Thank you Wave staff for also supplying a historical context. Some may want to ignore history, which is their privilege. You can ignore it or learn from it. Ignoring the past is a subtle way of holding out hope for the future, only the future has no interest in us at all. It is, however, eager to insult us for our stupidity. The past taunts us, laughing at our efforts to destroy or recreate it. The only reason people want to be masters of the future is to change the past, which is why the Cape Charles political status quo will do anything and destroy anyone to clutch and control power. It’s not about what’s best for the Town, but is a way to type over their own limp historical narratives and instead posit a story that is more in tune with their inflated egos. This wouldn’t be an issue except that they are so uncreative and vulgar– all solutions lead right back to the taxpayer’s pockets. I used to wonder, why are these people not more outraged at the huge debt? Then it hit me—they’ll never have to pay it off. They get the immediate gratification of floating docks for their yacht club, and our kids get stuck with the bill. Nice.

The concerns about the Rotary raised in this editorial might seem exaggerated, except that our crew on the street says Rotary members are also managing the campaign of Mr. Proto. Is this true? If the Rotary is engaged in stealthily winding up Mayor Sullivan’s preening toy soldier, the label of manipulation might be more appropriately applied there (the Wave hasn’t even endorsed a candidate).

Don’t want to hear about race? Brace yourselves. Leaving Lenora Mitchel off the Gazette was not a mistake, but a subtle message. We have seen this message before with the dealings around the old school. In the back rooms, away from public view, they finally found a way to get rid of the basketball court and the “undesirables” once and for all. I don’t for a minute believe that they had the capital to pull that off themselves; the question is who was back there offering counsel, strategy, and advice, and why?

The election this May is a watershed moment, a referendum on the soul of Cape Charles. Even now, lemmings are lining up to drink Protoplasmic Kool-Aid and dive into the abyss of sewage-fueled fiscal debt (if we get that traffic circle maybe that should be our new logo). Stupid posters like the one on the telephone pole are only meant to distract, and there will be more to come. Ignore them, and get up, stand up to the monolith. There’s a lot of money at stake here, and it will all be made off of your backs. If you choose to let them. Instead, vote WENDELL-GAY-MITCHELL-BENDER.