Article: BEWARE THE LETHAL FORCES OF HUMAN NATURE.(OPINION)(Column)

Byline: Tim Kelley

It's a fitting irony that the last argument between former Ladysmith mayor Marty Reynolds and his constituents flared over a crumbling foundation.

Possibly the small town's brittle community bonds soon may be pulverized, too, as the struggle to recover from a Sept. 2 tornado enters a particularly nasty phase.

Community meetings have bogged down in bickering over money. Neighbors are on the local airwaves, bad-mouthing each other. And Reynolds quit this past week after being confronted by a dozen angry citizens who accused him of acting above the law.

At first glance, it seems the exhausted people of Ladysmith - who ...

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