Apology As Election Strategy
Dear Editor,
If they keep apologizing enough downtown, they can apologize themselves into reelection.
Mitchell Simmons
Keep Money In Greensboro
Dear Editor,
I understand that our City Council and the Guilford County commissioners are being asked to enter into an agreement with the Town of Summerfield to pay for water and sewer lines to a prospective 650 acre development in Summerfield. The developer, David Couch, said that Summerfield citizens would not pay “one penny” for the water and sewer construction, because water and sewer has been investigated by the Town of Summerfield and is “cost prohibitive”
So Summerfield can’t afford water and sewer. This developer needs water and sewer to profit more off his land. And their idea is for Greensboro to pay to bring them water and sewer?
As a taxpaying citizen of Greensboro, I have no idea why our leaders would even consider helping a Summerfield developer make more money. I assume it will cost Greensboro millions of dollars to construct miles of water and sewer. Maybe, over decades, the money is paid back in fees and taxes (or maybe not, if this fancy new Summerfield development doesn’t pan out). But at what cost to us now?
We have issues here! Guilford County wants to raise our sales tax and is asking us to approve a $300 million bond to help our overcrowded, deteriorating schools in and around Greensboro. If our local leaders need to have this massive bond and raise our taxes, then, City Council, you should not be building costly utilities outside the City.
I hope our leaders aren’t seriously considering this plan. And I hope my fellow citizens in Greensboro will take a moment to write the Greensboro City Council and Guilford County commissioners to tell them to do the right thing for the voters who elected them. Use our money to help us, not a developer or Summerfield.
Juliet Burnette
Tired Of New Normal
Dear Editor,
With more and more reports and stories about the lawless animals taking to the streets with the intent of looting, burning and destroying the property of law-abiding citizens, the real gorilla in the room is what can we as individual citizens do to protect and defend our families, our property and our lives when for all appearances law enforcement, primarily at the upper echelons of leadership, do not intervene.
As always I don’t blame the officers on the line. They have to follow the instructions given to them, frustrating as they often are. Plus they cannot be everywhere at once. Add to that the DAs and AGs that turn around and refuse to charge or even simply ignore the law and release the offenders to return to the riots. Now they have become so emboldened as to directly attack officers. The next step is obvious. They will begin doxing individual officers, putting their families in danger. What happens then? Would you leave your home knowing your family could be attacked? These tactics are straight out of the handbook.
But back to us, the individual citizens and business owners. We saw what happened in downtown Greensboro – unrest and destruction. And who was held responsible? Yet if a citizen or a business owner had taken steps to protect themselves or their business, they would have been jailed in a New York minute. This is the dilemma. We as civilized human beings adhere to the rules and laws of society, which puts us at a disadvantage against the uncivilized who don’t care. I understand the alternative is anarchy. But there is another option. It’s very simple. If you break the law you are arrested, tried and, if found guilty, punished. And I mean punished as in you are fined monetarily, spend time in jail and have a criminal record.
The average citizen is getting tired of the current status quo. They want to live their lives and conduct their business without fear. How long before they, the silent majority, gives an ultimatum to the spineless “elected representatives” that are failing to act?
More and more sheep are turning into sheepdogs. They’ve been ignored and abused too long and are demanding action. They are frustrated by the inaction of the “authorities.” Across the country they are starting to organize.
An expanded version of this missive can be found on alanscorner.blog.
Alan Marshall
Your imagery is despicable. “Lawless animals” vs. “law-abiding citizens”, “we, civilized human beings” vs. “uncivilized (not labeled as humans)” is a truly powerful statement.
You consistently describe human beings – some of which are likely your neighbors – as less than human. You don’t care about life. You care about your life. Perhaps instead of studying german history, you should consider some of Galileo’s work. Philosophically, it reminds us that the world doesn’t revolve around Alan Marshall.
……what?
I can’t explain this more simply. The language you use depicts many humans as something less than what you describe as “we, civilized”. You use imagery of animals to describe people of color and protesters. You clearly think you, old white man, are somehow entitled as a superior to those you group as others. You are despicable.
A bus driver is robbed. When he pursues the robber he is shot. Then as he lies dying, the robber walks up and shoots him again multiple times.
A retired police officer trying to protect a friends business is shot by looters and left bleeding out on the street while people video him dying instead of calling help
A “man” walks up to a child playing in the street and shots him in the head execution style then runs like the coward he is.
A child is shot while riding in her mother’s car. Their crime was was driving past a protest.
“Peaceful protestors” loot and burn for no discernible reason.
By your standards all qualified for the International Humanitarian Award
Where is there any reference to an International Humanitarian Award, Alan? Stop exaggerating my comments because you won’t admit that you are using racist language to make your points.
You are referring to protesters, mostly black and brown and mostly just protesting, in your post as “lawless animals”. You are not talking about the actual criminals that you just now decided to add to the conversation. And, even if you were, they are still human.
The language you use is racist. Does that make you racist? Some folks say there’s no such thing as racist people, just racist actions. And I’m here to say you consistently use racist actions by continuing to share that language.
Preach on Alan Marshall!
When a human being chooses to commit such heinous crimes they have in fact lowered themselves to something evil and less than human. For those who seem confused, this would rank even lower than a crooked politician (local examples number too many to list.) It is sickening to watch the state pay to support these evil beings for decades through multiple appeals on the majority of the cases where there is clear and concise evidence from the beginning of their case.
Society only works when there is mutual respect. Violent crimes spit in the face of those who uphold that premise. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. It pleases me every time I read where some thug was shot by a law abiding citizen who happened to be present and armed during the commission of a crime. And for the record, I don’t care what color or race either party involved was. A thug is a thug and a victim is a victim. We The People are tired of thugs and lawlessness, and growing increasingly tired of those who support it.
