[Vision2020] Weitz is a 'civic terrorist'

[Sue Hovey]

Patricia and other teachers,

In the final analysis never forget you are the ones spending countless hours providing for the needs of kids through your classroom efforts, while Donovan and others including myself spend our hours fighting back and forth on this site helping no one.  If you read through the messages in any given time span you will discover two or three folks who are always ready to disparage anyone, for any reason, at any time.  Donovan is one of those.  In all his postings the only positive one I recall was written to me about people not knowing where we live.  It was pretty funny, really, given that a lot of people think Idaho is far away in never never land.  I remember his posting began, 

"Me and my mom were in California and told a woman we were from Idaho, and she said, 'so you don't live in this country.' "

I think we've all run into instances such as this. This one was a classic.  I read it for content, not grammar, and enjoyed it a lot.  

Hope all of you at McDonald School  enjoy the donuts today.  The retired employees of Moscow School District want you to know we appreciate what you do for the kids who go to our schools.  We too had to endure the Gerry Weitz Snit Fits,  none ever as serious as this.  He has really outdone himself this time.  Too bad he can't just resign from something.   

Thanks again,

Sue Hovey
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Patricia Nelson 
  To: Donovan Arnold 
  Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 09, 2007 6:40 AM
  Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Weitz is a 'civic terrorist'


  Mr. Arnold, 
  You are correct about city's.  I wrote in haste, and did not recheck. My bad.  I also misspelled "importance."  I do notice many errors in your writing, as well.  None of us is perfect.  However, I disagree with your statement.  The cause of  MSD in making the decision to cut back on expenses is directly related to Dr. Weitz.  The effect is, we don't get to go to East City Park.  To help curve a financial emergency you cut back on spending.  Happens at my place all the time.
  Tricia :-)

  Donovan Arnold wrote:

    Ms. Nelson,

    It was the MSD administration's decision not to allow your students to go to the park, it had nothing to do with Dr. Weitz. 

    Best,

    Donovan 

    PS. I know I suck at proper English myself, but isn't it "city's" not "cities"? 


    Patricia Nelson <pnelson at moscow.com> wrote:
      Dr. Weitz and others,
          You have done a great disservice to your city.  The citizens you are hurting most are our most vulnerable, our precious children, our future leaders.  Thanks to you my second graders will not be able to celebrate their year of success at one of our cities beautiful parks, East City Park, for a fun picnic together one last time.  That probably doesn't rate high on your scale of important, but to an eight year old it is way at the top.
      Have a nice day.
      Patricia Nelson
      McDonald Elem.

        emerinemix wrote:

        Of course Mr. Schwaller's point, as stated, makes sense -- no decision is "right" if someone "lies, cheats, steals, or handwaves to get there."

        My problem with his analysis is the assumption that there's any merit at all to Weitz's claim, and any cause whatsoever to doubt the integrity of MSD and the veracity of the levy information presented, the ballot offered, or the votes cast.

        I have nothing but confidence in my school district, and nothing but contempt for those who would pile on and snort gleefully when it's faced with what can only be described as a crisis whose "collateral damage" is real, live children and the fine women and men who work with them.

        I love Moscow's public schools, and I'm proud as hell of the people who work in them.

        keely



        > From: thansen at moscow.com
        > To: vpschwaller at gmail.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
        > Date: Mon, 7 May 2007 17:37:56 -0700
        > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Weitz is a 'civic terrorist'
        > 
        > Glenn Schwaller stated:
        > 
        > "Let's make sure they play by the rules - regardless of how 'right' a
        > particular decision or act may be, if one lies, cheats, steals, or handwaves
        > to get there, is that decision really 'right'?"
        > 
        > Wow! Are we discussing Dr. "Whiner" Weitz' attempt at litigious extortion
        > of the Moscow School District or NSA's (New St. Andrews College) CUP
        > (Conditional Use Permit) application?
        > 
        > Tom Hansen
        > Moscow, Idaho
        > 
        > "Uh, how about a 1-strike law. Death doesn't seem too extreme for a Level-3
        > sex offender."
        > 
        > - Dale "Comb-Over" Courtney (August 3, 2005)
        > 
        > 
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