Did You Notice This?

In the Editor's Column in the MTL magazine that arrived in today's mail, Public Information Officer and Editor in Chief Susan Fleming Morgans writes:

"We joke in our office about a 'This Town Would Be Better Without ...' contest that will appear in 'our last issue,' as we say, and we all have a few people we'd like to nominate. Thankfully, that list is very short in comparison with the long list of residents like Mr. Baldwin, Mrs. Logan (how's that?) and Mrs. Conners, without whom Mt. Lebanon would truly be different, and worse!" [The lead feature in this issue is recognition of Bill Baldwin, Barbara Logan, and Margaret Conners as "people Mt. Lebanon would be different without, a more-or-less annual feature of the magazine.]

Thinking such things, even joking about them with trusted friends or colleagues, is understandable and probably inevitable. But putting the idea in print under the imprimatur of the municipal government? That seems unwise, at the very least.

Joe Polk and I agree: The Municipality should both act and give the appearance of acting impartially in all matters involving its citizens. [Note that this sentence has been updated since the post first went up.]

Do vote on Tuesday! There are elections for School Director, Commissioner, and Treasurer of Mt. Lebanon.