DON'T LET THOSE PRETTY COLORS FOOL YOU...

About a month ago, you probably received some very colorful candidate mailings covered with American flags and other inspiring symbols and statements. On the surface, this can look so wonderfully rosy...HOWEVER:

A person can "wrap himself in the flag" and still try repeatedly to shut down another's right to free speech. Do rights evaporate because of dislike and disagreement? Do rights evaporate when the light of day is shed upon the outrageous things one does at a public meeting, always with the confidence that what you said and did will not show up in the Township minutes? Does the truth hurt when it's out in the open?

One can claim to act with integrity, yet apparently have his campaign flyers attached to the outside of mailboxes in lieu of required postage and contrary to federal regulations.. If that person doesn't respect federal authority, how are things going to go on a local level?

One can accuse others of "venom" even though he has told another he wants to "knock you off your chair." WHY? Because that person didn't agree with the opinion expressed or the action supported! Is a man threatening to knock another off her chair something one wants to see in a public official? Is this the level of civility in our Township today? I surely hope not!



One can accuse others of "venom" and yet enter baseless complaints against someone you simply dislike and don't agree with, about an event you weren't even witness to and which you have all wrong. But that doesn't stop you. Inaccurate hearsay appears to be good enough for your purposes. This constant and repeated effort to remove responsible people from office while falsely accusing them of impropriety and bad motivations should be alarming to you as a Eureka citizen.






Dr. Carrie Jennings, a person who has integrity, experience and knowledge and who has served Eureka ably and faithfully, was recently defeated in the Township election. She has so much more to offer than the person who was chosen over her ever will!

The person worthy of being your representative is the person who does NOT have a self-interested agenda in, say, Ordinance changes, who has respect for the law (our Ordinances), and who fully understands that, yes, a citizen does have a right to what is permitted under Ordinances, but that those Ordinances' processes must be followed and respected. That is what is fair for all and that is what should be followed by all.

Yet I have personally witnessed efforts (yes, plural) to push through certain matters for certain people in direct contradiction of Ordinance requirements. These very requirements were deliberately put in place, understood by at least some of the citizens on a task force, with attorney assistance, to protect the Township and avoid unintended and harmful consequences. These changes were unanimously approved by the task force, yet seem to be forgotten by certain people who were members of that committee. These very persons trying to push things through to look good to constituents (my opinion) have actually claimed to have "written" the Ordinance they seem to be so poorly informed about! Is this your idea of good government?

So don't let those pretty colors fool you! 

Sometimes it's just camouflage! What the true colors are is more important!