<DIV>Tommy,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I though your position on the war was that first you were for it and said, "it was an all volunteer army", and now you are against it?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But if Dr. Weitz is now against something he was for 15 years ago, we need to bring it forth as evidence of his hypocrisy? </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Silly me, but that just sounds amazingly absurd! </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan <BR><BR><B><I>Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Yes. One portion of Dr. Weitz' suit against the Moscow School District<BR>concerns the 1992 levy that Dr. Weitz supported at the time.<BR><BR>It's kind of a Hillary Clinton/John Kerry thing. Dr. Weitz was for the levy<BR>before he was against it.<BR><BR>Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow,
Idaho<BR><BR>***************************************************************************<BR><BR>"Are the "alternative" schools really all that accelerated? Aren't they just<BR>normal? I think it would be more accurate to describe the conventional<BR>schools as RETARDED. (Not necessarily in all caps, of course.)"<BR><BR>- CD Witmer (May 18, 2006)<BR><BR>***************************************************************************<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR><BR>From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>On Behalf Of Saundra Lund<BR>Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2007 3:51 PM<BR>To: 'Tom Ivie'; vision2020@moscow.com; 'lfalen'<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Conciliation Petition<BR><BR>In part, Tom Ivie wrote:<BR>"I don't know everyone on the Moscow School District Committee for Goodwill<BR>and Conciliation but I do know who two of them are and they don't even live<BR>in the Moscow School District. Maybe Gary still owns some rental
property<BR>in Moscow, I don't know for sure. What about the others? Can you tell us<BR>something about the others? I am not signing anything drafted by people I<BR>know nothing about."<BR><BR>I've not seen a response to this, but in case the information was shared<BR>privately, I'd like to know, too.<BR><BR>One of the names in particular raised a red flag for me, but I realize that<BR>the same name can be shared by more than one person. Which is why I've been<BR>watching for a response to Mr. Ivie's question.<BR><BR>Also, let's pretend the petition is successful (whatever that would mean).<BR>What would prevent someone else (perhaps Jim Demeerler or one of the others<BR>who have been egging Dr. Weitz on) from turning around & filing another<BR>suit??? It's been awhile since I looked at the legal papers, but I thought<BR>Dr. Weitz was challenging not just the most recent levy but also levies<BR>going back to when Dr. Weitz sat on the Board?<BR><BR>Really, I just don't
Get It.<BR><BR><BR><BR>Saundra Lund<BR>Moscow, ID<BR><BR>The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good people to do<BR>nothing.<BR>- Edmund Burke<BR><BR>***** Original material contained herein is Copyright 2007 through life plus<BR>70 years, Saundra Lund. Do not copy, forward, excerpt, or reproduce outside<BR>the Vision 2020 forum without the express written permission of the<BR>author.*****<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: vision2020-bounces@moscow.com [mailto:vision2020-bounces@moscow.com]<BR>On Behalf Of Tom Ivie<BR>Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2007 12:35 PM<BR>To: vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Conciliation Petition<BR><BR>I don't know everyone on the Moscow School District Committee for Goodwill<BR>and Conciliation but I do know who two of them are and they don't even live<BR>in the Moscow School District. Maybe Gary still owns some rental property<BR>in Moscow, I don't know for sure. What about the others? Can you tell
us<BR>something about the others? I am not signing anything drafted by people I<BR>know nothing about. I believe that, now, this suit needs to be decided on<BR>so that there is definitive case law on the books and then the Legislature<BR>can act accordingly. I believe it was Bruce Livingston who suggested a<BR>while back that the suit may be a good thing for this reason. I hadn't<BR>thought of it that way until then. Thanks Bruce!<BR><BR>lfalen <LFALEN@TURBONET.COM>wrote:<BR><BR>I am not in the Moscow School district, but I am interested in the<BR>MSD. I think that for the good of everyone involved this should be settled<BR>asap. Here is a petition available at four locations for people to sign if<BR>they would like to see this resolved asap. Lets not drag this out threw the<BR>court system and waste considerable time and money.<BR><BR>Roger<BR><BR><BR><BR>Conciliation Petition<BR><BR><BR><BR>The Conciliation Petition, written by the Moscow School
