Bush & Mayo = A Winning Team
January 11, 2023
A WPB Watch reader reached out to me with a request to contact Ms. Edith Bush.
I had just published “Rodney Mayo’s 10 Point Action Plan” and the two had a conversation, both agreed with the 10 Point Plan, and Ms. Bush wanted to extend an invitation to Rodney to attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Kick off service on Friday January 6 at 6:30PM. She followed up the conversation with an email, I forwarded it to Rodney, and he accepted the invitation immediately.
Ms. Edith Bush, so who is she? Edith Bush is a force to be reckoned with. Below is a story written by Shana Gruskin Staff Writer South Florida Sun-Sentinel Apr 03, 2005.
The story was written 18 years ago, and now at the age of 90 Ms. Bush has not slowed down and I’m willing to bet she wouldn’t know how. When she finds injustice, she steps up and voices her opinion. She talks common sense which most people can relate to. Below are excerpts from the story and if you take the time to read it there is much more information on her.
“Here in this tidy neighborhood, Edith Bush is a benevolent monarch of sorts aiding elderly neighbors; encouraging residents to spruce up their homes; scolding truant school kids; exhorting corporations to paint fading houses and donate money; phoning the rich and the powerful to give and, above all, do.
Slowly over the years, Bush’s reign has extended past Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and Australian Avenue to Mangonia Residence Apartments for seniors a few miles north, to rundown sections of Riviera Beach, to city hall and the county seat and even, when need be, to Washington, D.C.
She’s a regular woman, not wealthy or politically connected or physically imposing. But somehow, by force of personality and belief in cause, Bush has transformed her passion for civic duty, her love of people and peace, into a cult of volunteerism.” Read the entire story below.
https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2005-04-03-0504020411-story.html
Mr. Rodney Mayo, so who is he? A business man who is running for Mayor of WPB, who has the present Mayor James running scared. Just my opinion!
He’s a good man with principles and moral fiber which is the capacity to do what is right, no matter what the circumstance. A business person with strong moral fiber for example, would decline a bribe, and put his self-interests aside for the benefit of the city and its residents.
I was discussing with a friend, who is the first to make an appearance when volunteers are needed for a project and he shared his story with me which has been verified.
A group of volunteers went to PBC with a request to donate the paint that was turned in as no longer needed. The County was happy to oblige. People who knew how to blend paint did their job and now the volunteers could get to work painting homes.
As you read the story above on Ms. Bush she “exhorting corporations to paint fading houses and donate money; phoning the rich and the powerful to give and, above all, do.”
My friend told me Rodney meet with the volunteers, grabbed a roller and went to work. This is the Rodney I have come to know over the years. A man that steps up when needed.
Below is a video of the event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Kick off service and Ms. Bush introduced Rodney and gave the crowd sage advice. “Know who you’re voting for”
Listen to the short video below, and notice the letters missing from the memorial.
https://mega.nz/folder/NxgxgDwT#2NPIwEwJlQCdGsv8hWi-hQ
1/10/2023 was an important day for WPB and it’s future. There was a court hearing, and WPBF (25) Investigative Reporter, Terri Parker spent the afternoon sitting in the courtroom to bring us the story below.
Rodney Mayo testified, Mayor James did not, although he did comment to Ms. Parker after the hearing stating “At the end of the day the voters of WPB deserve transparency and integrity” two words he is familiar with, and in my opinion finds it impossible to practice.
Read the story below and take a minute to listen to James words of wisdom.
“West Palm Beach Mayor brings challenger to court in bid to kick him off the ballot”
https://www.wpbf.com/article/west-palm-beach-mayor-keith-james-rodney-mayo-court/42450877
Mayor James,
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Holiday is 1/16/2023. Please ensure Letters that were missing on Jan. 6, 2023, are replaced for the upcoming holiday. It’s extremely important to many people, who wish to honor Dr. King.
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