ago.


They said that the developer still owns the building and the printing presses and all the real estate connected with it, but Phillip Markward purchased the business and the management of The Sun a while back.

[zcaveman]

If everyone bothered to read the article, it says that the Department (I think Police Department) delayed release of the information until a sketch of the subject was completed.

That is why I think the article was delayed until today.

I am not saying that I condone the delay. I am just saying what the delay was.

Z

[rubicon]

"The Villages is one of the safest places to live." I guess it depends on what one uses as a comparison. there are substantially safer places all around the US. However safety is subjective and of course if you are victimized your more vulnerable and then you are not safe in your local community.
So I personally won't use I am safer in The Villages because it indicates denial on safety in my mind

Whenever someone mentions the Daily Sun sure to follow is discussion of the Developer. Frankly I don't care who owns or operates the paper but I do care if it does not carry pertinent and relevant news. I know that those terms mean different things to different people. However, given limited space in a newspaper one would believe that people robbed at a town square would take precedence over an announcement of a resident's long lived hobby.

So I guess it comes down to are you a reader who has now settled into a life that prefers to read about social events rather than hard hitting news economic and political goings on, etc.

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by terrieb

No one is saying anything bad about the Sun newspaper. Back home, we also have a section for LOCAL NEWS but news like this, in my opinion, is newsworthy of front page to alert the public of happenings like this and to be on the lookout for this guy. A gun pointed at me or any one else is front page news that I would want to know about to alert me. I was just surprised it did not make it to the front page of the newspaper, just a comment here folks. What this teaches me is that I need to read the entire newspaper to find out all happenings within this area.
Have a nice day everyone. I am not looking for hostility here folks. I like the Villages and one day hope to move here if all works out.

The tone of your original post came accross as bad mouthing the DailySun,
thus the comments..
Things don't always happen as they did "back home"!

[buggyone]

Originally Posted by rubicon

"The Villages is one of the safest places to live." I guess it depends on what one uses as a comparison. there are substantially safer places all around the US. However safety is subjective and of course if you are victimized your more vulnerable and then you are not safe in your local community.
So I personally won't use I am safer in The Villages because it indicates denial on safety in my mind

Whenever someone mentions the Daily Sun sure to follow is discussion of the Developer. Frankly I don't care who owns or operates the paper but I do care if it does not carry pertinent and relevant news. I know that those terms mean different things to different people. However, given limited space in a newspaper one would believe that people robbed at a town square would take precedence over an announcement of a resident's long lived hobby.

So I guess it comes down to are you a reader who has now settled into a life that prefers to read about social events rather than hard hitting news economic and political goings on, etc.

I would really be interested in knowing what other communities of similar resident size (around 100,000) are substantially safer than The Villages.

People know that the 3rd page of Local in the Sun is the place to find the lead stories about what is happening newsworthy in The Villages.

However, please tell me what communities of similar size are substantially safer than The Villages.

[Bruiser1]

Originally Posted by graciegirl

Pending a sketch. Now all we have to do is locate the perp who has no ears.

Good catch Gracie!

Reminds me of the saying "Friends Romans Countrymen lend me your ears!"

[Bogie Shooter]

Originally Posted by rubicon

"The Villages is one of the safest places to live." I guess it depends on what one uses as a comparison. there are substantially safer places all around the US. However safety is subjective and of course if you are victimized your more vulnerable and then you are not safe in your local community.
So I personally won't use I am safer in The Villages because it indicates denial on safety in my mind

Whenever someone mentions the Daily Sun sure to follow is discussion of the Developer. Frankly I don't care who owns or operates the paper but I do care if it does not carry pertinent and relevant news. I know that those terms mean different things to different people. However, given limited space in a newspaper one would believe that people robbed at a town square would take precedence over an announcement of a resident's long lived hobby.

So I guess it comes down to are you a reader who has now settled into a life that prefers to read about social events rather than hard hitting news economic and political goings on, etc.

A further question would be; what would you have done differently if the robbery was reported on Dec 2.
Should we all not be aware of our surroundings, note unusual happenings, etc.?
If you are waiting for a newspaper, radio or TV to tell you to wake up and be ready................its probably too late.
For me, I get enough of the killings, shootings and robberies on the TV at 6 & 11.

[capecodbob]

A robber is going to go and rob people where they'll encounter the least or no resistance. Elder people are an example. Village people are prime targets. You can access just about any place here where people are congregated, have money in their pockets, and are pretty much defenseless.
I would expect to see more of this here in the Villages. If I were a crook this would be an area I'd work.
Question is, will the community sit back and do nothing and wait till things get really bad, before they do anything about it? Or will they act quickly to make it a not so friendly place for criminals?

[BritParrothead]

the sketch looks like the photo of the guy who stole packages from a ladies doorstep

[Skybo]

Originally Posted by capecodbob

A robber is going to go and rob people where they'll encounter the least or no resistance. Elder people are an example. Village people are prime targets. You can access just about any place here where people are congregated, have money in their pockets, and are pretty much defenseless.
I would expect to see more of this here in the Villages. If I were a crook this would be an area I'd work.
Question is, will the community sit back and do nothing and wait till things get really bad, before they do anything about it? Or will they act quickly to make it a not so friendly place for criminals?

The thing is, this robbery took place at midnight. Not saying there weren't any Villagers there, but the late night crowd at Spanish Springs is mostly younger folks from surrounding areas (or so I've been told). So I don't think he was necessarily looking for "elderly" targets. But when faced with a gun, it really doesn't matter how old the victims are.

Aside from that, I really don't think Villagers are easy targets. There are a lot of healthy and fit residents many with law enforcement and military backgrounds. We may be getting up in years, but in general, I don't think we are a group that necessarily offers the least resistance.

[Warren Kiefer]

Originally Posted by HMLRHT1

Don't see anything that states it is the Daily Sun.
Maybe it is the radio station.

Right at the top it says DAILY SUN, Are you OK ????