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Monday, June 18, 2007

Editorial: "Reneging shows lack of integrity"

The unnamed Courier editor seems surprised and discomfited that a developer might do something other than he promised to gain commercially from public indulgence. References to turnip trucks and 'born yesterday' crowd in, but we needn't go there, because I just don't buy it. This is ass-covering.

Guys, you know how the business operates, and you knew that guy would turn around and raise his middle finger to everyone involved as soon as he got the chance. You could have been more skeptical when the controversy was happening, and you could have given more credence to the legitimately concerned neighbors rather than dismiss them as cranks. Your shaking a finger now insults the intelligence of your readers. You ought instead to be apologizing for your complicity in creating the problem.
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2 comments:

  1. leftturnclydeJune 18, 2007 at 2:00 PM

    ya know the paer did the same kind of thing with the wallmart contoversey down here ...showed up after the fight was over and made disaproving noises ...

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  2. AnonymousJune 18, 2007 at 2:03 PM

    again, skepticism when it comes to business and development issues is not anything the Courier's strong suit.

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