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He’s milking his 15 minutes

Our beloved city and public servants are under fire. Since the arrests and citations at Christ Church’s psalm sing, the Moscow Police Department, city staff, city council and Mayor Bill Lambert have been inundated with angry (and misinformed) social media comments, phone calls and emails.

And now, according to a city Facebook post, we have out-of-town groups threatening to travel to Moscow to protest “in a manner that may escalate to violence.” Such an influx of visitors also puts our citizens at risk of increased exposure to COVID-19, which we have worked so hard to avoid.

Meanwhile, Gabe Rench is appearing on YouTube videos, podcasts, Fox News, Glenn Beck and more. His arrest has gone viral.

For all intents and purposes, he’s milking his 15 minutes of fame and raining down hell on the community he claims he wants to serve as county commissioner.

An honorable public servant would solve this issue within the community. Not air his grievances on national TV, dragging our city, our leaders and our police through the mud. A true aspiring public servant would build bridges with the mayor, city council, sheriffs department, city police and all the other stakeholders, instead of burning them. If Rench were elected, these are the very same people he would need to work with as county commissioner.

I take comfort in the fact that national news appearances and out-of-town opinions will have no bearing on our election here in Latah County. We will decide who best represents our community.

I hope my fellow Moscow and Latah County residents will join me in voting Tom Lamar for Latah County commissioner. Tom has proven, for many years and in many capacities, that he truly cares about the people of Moscow and Latah County.

Meredith Metsker
Moscow

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