It's Time
Bully Behavior Pays a Price
When it come to bad
taste and vicious commentary, one doesn't have
to go far to find it in Sun City Anthem.
There is no reason to identify the
source; reading it and believing untruthful articles that serve no purpose
other than ridiculing others, is obvious to any person with moral
character.
If one is to believe such LIES
and TRASH, those that are BULLIED on a regular basis would
have had some form of track record where their pasts would have been indicative
of the people the BULLY claims they really
are.
That is common
sense.
People with STELLAR
careers and reputations before they came here don't suddenly become BAD
PEOPLE.
It's the BAD PEOPLE who
came here and wish to convince you that the GOOD PEOPLE are BAD...those are the
ones you should closely watch.
That is common
sense.
...and those BAD
PEOPLE who have no reputable past have one weapon that GOOD PEOPLE refuse to
use....
BULLYING AND
RIDICULING OTHERS
Anthem Opinions has taken a position
that referring to people in the most derogatory of terms is uncalled for, rude,
unprofessional, and illegal.
We've learned over the years that
those who make the weakest cases for arguments, rather than responding in an
intelligent manner; instead, BULLY innocent people by
sidestepping the issue, and degrade them in the eyes of
others.
Referring to people as
"dummy, liar, thug, slippery, madman, racist, coming from under a
rock", or any other such terminology, is disgraceful and has no place in this
community.
And those who believe that is a form of
entertainment or informative, demonstrate themselves to be of the same immoral
caliber.
A case in point is the
unnecessary BULLYING of a resident named Kay Frank, a woman who may or may not be your choice as an
elected official, but nonetheless is a HUMAN BEING WITH FEELINGS AND
EMOTIONS....
She and her husband, Bob, have taken a step in excess of 11,000 residents that
have not.....run for a position on our board.
Her husband, a past board vice
president having received the highest total number of votes in any board
election years ago, was chosen to sit on the Real Estate
Commission, appointed by Governor
Sandoval.
We have a man named Tim Stebbins, perhaps the most
knowledgeable individual in Sun City Anthem as to NRS
regulations...falsely arrested until the case was
dropped....
..because he merely
wanted excess association funds to be returned to
residents.
We have Forrest Fetherolf, who has a long record of community
service, and his attempts to clean up financial waste.
He is
a sponsor in a special Veteran's Court,
receiving citations from Judge Mark Stevens for his dedication to assisting
veterans in need; a respected project manager of the Woodchips club; a proud
member of the Filipiania Club, whose efforts spearheaded a fundraiser to assist
the victims of the
Philippine typhoon disaster; and still finds time to write
our Mr. Fix-It column, while constantly assisting residents in their home
repairs---including ONE WHO FOUND HIM UNQUALIFIED to be a member of the Property
and Grounds Committee.
We have Rana
Goodman, owner of the Anthem
Today.com community forum, reappointed to the Henderson Senior Citizen's
Advisory commission, again and again, and recently received a citation form
Mayor Andy Hafen for her exemplary
achievements.
She is now the Political
Editor of the Vegas Voice newspaper, an active participant in the "Keeping the
Spirit of 45 Alive" World War II project for those who served our nation in and
out of uniform, in addition to her lobbying efforts for homeowner
rights.
We have Ron
Johnson, owner of the Today's Anthem View.com community blog, a respected individual who, for years has written intelligent,
objective, and detailed summaries of community affairs, making attempt after
attempt to bring homeowners aware of the problems that face our
community.
And then there is myself, co-owner of the Anthem Opinions blog, who has
stressed financial integrity and full disclosure in making all proper business
decisions.
not at meetings where only 20-30 people
attend
Yes...I am as guilty as 10,975 others who do not go to a number of association committee
and board meetings...
...instead
I spend 40+ hours a week MAKING PEOPLE HAPPY with the finest
FREE entertainment available in the Las Vegas Valley through writing this blog
and my work with The Vegas Voice.
And these are just a
few who have suffered at the expense of BULLY behavior over the years.
Why do we withstand
it?
We are HONEST
PEOPLE who merely want all residents to be aware of FULL INFORMATION
they are entitled to receive, rather than what a BULLY wants you to hear.
And despite the BULLYING...we will continue to provide that FULL
information to you.
We will not stop our
honesty...
...but
what we will do...
...is use every avenue within the law available
to eliminate any obstacle that demonstrates or supports BULLY BEHAVIOR in order to accomplish that
mission.
That is our
promise to you.
You, as a resident, are entitled to a
BULLY FREE environment in which to live happy and
carefree retirement years without being subjected to any such
activity.
Dick
Arendt