Fw: Re: [Vision2020] why does she do it?
cjs
cjs at turbonet.com
Sat Apr 23 18:33:30 PDT 2005
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From: cjs cjs at turbonet.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:32:37 -0700
To: "keely emerinemix" kjajmix1 at msn.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] why does she do it?
Either way Keely, enjoy that glass of wine.
Phil
-----Original message-----
From: "keely emerinemix" kjajmix1 at msn.com
Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 18:02:29 -0700
To: cjs at turbonet.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] why does she do it?
> I meant a glass -- maybe two, if I'm really feeling crazy -- of Pinot
> Grigio. Never a whole bottle. I'd be out 'til the polls close. (Hmmm . .
> . )
>
> I'm just a slip of a thing . . .
>
> keely
>
> From: cjs <cjs at turbonet.com>
> To: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] why does she do it?
> Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2005 17:55:20 -0700
>
> 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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