From: Michelle Carr
Columbus
After hearing the dishonesty going on in Washington, many of us think to ourselves “I’m glad that isn’t happening locally; Washington is corrupt, and the swamp needs to be drained.”
If one looks closer locally, however, they will find:
— Governmental purchases and governmental cleanup money used to buy property from an office holder’s aunt.
— The courthouse misleading residents about when property taxes become past-due and not mentioning that the deadline had been extended because of the pandemic.
— Voting on zoning changes for a church parking lot when the Democrat on city council recuses herself due to her membership in the church, but the Republican does not.
— Local county council office holders allegedly receiving homestead exemptions from another county.
— And finally, the Republican-dominated election board refusing to investigate a charge levied by 11 voters concerning voter fraud by a sitting county council member.
Some may quote the Bible by saying, “For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?” (Mark 8:36, NIV).
Another quote often used by 20th century politicians that might be more applicable to our local situation is, “If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck.”
The rot might not all be illegal, but it’s still rot. And it’s in our back yard.
We citizens need to hold our leaders both locally and nationally to a higher standard.
Editor’s note: This letter is paid political content. It is not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.
