[Vision2020] Tribune feature

[Phil Nisbet]

Joan and list

We just had our monthly GOP meeting tonight and its at the fairgrounds 
rather than at somebody's house.  You seldom bump into elected officials at 
Central Committee meetings because they tend to be nuts and bolts affairs, 
like how many cups of coffee are we going to need for such and such event 
and not about deep political think.  Party activity is more about stuffing 
mailers and setting up meet the candidates nights and seeing that fair 
booths are manned than about burning issues.  Still, its a great place to 
chat about the quality of radio reception in Kendrick and how do you beat 
that for stimulating conversation?

Phil Nisbet


>From: Joan Opyr <joanopyr at earthlink.net>
>To: mushroom at moscow.com
>CC: vision2020 at moscow.com, deveryone at potlatch.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Tribune feature
>Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:41:08 -0800
>
>On 24 Jan 2006, at 20:30, Don Coombs wrote:
>
>>Why should frequency of posting be used to determine who represents 
>>Vision2020?
>>
>>I think it would be far better to take three or four major issues and show 
>>how Vision2020 had a role in developing them. David would have the actual 
>>postings to work with and could get great quotes from people looking back 
>>with hindsight. With hindsight on the issues, and hindsight on what 
>>Vision2020 has become.
>>
>>Don Coombs
>
>I like Don's idea much better than the original proposal.  Frequency of 
>posting has nothing to do with quality (or relevance) of content.  I've 
>been on Vision 2020 for about two and a half years; in that time, I've 
>deleted many more messages than I've read.  I've also sent some posts that 
>I've loved, others I've regretted, and a few for which I've issued both 
>public and private apologies.
>
>The most important thing about Vision 2020, for me, is the number of people 
>I've met on the list that I'd never have met otherwise.  Through 2020, I've 
>made many friends, my fair share of enemies, but I've fully engaged with 
>the political and cultural life of Moscow.  I don't know about the rest of 
>you, but I found it difficult to "plug in" before I joined the list.  The 
>local Democratic party, for example, meets as a club in people's homes, 
>people I don't know.  That's . . . intimidating.  (I don't know where or 
>how the Latah Republicans meet, but I've met Tom Trail and Gary Schroeder, 
>and I like them both.  Couldn't have done that without this list, either.)
>
>Joan Opyr
>Northern Idaho Editor
>New West Magazine
>www.newwest.net
>
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