The phrase “this is why we can’t have nice things” was coined by comedian Paula Poundstone in the late 80s and has more recently become a song title of Taylor Swift’s. Regardless of its origin, the phrase has the same meaning: Positive things can be taken away due to the negative actions of others, and this is what happened at Albion’s Whitehouse Nature Center (WNC).
According to WNC Manager Misty Brooks, the StoryWalk at the WNC was a series of numbered signs with book pages on them that people could follow to read a story, placed in partnership with the Albion District Library. She added that the StoryWalk was “cute and festive,” and a “cool program.”
On two separate occasions, including Homecoming weekend, the story boards at the WNC were vandalized – signs were thrown into the river, with one ending up in a tree during the second incident…