Dear Citizens of Kearney,
Given all the hostility Mayor Paul Tomlinson, Councillor Barry Dingwall, Jim Skelton, James 'Rhys' Milner, and others from Proudfoot and the Grass and Loon Lakes Residents Group have been directing toward the Johnston Family, particularly the assault in August on Jeff Jr., we have decided that anonymity is doing more harm than good. The Johnstons, very graciously, have continued to encourage our efforts even though their family has become a target of harassment, hate, and violence, mostly at the hands of the Town of Kearney and its council. Not all on the council have openly attacked the Johnstons, but all have stood idly by and allowed it to happen, so none have clean hands.
Originally, our anonymity was intended simply to keep the focus on our message, rather than the messenger. Often if people cannot dispute the facts they will attack the character of the bearer instead, as we've seen with the misguided belief that it's the Johnstons who run this blog. Suddenly, it wasn't the words being attacked, but innocent people.
Not surprisingly, not all 'contributing editors' of the Concerned Citizens of Kearney blog wish to make their identities known - they also have families and don't wish to see them endangered, just as is the case with many who write in - so I decided that I would step out of the shadows and give a face to our writings. I'm not overly well known, so most probably don't know where I live, and my family doesn't live in Ontario so are not in harm's way. Of course, many of Tomlinson's and Dingwall's supporters have in the past been provided with confidential information, such as tax-roll addresses and confidential correspondence, so what little anonymity I might have left will probably be fleeting.
But in the interest of the greater good, let us finally put an end to some of the rumours and speculation.
Yours,
R. Molnar
Concerned Citizen of Kearney
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