The reaction of the Delphi Community School Board of Trustees' President Robert Resler to the Comet's question about the culmination of the proposed land purchase from Delphi United Methodist Church was disturbing. That he would consider a question a "complaint" was troubling.

The Comet was told by Mr. Resler because a question was asked, which was perceived as a complaint, the school board was going to reverse their action of cash-renting the newly acquired land to a local farmer. He said they would submit the acreage for competitive bid.

Mr. Resler said that because the Comet "complained" about the way the transaction was handled, taxpayers would be forced to pay an additional $30,000 for an access road.

Again, when did doing the right thing, no matter what the cost, get to be the fault of the local media? If that was the true cost of the project, that's the true cost of the project.

If the school board acted in haste to lease the land before doing due diligence, it is appropriate to take a step back and make the situation right and legal. That characteristic is known as integrity. What is not right is to blame the actions of the school board on the Comet.

And if it takes the local media (the community's watchdog) to shine a light on those things the school board does which seem questionable, and the elected officials decide to change how things are done to make the situation right, and avoid that spotlight, so be it!