Wolf Eagle
"TruthUncovered"

Thanks. I'll take that as some sort of "rare" complement LOL

Listen, trust me, I do NOT hate Dayton. Dayton is my home. I buried a wife
in Dayton, raised 3 kids in Dayton and even held one of those "sacred public
offices" where Dayton was my exclusive jurisdiction. Heck, I delivered mail in
the city of Dayton and over the years, I learned much. I spent about 47 years
within a 10 square mile radius of the damn hospital I was born at,
I mean born at. Seriously, with a world as big as this one I'm a fly speck on, it
amazing how a fellow can reside within those county lines like such. I am
blessed that I found a great friend, a smart loving, giving, caring companion as I
have in my wife. Who by the way moved to Dayton to live.

So yes, Dayton is my home, our home. Ironically, it could be said that every
person that remotely comments on here find Dayton to be "something" to them.
If not so, then why are we here? Life really that bad for us all or do we each
care about something in common, yet different ways?

You, and most others that comment on here do so in an obvious educated way.
That is what we need is orators that will stand and speak where there is only a
silence when we do not. Prosperity is great, and where better to achieve
prosperity but at one's home. It is great that Bob and the rest of them can
"prosper" but there indeed is such a thing as "going to damn far". I mean, come
on. At least leave us something. I remember drinking a beer on a bar stool
beside "Fenny", those that know, "know" who I am speaking of. But I told him,
"I have no problems with the farmer throwing a little extra chicken feed in certain
places of the chicken yard, but I don't want all the damn feed thrown to just a
few chickens. I'm a chicken too". Naturally, but not to my surprise, he looked at
me, gave me one of those "say what?" looks and never offered to buy me a beer.
I reckon I am used to that. LOL

But the point remains, we cannot allow any person to rape the resources of a
city that we all live in and sit back and watch as businesses shut down, no
money, crime surely to rise, along with taxes, yada yada, and the wheel forever
turns and turns. Over the course of time as the old timers die off the younger
ones will sell off and leave. In a way, who could blame them?

I have never said that I do not like Bob. I feel that I can refer to this mayor on a
first name basis. I would say that our relationship is pretty much a political,
mutual respect sort of thing, but it seems that time has changed him, or
something. Priorities do have a way of changing over time. I know mine does, but
hey, I'm not a mayor. Don't ever plan to ever be one eitherr, nope. Been down
those roads. Somebody else can face that stuff, nope, not me...

Further, his wife even educated my kids at city school. All who know her must in
the least acknowledge this. I've owned that little old house for years and years.
I want to see some nice things come to Dayton. My God, never in my life have I
seen the sales, the money and the diversity that I have here. But, living here has
made me realize "home" more. I don't know, maybe I am searching for serenity or
something.
So, to the contrary, I like Dayton.

I am so far along in the game of life that my little "mid life" hiatus has made me
realize some things. For once in my life, I saw things in Dayton from a distance.
I realized that , "whoa, this ain't right".
My problem has always been (ask those who know me) but for the most part, my
butt would be the very one to stand up and say something. Whether it be at a
bar, a church, a jail, a courthouse or a Hitler labor camp, I'd be the dumb one
that stood up and asked, no, demanded another 'tater for my tater soup.
Must be a curse...

I always felt the compulsion to DO something when all common sense told me
to not do something, to not get involved. Sure would have made my life easier,
but perhaps not when I stand before the man and answer "why" I sat there, or
profited off the misfortune of others. I guess as rough around the edges that I
am, I indeed care somewhat and have a soft spot for the underdog. I'm certain
that I am correct in saying that in spite our differences, most of us here are at
least "smart" enough to know when something isn't right. Or to say "hey, that
ain't right Bob, or whoever, well, you know what I mean.

I agree with all the things you speak of. Lots of that stuff was in a website of
7,000 plus constant readers and this little searchofserenity.com web adventure
 is "soul searching", it allows me to write, be creative, go against the grain, keep
'em honest a sort of overall release of things, but my heart
just ain't in it now.

However, instead of being a captain or something, we all could get together, as
we all seem to be sort of half-way smart, join forces and say the "hell" with
names, be they Wolf, Wolfie, Ray, Crakston, Gracie, TruthUncovered, and
so forth and in unity create a public awareness for the truth. To collectively be
the educators of the minds. Or more accurately, a Community Action Watch
Dog group that has everyone looking over their shoulder due to anonymity. To
establish a front line defense as to  turning things around. I know this type of
concept works and is very powerful. So long as we bicker amongst ourselves we
lose track of what "really" is happening. The hen house in our chicken yard
must be watched, but not by foxes or snakes.

We all know that for some reason that little RheaCountyNewspaper.com
adventure was catching on. One would serve as a fool if they had not expected
that someone eventually had to do something. Dissent has always been
frowned upon in Rhea County, we all know that mind set of
"that's just the way things are done around here".

Dayton, as is the whole nation, is about to really get worse before it gets
better. We all may as well face that one. Hey, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the
economy in Dayton will lead the nation is a renewed hope of posterity. We few
on this forum possess the tools required to step up and step in. We should find
someone to promote and sit back and smile when we realize the "good" in doing
good and more importantly, feeling how good it feels as well. Never once has
anyone ever felt "bad" and gladly tell you how "great" it feels to feel bad. Nope.

That leads my "bouncing around mind" to think of a whole different story
about RWOG stuff. Someone had asked me to explain it but by the time I got
around to it I was shut down. Amazingly, I can click on orgish.com and a
ka-zillion other sites yet something like RheaCountyNewspaper.com had to be
silenced. Heck, that should make me feel "good" in a strange kind of way.
I never really got a chance to write that one. Maybe I will, I don't know. These
days I even find myself sitting around listening to mantras. I'll be flying around
on a carpet next LOL



My vote is this: whoever runs www.RheaCountyNewspaper.org recruit several
people of like minds. I did. It works. I even got one all the way out in Colorado
to pose as "the main dude", opps.

But we could all submit things to be written, scrutinized and all that stuff but
the catch is EVERYTHING MUST BE TRUE. Let people raise hell,
but let them know that the reason they are raising hell is because they DO
NOT want the truth exposed. Folks, we all share that exact same mentality.
Hell, I find myself doing half-ass'd right because it scares me (just my luck too)
that "someone" would tell on me. I mean am I wrong or right on this LOL

No matter what was said, and granted, I could use some work on my "putting it
softly, kindly or politely" department, but I hate a thief, a liar or a Judas.

In 1994 Bob Vincent helped me. I got elected and I helped him as we both
helped Jim Barnes who was running for sheriff back then. Those who know
Jim know who I am talking about. Jim was top notch.
Too bad Bob has fallen from grace in my eyes.

Another reason Dayton is my home and if we cannot or refuse to fight to
defend our homes, then we all need to pack up and move out or hang tough and
fight or sit by the wayside and be a victim. As they say;
We just can't fight the fights we know can win,
we must fight the fights that need fighting".
Well, notice I'm all but back home? LOL

I will gladly contribute to a cause but hesitate on being one of those spear tips
again. Okay, that's my vote. We make RheaCountyNewspaper.ORG the
NEW rival and build an influence for change. Then I'll nominate
TruthUncovered as a candidate for mayor LOL

Namaste