Letter: More of the same?
Editor, Daily News:
Michael J. Church was Collier County School Board member Steve Donovan’s campaign manager. He is an associate of two other members, Linda Abbott and Richard Calabrese. Those three, against the advice of the board’s attorney, fired Superintendent Ray Baker without proper notice and hired Dennis Thompson absent other applicants. That was costly to us and Thompson’s first year has been tumultuous at best.
Now Church is associated with Rick MacClugage, candidate for School Board, District 2.
Church’s letter to the editor supporting his candidate is a gross misrepresentation of MacClugage’s qualifications. Owning a gas station and being a junior-varsity coach simply is not “the necessary experience ... as the only real choice for School Board.”
But then Church goes from silly to falsity, stating that MacClugage “possesses the knowledge and commitment of a veteran School Board member.” That’s impossible, as MacClugage has never been a School Board member and thereby could not have such knowledge. MacClugage has struggled to answer basic questions at two forums thus far; he’s hardly knowledgeable of the issues.
Church appears willing to say anything to elect MacClugage to retain control of the School Board with the current malfeasant majority. MacClugage may be aligned with the treacherous trio, but Church should not con the public to polish his candidate.
Church has been at MacClugage’s side at the Golden Gate and League of Women Voters forums.
Remember the adage, “A man is known by the company he keeps.”
The voters will know MacClugage’s alignment with Abbott, Donovan and Calabrese and will vote accordingly.
T.S., Naples
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To "T.S." in Naples --
I think you are a doo-doo head.
Signed,
Denni$ Thomp$on
Doctorite in Ed Psych
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