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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Did any of you catch the article on Peg Hamlett in last night's paper? Peg will probably say that she was mis-quoted, but I highly doubt it given the level of reporter Alexis is. In </SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA!
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Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">River Drive sports complex or you do not support your community."<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">How about being inclusive in discussions?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By not being inclusive to constituents, Peg is not involving the community. <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Isn’t citizen involvement usually a response to the weakness or failure on the part of existing government? <SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">A person thinks, “I could do better.” So they decide to run.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun:
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I find it interesting that Peg states, <STRONG>"We have to get past the divisions in this community and listen to each other" </STRONG>and then two paragraphs later makes a divisive statement. She says that there is a communication problem but she has been on Council 8 yrs and hasn't done anything to solve the problem! She admits that the division stems from ineffective communication between city leaders and residents. Has she not been a "city leader" for the last 8 yrs? Is she admitting she is an ineffective communicator? Peg cites her leadership experience as a reason to vote for her. Did I miss something?! In this election, saying “divisive” seems to be the semantic equivalent of national politicians recklessly throwing around the terms “terrorist” and “unpatriotic”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>It means n!
othing,
but serves to shut up public debate, and specifically the asking of questions concerning failures of existing government.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Does Peg mean to say that disagreeing with the powers that be is by definition divisive?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If so, why do we even bother to have elections?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This seems to suggest a fairly undemocratic understanding of American civic and political culture.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Peg's last statement is this: <STRONG>"We need to hear from all sides. At the heart of this are people who really want what's best for the community." </STRONG>So which people are these? Are these the same ones she accused of not being interested in becoming involved? Or are these the people who are "getting upset......and the information they've been given is false?" Does Peg suggest that those who are upset don't really want what's best for the community? Come on, give us more credit than that.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I didn’t happen to see Peg at the Saturday morning New Cities meeting.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Does that mean that she doesn’t care?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Oh wait!<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By her definition, that would mean that she does care.<!
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style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By her definition, I and others don’t, because we were there and spoke up about our “vision” of Moscow. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Many good things can come from citizens speaking up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>We now have Civil Rights because people spoke up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Before someone decided to speak up, women couldn’t vote (let alone run for Mayor).<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Wrongs can be righted when people speak up.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If no one were to have listened when these people spoke up, what kind of place would we live in now?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The same is true with local issues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Nancy Chaney is in favor of the ball fields but is interested in making the so-called "sports complex" fit well with the neighborhood. That involves listening.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Listening to what others have to say; not saying that we aren’t interested in being involved in the community.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>I believe I am more involved now than ever since these two issues have become “issues”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>And yes, people do vote on single issues.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To avoid that fact and skirt the issues is only condescending and arrogant.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Peg has to listen to everyone, not just what she thinks is “worthy”.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>By her not listening, she is excluding her constituency !
and is
herself being divisive.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></P>
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