2008 Woodie Awards
Eureka going to the dogs?
Emma Breacain
Issue date: 10/3/07 Section: Letters to the Editor
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That was a fascinating metaphor by Colleen Hedrick likening Rob Arkley, Jr. to a big German shepherd and Eureka City Councilman Larry Glass to a yappy little dachshund who needs to "get her comeuppance, shut up and leave the big dog alone."
No elected official is a "little dog." If Arkley and/or his supporters view the leaders elected by the citizens of this beautiful city as little dogs, and if anyone thinks it is acceptable to physically assault and verbally threaten a little dog OR an elected official, then there is clearly a serious problem here. Something has run amok.
When smaller creatures are told to be quiet and let the large creatures do as they please, it is called bullying, and it is never acceptable. I elected Larry Glass to protect little yappy dogs like me from the big, lumbering beasts who think they own this town.
By Hedrick's definition, pretty much everyone who isn't named Arkley is a "little dog." Sounds like the big dogs are seriously outnumbered! Yap yap! If the Arkley camp desires respect, I think the best way to get it is to give it first.
No elected official is a "little dog." If Arkley and/or his supporters view the leaders elected by the citizens of this beautiful city as little dogs, and if anyone thinks it is acceptable to physically assault and verbally threaten a little dog OR an elected official, then there is clearly a serious problem here. Something has run amok.
When smaller creatures are told to be quiet and let the large creatures do as they please, it is called bullying, and it is never acceptable. I elected Larry Glass to protect little yappy dogs like me from the big, lumbering beasts who think they own this town.
By Hedrick's definition, pretty much everyone who isn't named Arkley is a "little dog." Sounds like the big dogs are seriously outnumbered! Yap yap! If the Arkley camp desires respect, I think the best way to get it is to give it first.
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