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i did EXACTLY what ilgipper said. i googled his exact phrase. and found ZERO verifiable facts. quotes supporting him from the DEMOCRATIC UNDERGROUND, and also things like: http://www.articlesbase.com/sexuality-articles/the-damning-of-the-villages-830630.html The Damning of The Villages Posted: Mar 23, 2009 " The genesis of the story was a piece on the website of WFTV on May 25th of 2006. The crux of the short article (link below) is that doctors have noted an increase in STDs and that the county was preparing an educational program to address the situation. Not much more. http://www.wftv.com/news/9275560/detail.html Three days later, May 28th, the democraticunderground.com include a single post that stated: "STDs Running Rampant at The Villages." This simple three line post (which slams "retired GOP types for screwing around") still tops a Google search for: STDs, The Villages. Thus, "increase" was transformed into "rampant" and the game was on. The blogs selected "rampant" as their descriptive favorite and The Villages was now unfairly tainted. During all of this hullabaloo (which continues even today), not one piece of data has been published to verify this exaggerated claim." http://www.topix.com/forum/city/lady-lake-fl/TQMJN52MRGNNK5D55 Paul Schenectady, NY Once again, TV news falls for an unfounded rumor. The piece quoted one unnamed doctor who offered no data to back up the point. It was all anecdotal. TV news does not subject itself to the same standards as newspapers -- the latter always look for at least one corroboration. Insider Dallas, TX Florida Guy wrote: Unnamed? Then who is Dr. Colleen McQuade, quoted in the story? - - - I am a retired person in The Villages. In my spare time, I have conducted some research on Dr. McQuade. Apparently, she is nothing more than a drama queen and a very lousy doctor. Dr. McQuade has been fired from several jobs, she failed her medical boards three times, and she lost her hospital priveledges at The Villages Regional Hospital. The only reason she started a story without any justification (herpes and HPV are not reportable, thus no statistics are available) was to fulfill her need for sensationalism. - - - - - - - - HIV / STD Testing of The Villages, The Villages FL 32162 (2 Reviews) - Get discount coupons for HIV / STD Testing of The Villages and other The Villages, FL local merchants. Local HIV / STD Testing of The Villages is a full-service medical ... www.merchantcircle.com/business/HIV.STD.Testing.of.The... - Cached ...my "WAG" is that some people are making a LOT more money off of seniors (and taxpayers, via medicare).