Bender states stance

I assure you Matthew Bensons reporting that I would remain outspoken against racism, sexism, class war­fare, PPD and other destructive prod­ucts of political correctness is an af­firmative. I will continue to reach out to the few dozen mostly anonymous, PC minority who evidently not only feel offended, but who also vindic­tively disagree with my unwavering support for civil rights, civility and character. Despite continuing per­sonal attacks, I will remain firm in my beliefs and high standards of conduct as the Larimer County citizen major­ity voted for on Nov. 7.

I applaud Matthew Benson for revising his initial story about Commissioner Glenn Gibson's and my agenda to re-establish econom­ic, environmental and natural re­source stewardship to all govern­ment lands of Larimer County. The inaccuracy of his news report concerning the sale of open lands and, resource management priorities made all involved, especially the misinformed editorial board and. citizen reactionaries, look foolish.

This all-too-often repeated media problem and subsequent knee­jerk reactions only confirm an important point I made in previous letters to the editor. In today’s PC culture, citizens need to access multiple information sources to get all sides of the story before reacting personally, socially and politically.

I accept responsibility for the miscommunication because I failed to have my statements repeated for clarification as it was to be report­ed. I believe that reporting accuracy will improve as a better understanding and working relationship with the media is developed.

Torn Bender,
Larimer County Commissioner,
District 2,
Bellvue

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