“For the record, I don’t care about race”
Off the record though? Yeah, you’re all like Whiiiiiite Poooower!
Just a note…I don’t care what color you are. I’d have never survived 20 years in the military if I had. And it ALWAYS seems to be YOU bringing up race.
And from what I’ve seen, there’s a healthy number of WHITE people among those “peaceful protestors”
Speaking of apology, we are now in the prime stages of CAL-GATE. Mr. Bloomberg–thirty-million-dollar-man-Cunningham is apologizing, of course. Would he apologize if not exposed? I recall those virtue-signaling TV spots where Cal talks about his roots in Davidson County, his favorite country store Conrad & Hinkle, his military insignia, and what a great family man and family values he has.
Mr. faux-Bloomberg is a hypocrite. How could anyone vote for such a person? That would be the uninformed, mis-informed, and apathetic electorate.
Rhetorically speaking, with his zillion-dollar ad campaign to get elected, how do you think he would vote? The straight Democrat Playbook agenda, as the party tells him. You want the Federal Government controlled by Democrats who run the country the same way they run LA, Seattle, Portland, Chicago, NYC, Baltimore, Minneapolis?
This is bad.
Please remind everyone that The City of Greensboro and Guilford are NOT paying for the extension of water to Summerfield. The developer is paying the cost. This has no impact on the citizens of Greensboro except that it will be getting additional revenue from those who hook up. They pay double the rate of those inside the city limits. This isn’t unusual at all. There are many County subdivisions that have paid for extension of water
The developer has stated that Greensboro and Guilford would be funding infrastructure. There isn’t even an agreement to read telling anyone details so I think no one really knows the truth. We need FACTS not farm tours or could be scenarios.
Alan hit the nail on the head : look at what happened in Michigan with the lady Governor.The militia had plans to kidnap the Governor.The ones that continue in Portland/Washington,Chicago,and DC.These people are the lowest people on anyone’s totem pole.Why,because they are out to riot,destroy,kill ,maim ,And everything SICK..It seems that when someone in town with unlimited money can dictate to the city how they want their PERKS dispersed to them.The city agrees and we as citizens of Greensboro pick up the tab.This is why we need a brand new city council and Mayor.Look at the press conference the mayor had after the sick folks had tried to riot and burn part of Greensboro.She said that the white folks were to blame for these crazies doing what they did.What is the problems with Us in Greensboro that we keep voting in these people.Would you agree that a change is needed to get rid of all these Democrats and get some Republicans in charge to get Greensboro back .Look at the county and you see what can happen when you get a majority Republican in .There has been no tax increases in the 8 years they have been in .Before with Skip/Coleman and bunch had tax increases every year.You have decisions to make Nov3 .Dems or Republicans!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Please remind everyone that The City of Greensboro and Guilford are NOT paying for the extension of water to Summerfield. The developer is paying the cost. This has no impact on the citizens of Greensboro except that it will be getting additional revenue from those who hook up. They pay double the rate of those inside the city limits. This isn’t unusual at all. There are many County subdivisions that have paid for extension of water.
This is not a duplicate comment.
Ms. Carter, respectfully, you are incorrect. Below are EXACT quotes from the developer. He is not paying like the other developments you noted. Greensboro taxpayers are.
This wise Greensboro resident got it right in her opinion. She noticed what others are starting to gather….Greensboro pays up front.
People such as the writer are not just guessing. These are the facts, directly from the developer…..
This is an EXACT quote from Mr. Couch to the Summerfield Town Council : “ The county would collect the taxes from the development on our end and use a portion of those taxes to pay Greensboro for the cost of constructing the utilities. ”
Another quote from developer: “Greensboro’s water and sewer lines would be paid for in two ways.
First, homeowners and renters within the district would pay higher rates for their water than people who live within the Greensboro city limits.
Second: They would pay a special property tax collected by Guilford County and partially used to REIMBURSE GREENSBORO FOR THE COST OF BUILDING THE INFRASTRUCTURE.”
Exact quotes. Greensboro is paying to construct and maintain the water and sewer lines to this one developer’s property.
Greensboro will not get paid back for the construction for years and years, as Mr. Couch estimated it will take 20-25 years just to build the development out.
Ms. Carter, please do not put out incorrect information. This is an important issue for everyone in Greensboro, and it’s appropriate for the facts to be correct. This is very unusual. A City is paying to construct millions of dollars in utilities at the request of a developer in another Town Thank you.
Sounds familiar. Mexico will pay for it. Greensboro is Mexico. Difference here, it seems Greensboro already agreed to actually pay for it.
She’s voicing her opinion, which for many is supported by things that just are not correct.
Unfortunately, there’s no fact checking here and the only censorship seems to be to shut up liberal commentary from folks that are tired of twisted facts slung from the dung house of “Alan’s Corner” and the like.
MW, nah racist, you would be much more offended (If that’s even possible) if the editing staff at the Rhino didn’t chop all the sting out of my comments. I guess they know a whiner like you couldn’t handle the truth/facts. Fact is you are a racist and aren’t near as smart as you think you are. If you were you’d be preaching your BS somewhere better than on Alan’s Corner. What a loser!
Carol Carter, where are you getting your information? My understanding based off of past articles published in the Rhino Times and listening to Mr. Couch’s proposal to Summerfield, is that the city of Greensboro will pay to construct the lines and they will tax it’s citizens to do so. Has the developer ever publicly stated that he will fund this out of his own pocket?
Politics 101:
Mr. Couch has most likely either directly or indirectly cut a check to one or more of B.J. Barnes campaign(s) and will have the full support of the town.