Not one GOP councilmember has spoken up to denounce Councilman Dominic Capobianco and disgraced former councilman Robert Power's ethics violations, except to sweep it under the rug as a "lesson learned" or my favorite, Councilwoman Sarah Haynes blaming everyone else for the media coverage in February's meeting.

I don’t believe any entity, no matter how many lives you save, is exempt from financial transparency when it comes to how they spend taxpayer dollars. It is not uncommon to see volunteer fire companies make headlines for embezzlement.

We did not receive a donation from Rudolphe or Clarke, or any of their employees. I decided against publicly sharing a list of our donors here given their penchant for cyberbullying.

All I did was write a harmless history article shining a light on Recreation Committee’s biggest and most well attended event of the year and some people would rather rewrite history than give props to someone who just happens to be a registered Democrat. The Saunders’ are not just registered Democrats though. They are dedicated Parkside residents who have spent years volunteering on Rec Committee.

The Parkside Dems are committed to investing in the future of our community and in our children. Equity in education and opportunity is a driving force behind the Democratic vision and for this reason, we have decided not to require educational transcripts as part of the scholarship application process. Children learn and absorb information in many different ways and we don’t believe that a child’s potential can be accurately predicted by a gradebook.