Article exposes Cooke and her obligation to pay up

I would like to personally thank the Kent Reporter for the article on Suzette Cooke. This was not an atypical tabloid article as many have commented in the letters to the editor.

I would like to personally thank the Kent Reporter for the article on Suzette Cooke. This was not an atypical tabloid article as many have commented in the letters to the editor. The article was based on documented facts about a prominent political figure in Kent, who walked away from her financial obligations/commitments.

As the article went viral, I have received numerous kudos, not only from the Kent community, but also from concerned citizens in Western Washington.

I wonder if the individuals slamming the article would be singing the same tune if the mayor of Kent stuck them with her outstanding debt? Maybe the individuals sympathetic about Cooke’s plight would be willing to create a special “get out of debt fund.” I seriously doubt that, and why be politically correct in this matter?

I say, just get over it. Cooke created her own problems and was exposed. Now she just wants to walk away and make them disappear like nothing has happened without any consequences.

I find it appalling that we as a society tolerate this type of behavior and prefer to cast a blind eye. We want to sweep it under the carpet, so that our newspapers and politicians have a more “sanitized feel.”

Again, we applaud the story.

By the way, the condo association still has yet to receive payment for maintenance work that was approved by her last year.

– Susan St. Clair


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