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<DIV>Visionaries:</DIV>
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<DIV>Dale Courtney offers a download of what Trinitarian life in Moscow looks
like at <A
href="http://right-mind.us/images/Downtown.wmv">http://right-mind.us/images/Downtown.wmv</A>.
This is undoubtedly a come-on to lure other like-minded folks to Moscow.
In that vein, perhaps Bob Hieronymous, lately of the University of Idaho, will
offer the video he made last night at the P & Z meeting to
perspective NSA students and their parents. Unfortunately, it would hardly
be a recruiting tool. (Bob, toting camera equipment almost as
big as he is, has apparently added general dogs-body to his job
responsibilities. I certainly hope he is getting over-time pay.)
Sadly, viewers of his work will not be impressed to meet leading kirkers
like:</DIV>
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<DIV><U>John Grauke</U>, in an excess of kirk hyperbole, some how connected (in
his mind alone) the crisis of 9-11-01 to the zoning issue of NSA in the downtown
business district. It is doubtful that members of the committee were aware
that Grauke is a member of the Board of Trustees of NSA. A forthright
person would have mentioned the connection, but those of us with experience with
the kirk know better than to expect full disclosure of pertinent facts.</DIV>
<DIV><U>Jack VanDeveter</U>, reminded us that 350 years ago in Boston a small
liberal arts college (much like NSA????) was founded. Surely, even in the
misty minds of kirkers, they do not pretend that NSA will become Harvard.</DIV>
<DIV><U>Roy Attwood</U>, looking a bit worn around the edges - perhaps all the
fun of the Trinity Festival has fatigued him, or maybe he is still
recovering from his lackluster performance on the My Town panel - tried
to help the committee members and audience understand that rules are
made to be broken (a kind of variation of Grauke's spiel). The richness of
that irony did not leave me unmoved. How is it that when kirkers
break the law the law should be ignored or changed to suit their needs?
Should we take his remarks to be a not so subtle message that NSA is above the
law? Somehow in Roy's mind holding NSA to the same standard that the rest
of the community is discriminatory. </DIV>
<DIV><U>Andrew </U>Crapuchettes alerted us that colleges downtown are good for a
city -using Boston and Philadelphia as examples. Note to Andrew: try not
to compare apples and oranges in public. This does not reflect well on
your NSA training. Cities of a million plus vs. a town of 22,000 with
a very small central business district are not quite the same thing. A
quick review of the old Sesame Street Show which has a song called "One of these
things is not like the others" although challenging, is definitely in order,
Andy. </DIV>
<DIV><U>Bob Hieronymous</U> resurrected the old "we are really like a
commercial school for the mind" argument by deconstructing
the functions and uses of NSA. For example, we have a library and
that is a permitted use. We have a bookstore and that is a permitted
use, etc. etc. Silly is a kind word for his
argument.</DIV>
<DIV><U>Doug Farris</U>, Mr. Heirloom, read a prepared statement about the
beauty of Moscow which stands in sharp contrast to his statements on Dale
Courtney's blog wherein he regularly mocks Moscow residents, the University of
Idaho faculty, and proudly writes unabashedly ugly diatribes aimed at
the gay and lesbian members of our community. </DIV>
<DIV><U>Mark Wentz</U>, a GQ kind of guy - boy would Elizabeth Zinser have liked
to have him lounging elegantly around her as a gofor - waxed on and on about
multi-stored buildings with many uses in downtown Moscow. (Mark: read the
note to Andrew above). Mark also suffers from selective memory, perhaps
John Grauke could help him out on that. He was the big inside
booster and land use professional for the kirk who spearheaded the drive
for NSA to be located in the central business district. I am surprised
that in his studies with Nels Reese he apparently missed the classes about how
zoning laws have an impact on building use.</DIV>
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<DIV>But where was Massa Wilson? As usual, the general was leading from
the rear allowing the troops to take the hits. He needed to Cherish
the Ladies last night, and so, presumably, he did. </DIV>
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FAMILY="SERIF" PTSIZE="12">"And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him
five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a shepherd's bag which he
had, even in a scrip; and his sling [was] in his hand: and he drew near to the
Philistine. "<BR>1 Samuel 17:40</FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000
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