<DIV>Paul ask,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>"Has Dr. Weitz tried the more common sense route of involving himself in<BR><BR>the machinations of the school district in whatever way a private <BR>citizen is able to in order to effect change? Has he made a proposal?<BR> <BR>Has he done the research and come up with a plan for adding these <BR>classes? Has he presented it to the right people? Has he come up with<BR><BR>funding for this plan? Has he tried to make his voice heard in the <BR>right places? In short, has he done anything other than trying to <BR>strong-arm the district by bringing a lawsuit?"</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yes, he did Paul. For years. But MSD doesn't listen. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Best,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Donovan<BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Paul Rumelhart <godshatter@yahoo.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT:
5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">I'm sorry, but the proper legal channels for adding more vo-tech <BR>programs in the Moscow School District do not include suing said <BR>district over the validity of a levy that passed earlier this year. I <BR>don't know what those channels are, but I'm pretty sure that the levy is <BR>a completely separate issue from them.<BR><BR>Has Dr. Weitz tried the more common sense route of involving himself in <BR>the machinations of the school district in whatever way a private <BR>citizen is able to in order to effect change? Has he made a proposal? <BR>Has he done the research and come up with a plan for adding these <BR>classes? Has he presented it to the right people? Has he come up with <BR>funding for this plan? Has he tried to make his voice heard in the <BR>right places? In short, has he done anything other than trying to <BR>strong-arm the district by bringing a lawsuit?<BR><BR>Paul<BR><BR>Donovan Arnold wrote:<BR>> Joe,<BR>>
<BR>> You wrote:<BR>> <BR>> "If Weitz wants a vo-tech program he'd be better off asking me to put <BR>> forth the<BR>> case for vo-tech -- for a fraction of what he's paying his lawyers and <BR>> with a<BR>> greater chance of success since then the MSD won't think that they are <BR>> being<BR>> blackmailed"<BR>> <BR>> If you feel you can provide such a service, what is stopping you? You <BR>> aren't holding out on the kids just to spite Weitz are you?<BR>> <BR>> How can it be blackmail if he is using the proper legal channels, and <BR>> winning?<BR>> <BR>> Best,<BR>> <BR>> Donovan<BR>><BR>> */Joe Campbell <JOEKC@ADELPHIA.NET>/* wrote:<BR>><BR>> Donovan,<BR>><BR>> What does the law suit have to do with the lack of a vo-tech program?<BR>><BR>> If Weitz wants a vo-tech program he'd be better off asking me to<BR>> put forth the<BR>> case for vo-tech -- for a fraction of what he's paying his
lawyers<BR>> and with a<BR>> greater chance of success since then the MSD won't think that they<BR>> are being<BR>> blackmailed. Folks don't respond well to blackmail.<BR>><BR>> --<BR>> Joe Campbell<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>> Get easy, one-click access to your favorites. Make Yahoo! your <BR>> homepage. <HTTP: evt="51443/*http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs" us.rd.yahoo.com><BR>> ------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR>><BR>> =======================================================<BR>> List services made available by
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