Not really, but we do make a distinction between private citizens and public figures. That is, we don’t publish anonymous criticism of private persons, but we do allow occasional “shots across the bow” at elected and paid public officials. Public criticism is a fact of life that anyone running for office or representing a public body needs to be prepared to take — and, we might add, anyone publishing a newspaper. –EDITOR

EDITOR’S RESPONSE — Be assured that the ANONYMOUS posts are not the work of one person! We welcome a cross section of views, but persons with an axe to grind tend to write the most often — and yes, they can be jaded. Some contributors have sharpened their axes at the Wave’s expense, and we have published those missives as well. The GOSSIP entries are a different category — they report news tidbits, not opinion. For unjaded happy news, we recommend Cape Charles By the Bay Facebook page (CLICK). The link is shown in the right-hand column of every page of the Wave.

Still, listening to this entire reel of angst does make one wistful…nostalgic for a time before they usurped power–do you remember when the town only had 14 employees and we still mowed our own grass? Now, we have 37 employees, and have to hire contractors to do the work (what do we pay, $35,000,$40,000 or $50,000.00 to cut the grass in old school park?). Councilman Bennett’s next $10,000.00 workplace survey should be to unravel the mystery of how Cape Charles has become productivity Bermuda Triangle.

Speaking of grass cutting, what has gone on in and around the park the last few years sums it all up. A few people from the Cult of Citizens for Central Park took it upon themselves to destroy the rustic old school park by turning it into a delicate paradise that requires extensive manicuring, and then slapping the maintenance fees on the general populace….really, shouldn’t the few who wanted it (Citizens for Central Park) be paying for the maintenance out of their budget? Don’t even get me started on the old school, and what a few rogue politicians did there.

Like Greg Allman said, there ain’t but one way people, and that’s at the polls this May. It may be our last chance at redemption–the last chance to finally pry their greasy fingers from around the neck of Cape Charles. It won’t be easy. Even now, they are winding up their toy soldier, ready to parade him before the adoring masses–pull the string and he will say just what you want to hear. Don’t they always.

Walking my dog, late at night, through these cold, wet, streets, I try to remind myself that only we can be our captains…“I know now that what makes a fool is an inability to take even his own good advice.”

Oh, please your nose is growing. Just because the word “WASTE” doesn’t appear in the article doesn’t mean the article isn’t about what the Wave perceives as wasted money. A recent example: “Town Paying Dickie Foster’s Real Estate Tax.” Clearly the slant on this is the Wave believes the town shouldn’t be leasing the property and that the town is wasting valuable tax revenue.

As the saying goes, “Dog Bites Man” is not news; “Man Bites Dog” is news. When a property owner pays real estate tax to the town and county, it’s not news, but when a town pays the property owner’s county and town tax bills, that’s news. Waste is another story. –EDITOR