I understand that tensions are high in an election year with highly controversial presidential candidates. But nonetheless, I urge people to attempt an open dialogue with each other before throwing the first blow.
Plenty of ink has already been spilled over some of our readers’ attempts to get the county or state to investigate the county’s Energy Futures Task Force. So far, there have been at least two allegations against the task force, which county departments, state police, and this newspaper have been taking seriously.
And while reporting on these investigations, I’ve seen no sign of people making a good faith effort to reach a solution before calling down the full force of governmental units on their fellow citizens in the form of investigations. Which may be understandable in times when there are unambiguous signs of wrongdoing, but in this case, there weren’t.
