[Vision2020] is V2020 doomed?

Jerry Weitz gweitz at moscow.com
Fri Jun 2 23:49:13 PDT 2006


It seems to me that if folks on Vision2020 focused on solutions to pressing 
issues such as helping the UI regain its prestige and position, offering 
solutions rather than difficult arguments to such items as water, 
attracting/retaining business that create good jobs, helping with 
transporation issues, providing excellence in k-12 education for all 
students, making the town more attractive, promoting   sensible growth 
through actual planning, considering the consequences of having the area's 
retail shift to the corridor and how to have our community prosper if this 
occurs, etc.,  I suspect Vision2020 will lift itself up and have the 
reputation of being a safe place to forward great ideas and actions.  After 
all, local politics may turn out to be the most important. jerry

At 11:23 AM 6/2/06, Michael wrote:
>I agree with Bill London.  It almost seems that the strange conservative 
>presence on Vision 2020 is a strategic move; I’m not saying it is, but it 
>certainly does look like it.  I know there are some long term contributors 
>here who have recently given up, and I certainly can’t defend this list as 
>I have done in the past.  Ironically, though, Wilson’s point about who’s 
>doing what and why on Vision 2020 has been disintegrated in the 
>process.  I have not given up on V2020 either, though.
>
>Michael Metzler
>
>
>have heard from a few people lately who think V2020 is doomed.  The 
>horrible mean-spirited postings of late have disgusted many of us.  What 
>is to be done?
>
>I haven't given up on V2020.   I think we need to deal with the present 
>problem on V2020.  The problem is that following the Lewiston Tribune 
>feature, a couple of hot-head arch-conservatives decided to have some fun 
>with the liberals in Moscow.  So they joined and started screaming.  And 
>we jumped for the bait.  What I suggest is that we practice what Doug 
>Wilson is so clever at using...old-fashioned shunning.  We should all stop 
>responding to the postings from tony and dick.  This tactic has worked 
>before on V2020.  I would suggest trying it again.
>
>BL
>
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