There's all kinds of mudslinging going on in local government affairs and I've found myself addicted to the endless battle of the buttheads. Ever since we got this new Mayor in Midwest Mayberry (or so our town would like to think of themselves since they've had a festival with such title in the past) a couple of years ago, it's been nothing but one big upheaval after another. The latest issue: A cemetery plot left uncovered overnight. (Insert Beethoven's 5th here.)
As if slander game isn't enough to keep me glued to the Courier, there's always some other news that never ceases to amaze me. This week, it's angels missing off the Salvation Army Christmas tree at Wal-Mart. I'm so appalled that someone could be so heartless to prevent over 50 kids from getting gifts this year. Why the hell would anyone rob local youth of Christmas? First Wal-Mart takes Christ out of Christmas. Then someone takes Christmas out of Wal-Mart. Now if they'd just take Wal-Mart ouf of America...
But really. It's sickening. And furthermore, I don't understand why they wouldn't have this on camera.
In the past, Steve and I have taken a few tags off the tree, shopped for the kids, and returned the tags with gifts to the courtesy desk--like you're supposed to. We intended to do the same this year, but now it looks like we won't get to because of a ruthless grinch in the community. According to the paper, it could be "a prank." There's nothing funny about it, though. Toilet papering the band director's yard is a prank. Pouring instant potatoes in a teacher's yard is a prank. Driving off and leaving your friend desperately trying to pull her pants up on a country road is a prank. Stealing from kids is NOT a prank.
I pray that whoever did this has a conscience of some kind and returns those tags.
2 comments:
That's so sad. I would like to know how they propose to deal with this situation.
tells you a little about the morals of the paper doesn't it.
We had a famous mayor and govenor who had sex with a 14 year old girl that went on for several years and the paper called it, An Affair. Thirtysomething men don't have affairs with 14 year old girls.
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