The National political divide is not Lake Worth's problem

From the Lake Worth Herald last week (1/1/15) comes this sage advice for those who see the tiny City of Lake Worth as a crucial cog in the fight between the forces of Progressives and Conservatives, good and evil, ICLEI, Agenda 21, the MPO's, GMO's, and SmartMeters, to name just a few. Here are some excerpts from the Lake Worth Herald:

     Comes a new year. Will it bring new attitudes to Lake Worth?

     One can only hope with the new year would come a sense of cooperation and understanding. This is Lake Worth and there really is no place for the polarized political attitudes of the National Front.

[later...]

     We need to learn tolerance of each other's points of view. We need to listen and communicate. Without this, Lake Worth will continue to feed the local TV stations with fodder upon which to discredit our city as they have in the past. It is from their feeds the national news picks up and spreads the unflattering news about Lake Worth.

     With cooperation and understanding of each other we can compromise and turn this city around.

[and...]

     Happy New Year and remember to resolve to work hard to make Lake Worth shine.

     WE CAN DO IT!

If you reside in Lake Worth know this: It's difficult enough trying to influence county policy at the Palm Beach County Commission, let alone state policy in our capitol, Tallahassee. Even more absurd is anyone who believes our little City is going to change national policy in Washington, D.C. It's just absurd. For some perspective: Lake Worth is a medium-sized municipality, one of 38, in Palm Beach County (PBC). The available data shows there are 1,372,171 residents of PBC and Lake Worth accounts FOR ONLY ABOUT 3%, or 34,910. 

Lake Worth elected officials and staff are working hard to secure funding for our little City of Lake Worth. And they need our help. They need our encouragement and support. What they don't need are distractions like rumors of 'ICLEI' taking over planning issues in Lake Worth, George Soros influencing local officials, or SmartMeters with 'mind-control' capability. The politics of paranoia does nothing to contribute to the quality of life in our City. 

And neither does content like this from another blogger in Lake Worth: