I wish that we had fair and balanced reporting in the City of Lake Worth. You get it on Fox News with Hannity as an exception. But our local newspaper is anything but fair or balanced.I don’t mind Opinion pieces by news media but to devote 2000 words, the front page headline and then another half page more to Commissioner Jennings for a POSSIBLE Ethics Complaint brought forth by Lisa Maxwell is really stretching it considering only a small blurb was devoted by this same outfit to Retha Lowe who really did do something wrong! It just proves that there is politics in our local news reporting. What a travesty.
Maxwell filed an ethics complaint regarding Jennings voting on matters involving the CDC when she got a loan from them. And it seems she failed to report liabilities on her CE Form 1 (whatever that is but it sounds serious!) which might be in violation. Maxwell is going for the jugular though. She wants the US Attorney's Office involved if it is found that there is probable cause. She stated that this was unethical and that Jennings should have disclosed this loan, etc., etc., etc. The Ethics Committee said that the allegations involving Jennings voting on matters related to the CDC were illegally insufficient to indicate any violation of Florida Statutes.
Commissioner Jennings even gave up her rights of privacy in this matter when she waived them relative to confidentiality saying that it was a mistake and she had nothing to hide. She did a noble thing and now gets crucified for a "possible" violation.
Retha Lowe, on the other hand, filed false reports for preventing the public from finding out the actual source of her contributions and her actions were willful. She was found guilty and fined accordingly. She was given about 100 words placed on page 4 or something.
On another note, Mr. Parrish says that the Michael Singer beach plan “follows the wishes of most of Lake Worth residents…” I doubt seriously if more than a few hundred people have ever heard of the Singer beach plan much less cheering about it.
You can expect this on blogs but the Press? There is so much you can write about in Lake Worth without resorting to UNFair and UNbalanced.
