unfortunate

another unfortunate incident: Shenandoah Co. high school football game canceled over social media comments 

less than a year ago Paul Rush's home was vandalized twice: Strasburg Police investigating a hate crime after a house was vandalized The perpetrator(s) was not apprehended. for months town council was unable to draft a resolution condemning the crime. 

how will the town deal with this current ugly incident that blights the town's image? let's hope that this ugly incident is handled better than the vandalizing of Paul Rush's home twice in the past year. 

this could be strasburg: Bend, Oregon shooting: Investigators are still working to determine the motive of the shooter who killed 2 people. Here's what we know - CNN 

questions: 

• if a CNN reporter can identify ethan miller's threatening online posts, then why isn't law enforcement doing the same for those who apply for gun permits--ESPECIALLY assault weapons? 
• why doesn't the public demand that law enforcement screen violent gun applicants BEFORE they're given a permit? 
• why has common sense become so uncommon?

if this happens in strasburg, then head for the employees only area in the back of the store--and, GOOD LUCK!

image

"An image is a picture or other representation of a person or thing, or it can be someone's public perception, like a rock star who tries to change his image by dressing like a professor and learning to play chess." 

Image - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com  

what's your image of strasburg? of shenandoah valley? a place of incredible natural beauty? or a place that is struggling with its own identity?

both strasburg and shenandoah county covet new development. they have employees whose job it is to bring new development here. chambers of commerce similarly promote new development.

there's nothing wrong with promoting quality new development. tax dollars brought by new development help to pay for needed improvements to services that government provides.

how does yard crawl contribute to shenandoah county's image?

Yard Sale Ahead: The Route 11 Yard Crawl - The Movie - YouTube 

besides the obvious dangers presented by setting up booths within a few feet of a US highway, with customers wandering aimlessly on the pavement, what kind of image does this seemingly endless display of junk create? (US 11 is mostly one lane in each direction where the posted speed limit is 55 mph for most of its length.)

is this the image of our home that we want promoted?