The City of Lumberton. . Neverland of the South

Now don't expect to ride into this city and see amusement park rides, a petting zoo, or even well-manicured lawns. I call it Neverland because they never want anything productive to happen. One of the most productive places in Lumberton is the library; there's always something going on and the branch manager/friends of the library are always working on new projects to get more people involved. But there are still issues there, but hey it's expected for a place that stores magazines. Now, the rest of the city could take a que from a place that has become the city's most effective visitor's center. Whenever people need information, they go to the libray, whenever people need a phone number, they go to the library, whenever people need help with a report, fax, etc. they go to the library. Exercise programs are at the library, reading programs are at the library, tutoring services come to the library. But this post was not supposed to be about the library, it was supposed to be about the Neverland mentality of Lumberton. In the City of Lumberton, they never let you live down things in your past, even if they were just rumors. In Lumberton, the people love to sit back and complain about their water bills, etc. but won't say or do anything at the board meeting to address. In Lumberton, we can have people that complain about the heat/humidity at the graduations, but we keep electing the same draconian board members that want to keep up the tradtion of holding the high school graduation on the football field at the peak of the summer season, with all of the graduates dressed in black and facing the sun. If you're tired of looking like extras in a John Grisham movie, then go to the board meetings and demand that the graduation be held in an air-conditioned building. It's funny that Southerners get upset when Hollywood depict us as sweaty baffons in their movies, but maybe a Hollywood executive actually attended a graduation and wondered why all these sweaty people are sitting on a football field holding gradution when air conditioned buildings are available? In Lumberton, if we can't attack the issues, we attack each other. You may not like my message or the manner in which I deliver the message, but for some reason, you're still reading and this is the third paragraph of the post. I've said it before and I 'll say it again, this is a fact based, opinion blog and you do not have to agree with my opinion. So let me get this right, you don't want me to talk about the board, you don't want me to talk about the library, you don't want me to talk about the fact that the people of Lumberton let Jack The Pied Piper of Procrastination, bambozzle a lot of people in Lumberton into signing a petition in an effort to ressurect an antiquated law to get rid of Miriam Holder, Quincy Rogers and Terry Cannaday, and he's not even registerd to vote, you don't want me to talk about the fact that the LEDC tried to legitimize Aaron Lott by bestowing him with awards and you turned around and voted for someone that came in town like a gypsy, but he still has his tentacles firmly reaching into the city limits. . so what do you want me to talk about. Here's your opportunity to speak now or forever hold your peace.