And now she's done it "wrong".....again.

Mayor Purzner has said in the past that she had no idea who published the Overland Watch "Newspaper" (better known as the Red Rag). Then at the "7/10 split" Council meeting when a resident asked if the publisher was present at that meeting she replied that they were not. A rather odd statement since, if she did not know who they were, how could she know if they were there or not? Next, when the same resident mentioned that he would have liked to "thank them", the Mayor said: "He is not here but I would be happy to Thank him for you." Again, how could she do that if she did not know who the publisher was? And how could she have given an interview to someone from that "paper" without knowing the interviewers name either for that matter? An odd set of circumstances to be sure.Now a new twist. The June 2006 Issue of the Overland Watch "Paper" (better known as the Red Rag) is being hosted on the Mayor's personal website at: http://www.annpurzner.com/ now. Amazing, she does not know who publishes the paper, but she allows them to host it on her website? Surely someone sent her web designer(s) the Adobe document, do they not know where that came from either?

Well, lets examine this a bit more. The paper says:

The Overland Watch is printed monthly and distributed to the
residents and businesses in the City of Overland, Missouri.
J. Kolmeyer Publisher PO Box 142612 Overland, MO 63114

(format changed for easier reading, please feel free to review the copy online at Mayor Purzner's site to see it for yourself).

So, who it this "J. Kolmeyer"? I don't know, but rumor has it that Donna Dill (a Maryland Heights resident and a long time supporter of Mayor Purzner and her councilmen) is connected to a James Kollmeyer. So, perhaps Donna Dill can shed some light on this for us?

Regardless, it seems to me that the Mayor is bent on alienating anyone and everyone who is not a die hard supporter of her side of things. A poor strategy in my opinion when you consider that those die hard supporters of hers only accounted for 34% of the Vote (less really, when you consider the number of people we have all met who now say they wish they could take back their vote for her). Enough to win in a three way election to be sure, but not enough to win the day for her in any recall election that might come up. And all sources seem to clearly indicate that the recall option will be employed in the near future.

I don't know if it is lack of understanding of the "game" or simply blind arrogance. But, whatever is behind the Mayor's latest bridge burning move, the results of it are not likely to be in her favor. Her's a Thought Mayor Purzner, try talking to a resident who is not a diehard supporter of yours and is also not a diehard supporter of your opponents. You might get a fresh prospective on what if going on around you, and who knows, you might learn something. If nothing else you will get an insight into what the "middle" of Overland is thinking and feeling in regard to what has been going on.

One thing is certain Mayor, those around and behind you (notice they are never in front of you?) have their own interests at heart and they have positioned you to take the fall if their plans run awry. I think you should seriously consider the motives of your "advisors" and "friends". A good old saying that I would recommend that you take to heart is "Trust, but verify". If you continue to blindly follow the advice of these people you will likely find that you suddenly have a lot more free time each day, while they start hunting up the next front-man (or woman) for their cause.