[Vision2020] why does she do it?

Sat Apr 23 17:55:20 PDT 2005

Thank you Keely. Yes, I did read ALL of your email as I respect you. I am not only asking or addressing just you but ANYBODY on this list that can answer. You are not a trouble maker. You are tring your best to answer without the support of the people that that SHOULD BE ANSWERING. I have addressed this over and over. If you don't have the answer simply say so. If you want.

You and others might think the security fence issue is not important. However, many of the tax payers think it is important. That is why it is asked, over, and over, and over.

By the way, I am also a Christian. A tax payer too. I have the right to my belief just as I do to answers regarding what I soon could be forced to pay.

I too take lots of emails off list in praise for continueing the same old song and dance. I am encouraged to ask the questions over and over till I get the correct answer. 

You know what, maybe it was not the right time to discuss non bond issues. I appologize and will ask the question how do we get school books and supplies for the kids after this levy. Fair enough.

By the way - it would be interseting to listen to this after I too have had a bottle of Chardonnay.

Enjoy.

Phil

-----Original message-----
From: "keely emerinemix" kjajmix1 at msn.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 16:52:57 -0700
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] why does she do it?

> 
> 
> My goodness.  If I had a buck for every time someone's asked me, with 
> varying degrees of either annoyance or admiration, why I'm spending so much 
> time Vision-ing, I could probably fund the new high school myself.  So it 
> seems as though now is a good time to explain what I think will become more 
> evident as you read through this.
> 
> Most Visionaires know that I have posted before, usually on matters 
> involving religion and theology, especially those that arise from the 
> continuing adventures of the Kirk.  I began posting on January 1, 2004, and 
> have continued off and on.  Again, I generally have kept my comments to the 
> areas I know the most about.  Perhaps the least well-kept secret in Moscow, 
> or so I hope, is that I am a committed Christian -- pretty conservative 
> theologically, more than a bit liberal politically -- and that means that I 
> have not only great interest in but some knowledge of Scripture, theology, 
> faith and public policy, and the like.
> 
> I am also a committed member of the school board.  I don't consider being a 
> trustee any more or less noble than anyone else's occupation, but in the 
> course of my two years on the board, all of which has included time on the 
> facilities committee, I have acquired quite a bit of knowledge, perhaps even 
> some expertise.  It seems to me, then, that if there is a public forum on 
> which I've appeared in other areas -- Vision 2020 -- I should also "appear" 
> when the topic switches to something that I am unusually familiar with.  
> Part of that is just plain ol' "community" -- you offer what you've got to 
> your neighbors and hope that it helps.  But a critical part of that is the 
> belief I have that those of us who choose public office have an obligation 
> to involve ourselves in public, rigorous, even ugly debate about things that 
> we're responsible for.
> 
> I helped craft the bond, I made the motion that the board follow Dr. 
> Donicht's recommendation that we approve it, I voted for it, and I've now 
> spent a couple of months campaigning for it and defending it against its 
> detractors.  It seems to be an obligation of public service, and it would 
> be, FOR ME, unconscionable to sit this one out.  Please remember that after 
> Bill Goesling left the board, I was and continue to be the only trustee on 
> the FPC, so I do have an edge there that the other trustees don't have.  
> Still, their decisions to campaign a lot, a little, or not at all, on- or 
> off-Vision 2020, are theirs.  Everybody working on this has a niche, and 
> this appears to be one of mine.  I hope I've handled it effectively and, 
> more important, kindly and honestly.
> 
> For those of you who are annoyed by my continued participation, please 
> understand that it would be wrong for me to just sit this one out, duck 
> behind someone else, or decide that some questions are too dumb or 
> belligerent to respond to while some are OK.  My time is valuable, but it's 
> not to be parceled out on the basis of my guess at the author's sincerity or 
> intent -- I'd rather err on the side of accountability than drift towards 
> arrogance.  Believe me, I have an arrogant streak that needs constant 
> minding!
> 
> It's not my intention to keep stirring the pot or to gleefully provoke some 
> folks into spending long hours arguing with me, but I think you can 
> understand that it's important for me, as I understand my duty to my job and 
> to my community, to be available to answer questions and to fight for 
> something I believe in.  If it's gotten ugly, I hope I haven't contributed 
> -- but I can't be blamed for making angry people behave angrily.  My answers 
> are my own, I take full responsibility for them, I have much respect for the 
> District, Dr. Donicht, and the other trustees, and I will continue to fight 
> what I think is a good fight.
> 
> If you've read this far, know that I appreciate it.  If you still think I'm 
> an idiot or a troublemaker for continuing to respond to some questioners, 
> that's OK -- but at least you'll know where I stand on the bond issue, and 
> that seems a reasonable expectation of a school board member.
> 
> Phil's worries about the fence and the funding of non-bond operations are 
> concerns that he'll have to work through, and I wish him well in finding 
> answers and hope that I've provided him information that will help.
> 
> Time to cook dinner and open up a lovely bottle of Pinot Grigio,
> 
> keely
> 
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