There may be little point in calling upon Boyd, who is about to become a mother again, to resign. She will continue to protest, like some of the other weeds who have overtaken the public sector in our town, that she didn't do anything wrong, that her integrity remains intact. But now that she has demonstrated that her decision-making in public life is as questionable as that in her private life, it may be that Bay County should not be asked to abide by a situation that gives Boyd the opportunity to decide her own future until the next election. Boyd is entitled to her hearing and we should not prematurely discount the possibility that the charges against her may not be proven. But we do not have a good feeling about her.
Weeds remain weeds even when in bloom.
And it may be that this one should be removed.