[Vision2020] RE: Dale Courtney

[Dale Courtney]

Melynda, 

I quote an article in a newspaper where *you* mention *your* children. It's
a *quote* that *you* gave to the newspaper. And when I cite *you* (in
context of what you said), I'm accused of *discussing* your children. FWIW,
quoting you is not discussing the content of what you said. 

For the record: your kids are not under discussion or for discussion. You
brought them up, not me. Let's not discuss them. I *never* *ever* have. 

Rather, discuss the content of the paragraph that contradicts what you have
said here publicly on Vision2020: 

"Huskey and her partner, Joan Opyr, .... The couple was married in the
Moscow Community Congregational Church, yet spent thousands of dollars on
lawyers in order to ensure that they have some of the same protections
provided by a legal marriage contract."

That entire article doesn't say *anything* about a "religious union". Nada.
It says that you were *married* in the "Moscow Community Congregational
Church" -- which, as you say, is incorrect. 

I encourage everyone to read that Daily Evergreen article and see if they
can find *anywhere* where it says what you say it says:
http://www.dailyevergreen.com/disp_story.php?storyId=4309

My recommendation -- you issue a correction (albeit 2+ years late) to the
Daily Evergreen. I'm sure they would fix what was wrong in that article.
Better late than never. 

Best,
Dale 

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of melyndahuskey at earthlink.net
Sent: Saturday, 28 May 2005 21:44
To: vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: RE: [Vision2020] RE: Dale Courtney

Dale selectively quotes from a two-year-old Daily Evergreen article to
defend his claim that I have broken Idaho or Washington state law.  
Visionaries may have trouble understanding why, since the second sentence of
the paragraph clearly distinguishes between my church wedding and the legal
marriage not available to us.  The red herring of a student reporter's
error--Moscow v. Pullman Community Congregational Church--need not detain
us; anyone who has been interviewed by a college newspaper knows that
student journalists are learning their craft, and often make such mistakes.

In fact, Dale chose to quote this particular section of this Daily Evergreen
article because I have twice asked him, in the strongest possible terms, to
remove any mention of my children, and any discussion of them, from his
website.  He has now deliberately introduced them again into public
discourse, disregarding not only my wishes, but common decency.

I do not believe my children should be publicly discussed by people who wish
them ill. Joan and I want Dale Courtney, and the anonymous posters on his
website, to leave our kids alone.  

I would appreciate it if Vision 2020 members would allow this thread to die
without further comment.

Melynda Huskey





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