[Vision2020] results

[Carl Westberg]

Keely, you've been marvelous through all of this.  Thank you.  I was walking 
to work this morning and ran into a decidedly liberal, decidedly pro public 
school friend, who informed me of the outcome, and also told me he, too, had 
voted no.  Perhaps now would be time for some serious, sober input from 
like-minded people, those who truly do support public schools but, for 
whatever reasons, could not vote yes on this issue.  The time for inflamed 
rhetoric is over.  Vision 2020 could now, with this opportunity, truly be a 
forum where "brainstorming" could take place regarding how best to improve 
Moscow's public school facilities.  One thing about being on the losing end 
of elections, (a condition I'm quite an expert on), life goes on.  Let's 
make the best of this.                                                       
                                                                             
                                                                             
                                                                        Carl 
Westberg Jr.

>From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
>To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: [Vision2020] results
>Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2005 04:21:57 -0700
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>The results are in, and we lost.
>
>I'm heartbroken, obviously, because the bond mattered.  But I realized 
>early on that it was a tough fight, and now that the scoreboard shows that 
>the other guys won, and won handily, it's time to thank those "no" voters 
>who managed to do so with integrity and civic-mindedness, and who are now 
>celebrating their victory while lamenting the associations they've 
>unfortunately acquired.
>
>There were some good folks on the winning side.  And as much as I'd have 
>liked to win, I prefer having occupied with many, many others the moral 
>high ground in the debate -- ground that I share with those who sincerely 
>wish the best for Moscow and in doing so speak truthfully and respectfully 
>and act with courage, no matter how they voted.
>
>There is enormous division in Moscow, but it isn't 44%-56% along yes-no 
>lines.  I wanted the bond to pass, I wanted to never compromise my 
>integrity or malign my faith, and I wanted to remain identified with the 
>good guys.
>
>In this case, two out of three ain't bad . . .
>
>keely emerine mix
>
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