[Vision2020] A literate rewriting of my Co-op message

Mon Jan 16 16:27:15 PST 2012

Maybe, they can do like we use to do in small elections, and have a person from each candidate's campaign in the room when ballots are counted. What does the Coop's constitution and bylaws dictate?

Donovan Arnold

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 From: Rosemary Huskey <donaldrose at cpcinternet.com>
To: 'Moscow 2020 Vision' <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 3:08 PM
Subject: [Vision2020] A literate rewriting of my Co-op message

So, per my usual rapid write and run response  (although perhaps worse this
time since I had a baking project concurrent with my message and the oven
timer was binging at me) let me correct my sloppy text.

    Who will monitor both the voting and the counting of ballots to
ensure that the integrity of the election is maintained?  If the current
Board is operating as
    described it certainly would not be helpful to them to have new
board members elected who disagree with their policies and management. And,
for those of us     outside the    inner co-op circle, what events
and/or attitudes precipitated this sad turn of events?

Rose Huskey

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Rosemary Huskey
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 12:31 PM
To: 'Steven Basoa'; 'Moscow 2020 Vision'
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Moscow Food Co-op needs our help

Who will monitor both the voting and counting of ballots to the ensure that
the integrity of the election is maintained?  If the Board is operating as
described it certainly would not be helpful to them to have board members
who disagree with their policies and management.  
Rose Huskey

-----Original Message-----
From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]
On Behalf Of Steven Basoa
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2012 11:23 AM
To: Moscow 2020 Vision
Subject: [Vision2020] Moscow Food Co-op needs our help

Save OUR Food Coop

The Moscow Food Co-op Board of Directors supported censorship of the  
Co-op's newsletter, when five letters to the editor from Co-op  
members were deleted from the January 2012 issue.  That censorship  
resulted in editor Bill London resigning in protest.

The Moscow Food Co-op Board of Directors has made significant  
decisions in isolation, without allowing member input, in clear  
violation of the Co-op mission.  For example, in December of 2011,  
the board ruled, with no previous announcement or opportunity for  
member involvement, that members who had been Co-op employees or even  
job applicants in the last 2 years were NOT eligible to be board  
candidates.  Well-prepared candidates, including former Co-op board  
president Bill Beck and local farmer and former board member Margo  
Kay (who had both applied for Co-op jobs within the last two years)  
were not allowed to run for election.

WHAT YOU CAN DO

See  www.saveourfoodcoop.com

Vote for a new board.
Vote at the Co-op during the week of March 6 through 12, for board  
candidates Kurt (Sam) Obermayr and Bill London.

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