This was e-mailed to me (and left as a comment on this blog):

Given what is happening in our world today I would hope that you would be able to find more constuctive news to write about than the Town of Ruston. While you continue your quest for reading fodder you are truly hurting our town. The Town of Ruston is a great place to live and we really enjoy our neighborhood and our neighbors but you are casting a seriously negative light on our wonderful town.

The Mayor is a good man and the council members are all excellent people and very well qualified to do the jobs they were elected to do.
The council members and our Mayor are very similar people in more ways than your reporting portrays but more importantly, after this is all said and done, they will still be neighbors.

The only thing your reporting will do is contiue to pour salt in an open wound. It will continue to pit neighbor against neighbor and the way things are going - Ruston will wind up with its own Reality TV show.

So quit stirring the pot and let us work through our issues - which we will do. Quit stirring the pot so people interested in buying a new home won't be deterred from Ruston because of its political climate you have helped fuel.

We have a beautiful town, great neighbors, and tremendous future. Let us move forward having learned valuable lessons from the past and present.

Please go pick on another town for awhile - how about DuPont? I have heard they have issues or maybe Puyallup but how about leaving Ruston alone for awhile?

You heard the man, readers: Find me dirt on DuPont!

First stop today is a chat with Jeanie Peterson of the Hilltop Action Coalition. She's got a good idea for a story, and I'll let you know what comes of it.