[Vision2020] Weitz is a HERO

Tue May 8 16:21:12 PDT 2007

Tom Ivie,

  What is more important, extra goodies for kids, or teaching them that stealing is wrong?

  You know, it is the MSD that has strapped the Latah Taxpayer to the breaking point. They are the reason that Latah Health Services shut down and why the county could not afford to continue and has turned their backs on the elderly and those most in need. Many elderly in our community, for lack of money, have been forced to leave the county and die away from their families in a foreign county or building as a result. The sin doesn't stop there. Many of the people that worked at LHS for 10, 20, and nearly 30 years do not get one dime in retirement pay. Imagine if that happened to you? It is an abomination to humanity in my view point. 

  I agree that the school buildings need help. I agree that teachers should start off at more than $31K a year and get merit based pay. But it isn't because Latah isn't forking it out, Latah forks all they can, and them some; it is because the MSD Administration is hoarding and misspending the money, wasting resources, and misappropriating it. They cannot manage and distribute it according to the needs and to those that deserve it. 

  Dr. Weitz, on the other hand has actually done something for the school district. He gave them an entire school building. He provided young men and women with useful, employable skills and a brighter future. He served on the board, he donated money, time, and resources to an institution that gave him NOTHING in return. And now that he believes a law has been broken, violating the trust and rights of the people of Moscow, others, who have done nothing for the MSD, or anything for Moscow, actually have the gall to attack him and question his motives?!?

  I challenge anyone who calls Wietz not a hero, to demonstrate to the community their past level of service as being greater than his. Otherwise, I say expand your mind and vocabulary by trying to find the definition of "hypocrite".  

  Best, 

  Donovan

  Tom Ivie <the_ivies3 at yahoo.com> wrote:
  It also has required the school district to freeze all funds.  That means no field trips, Big Deals (a quarterly incentive program used by some teachers to encourage good behavior, performance, etc.), and no contracts for teachers with 1-3 yrs experience.  Luckily, the school district's lawyer is from the firm that has written the book on education law in Idaho, literally; The Law of Education in Idaho by Anderson, Julian & Hull, LLP.  Unfortunately, it negatively affects the kids NOW.  Any donation to your local public school or class of choice would probably be well accepted for those end of the year activities.  

Something else that concerns me is that the three names that have been cited in connection with this attack on our school district (Jerry Weitz, Jim Demeeleer, and Brian Thie) are all listed on the "leadership" of the Greater Moscow Alliance.  Does this action represent the "Alliance" or is it just a coincidence.  I would add that I would be just as critical or at least question it if the same happened in regards with the Moscow Civic Association.  I don't happen to be a member of either group.  They say that business and politics don't mix.  There is a good reason; you can lose business!

Bill London <london at moscow.com> wrote:           G-
  your question: "If Dr. Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have any concern?"
  my response: a huge amount of administrative time and a sizable chunk of money (as in paid by local taxes to the district) will have to be used to fight this suit.  Of course the district, and its patrons, are concerned.
  BL
    ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Glenn Schwaller 
  To: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 2:10 PM
  Subject: [Vision2020] Weitz is a civic terrorist?

Ms. Emerinemix,

I don't know if there is any merit to Dr. Weitz's claim.  I believe that the foundation for any argument is "is this position valid?"   With something as complex and potentially dangerous and damaging as the illlegality of a tax-based ballot measure, I have no problem with someone questions its validity.  Dr. Weitz has wisely chosen to use the law to determine if his claim has merit.  Many will discount this as "frivolity" and cite a laundry list of reasons based on gut-wrenching emotion (oh the poor kids!  The poor teachers!  The poor administration!) and avoid considering a more insidious outcome of allowing a group to unfairly and inappropriately tax the public for whatever it is they want (be it schools, roads, parks, athletic centers).  This potentially could set a precedence by which any group could do the same thing.  If Dr. Weitz's claim has no legal merit, then why would MSD have any concern?  I for one would rather see the law surrounding this issue clearly
 delineated than to see some other, possibly more unsavory group, use the same tactics to fund their particular interest.

Schwaller

"The bigger they are, the harder they fall on you"
     Mark Knopfler

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