Why Is Camp County In Decline?

The suppression of information in a community, town, city, county, state, or nation in decline is more likely to hasten its demise than its rejuvenation. In our community information that could have been used to help individuals and the community adapt to change has been suppressed. If the intent of those who caused property taxes to increase beyond what could be afforded had been known much economic loss could have been avoided. Community actions based on known information might have prevented wasteful spending by the PISD, the loss of property owners, and the demise of businesses that once contributed to the tax base.

You are not likely to read much that is critical of candidates for public office or about our tax dependent entities in the Pittsburg Gazette (PG). The publisher of the PG has decided to limit those who exercise their freedom of speech to two Letters to the Editor (LTE) per year. The LTEs may be censored and may or may not be approved. This control of information may be a prelude of things to come in Camp County. The control of information makes it much easier to influence the outcomes of local elections and to obligate property owners to higher taxes.

The publisher of the PG has taken on a great responsibility in controlling information in our county. Why would the publisher of the PG, a weekly newspaper with a small circulation and few LTEs discriminate against those who call attention to the behavior and activities those seeking public office and to those holding elected and appointed positions? Does this remind anyone of what happened in several countries where the control of information was unopposed? Does this remind anyone of the actions of the information ministers in Fascist Italy and in Nazi Germany? Will rumors and the ONLY TAXPAYER MONEY blog become our main sources of community information?

Time may be running out for property tax payers and citizens for better schools to ban together, to share community information, and to act together to create a thriving community?