District<BR>Committee<BR>for Goodwill and Conciliation, is available for signing at the<BR>following<BR>Moscow locations. <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>. Southside Chevron, Troy Road & Washington<BR><BR>. Moscow Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson<BR><BR>. Tri-State, 1104 Pullman Road<BR><BR><BR><BR>. Stinker Station, 1044 Pullman Road<BR><BR><BR><BR>Following is an excerpt from the attached Petition:<BR><BR><BR><BR>"We, the undersigned, strongly urge the Moscow School District<BR>(MSD) Board of Trustees & Dr. Gerald Weitz to accept the "win-win"<BR>conciliation proposal described in this petition. MSD and Weitz<BR>immediately<BR>should initiate a conciliation compromise by entering into a binding<BR>legal<BR>agreement whereby Dr. Weitz will drop his lawsuit. In turn, the<BR>Board must<BR>agree to re-run the contested indefinite levy as an ordinary<BR>maintenance and<BR>operations levy. Such a conciliation compromise would leave intact<BR>the 2007<BR>- 2008 MSD budget
submitted to the State Department of Education on<BR>June<BR>27."<BR><BR><BR><BR>The members of the MSD Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation are<BR>Roger<BR>Falen (208-285-1116), Gary Young (208-686-1058), Isabel Bond<BR>(208-882-7499),<BR>Dortha Hedrick (208-882-6865), Don Harter, Certified Professional<BR>Mediator<BR>(208-882-3087).<BR><BR><BR><BR>Attachment: 1<BR><BR><BR><BR>Dr. Don Harter<BR><BR>Chairperson<BR><BR>Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation<BR><BR>1129 East Seventh Street<BR><BR>Moscow, ID 83843<BR><BR>208-882-3087<BR><BR>copycourt@verizon.net<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 14:29:13 -0700<BR>From: "Copy Court" <COPYCOURT@VERIZON.NET><BR>Subject: Please Publish<BR>To: <LFALEN@TURBONET.COM><BR><BR><BR><BR>Please publish the following information in your paper. If you wish<BR>to edit for length the Committee’s priority is to publish the places where<BR>the petition can be signed.<BR><BR>Conciliation Petition<BR><BR>The Conciliation Petition,
written by the Moscow School District<BR>Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation, is available for signing at the<BR>following Moscow locations. <BR><BR>• Jiffy Lube, 326 Troy Road<BR>• Southside Chevron, Troy Road & Washington<BR>• Moscow Public Library, 110 S. Jefferson<BR>• Tri-State, 1104 Pullman Road<BR>• Safeway Food & Drug, 1320 Blaine St.<BR>• Stinker Station, 1044 Pullman Road<BR>• Rosauer’s 411 N. Main Street<BR>• Howard Hughes Appliance, 908 Pullman Road<BR><BR>Following is an excerpt from the attached Petition:<BR><BR>“We, the undersigned, strongly urge the Moscow School<BR>District (MSD) Board of Trustees & Dr. Gerald Weitz to accept the “win-win”<BR>conciliation proposal described in this petition. MSD and Weitz immediately<BR>should initiate a conciliation compromise by entering into a binding legal<BR>agreement whereby Dr. Weitz will drop his lawsuit. In turn, the Board must<BR>agree to re-run the contested indefinite levy as an ordinary
maintenance and<BR>operations levy. Such a conciliation compromise would leave intact the 2007<BR>– 2008 MSD budget submitted to the State Department of Education on June<BR>27.”<BR><BR>The members of the MSD Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation are<BR>Roger Falen (208-285-1116), Gary Young (208-686-1058), Isabel Bond<BR>(208-882-7499), Dortha Hedrick (208-882-6865), Don Harter, Certified<BR>Professional Mediator (208-882-3087).<BR><BR>Attachment: 1<BR><BR>Dr. Don Harter<BR>Chairperson<BR>Committee for Goodwill and Conciliation<BR>1129 East Seventh Street<BR>Moscow, ID 83843<BR>208-882-3087<BR>copycourt@verizon.net<BR><BR>=======================================================<BR>List services made available by First Step Internet, <BR>serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <BR>http://www.fsr.net <BR>mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<BR>=======================================================<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>Tom & Liz
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