Traveler editorial from Saturday (I wrote it)Kuhn's letter to editor response will follow ....
Grow up, Mr. Mayor
A story in last week's Traveler indicated that Mayor Mell Kuhn's business dealings with the city are legal and above board.
But the story highlighted Kuhn's problem.
His vulgar and impulsive manner have bred resentment and suspicion.
Mell likes to say that he'll tell you exactly what he thinks.
Bluntness has its place. But imagine if we all went around saying exactly what we thought.
We were warned against this type of behavior in kindergarten.
Mell's latest whopper is characterizing his critics as "while elitists" who have been running Ark City for years.
Now, he's openly supporting a contractor for the new hospital way before the bidding process is over.
This town has enough image problems without Kuhn reinforcing them.
Mell could do himself, and the city, a world of good by simply cleaning up act.
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4 comments:
I wish more people would speak their mind and tell it like it is. We are such a "politically correct" society that if you say the sky is blue you are racist toward the sky...I don't always agree with Mr. Kuhn but at least you know exactly where you stand!
There is "telling it like it is," and there is acting in a boorish, derogatory, belitteling, bullying, demeaning, insensitive manner.
I believe Mr. Kuhn has acted like the later...
"politically correct" is a made-up word that now has a negative meaning. "Respect" is a word that best suits the meaning.
Just because YOU are offended by something someone says or the way they say is doesn't make them any of the terms you used. While grow a pair is a phrase that comes to mind, there are some cases where you are right. You should still quit stereotyping.
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