I wrote, then Michael Atherton writes: > > I do think a willingness to talk with (not just to) those you disagree > > with is essential to being a good school board member. After all, to > > change policy, you have to convince others to go along. Otherwise, it's > > just intellectual grandstanding. > > That's funny, Mr. Mann and I seem to be the only candidates willing to > engage in ongoing discussion on the list server. So is it necessary > to discount these dialogs by characterizing us as "talking to" rather than > not "talking with" other list members?
I was referring to your criticism of the paper, not your discussion on the list. Other candidates who had issues with our coverage contacted us directly. You merely shot snarky asides and serious charges without details...not a discussion there. I do appreciate you engaging on the forum and do wonder where the other candidates have been. Of SW Journal's profile of him, Michael writes: > Ok, this profile is not as blatantly negative or as distorted as the Tribunes', > but I also would not characterized it as positive. None of the profiles were meant to be positive or negative...that's not what we do. Michael is running as an outsider, and his message - try to deny it after reading this list - is critical of the current system. Voters can make up their own minds based on their own feeling about the current system. This is a little like the fulminating about the "52-year-old grad student" thing: it is what it is, neither positive nor negative - unless you believe there's something wrong with the 52-year-old grad students. (I don't.) Profiles commonly list age and occupation, as we and the Strib did. It's a fact. > I don't understand why, > if the Journal's goal was to provide information to voters why they > wouldn't include a canidate' sphone number or website address. I was taught that if you don't understand something, ask. To be honest, the reporter was scrambling to finish all the interviews and 10 profiles and we were scrambling to produce the paper. I wish we had included the information and am sorry we didn't. I can put it in the Sept. 9 issue, which most people get but probably won't read before the Sept. 10 election. (Readers: email me off list whether you think this is worth the space in that issue.) We obviously will print websites and phone numbers for the general election. I am mollified that someone can punch "Michael Atherton Minneapolis" into Google and find your website pretty quickly. Although I noticed your umn-dot page does not list a link to your own election site! By the way, the Strib included websites, etc. in their school board profiles, but still they are part of the conspiracy to limit voters' information? > While we're discussing technical details > perhaps Mr. Brauer could explain why Ms. Farmer's residence is listed as > Seward rather than Prospect Park? C'mon, Michael: it's called a mistake. Ms. Farmer called us, was civil, and we will print a correction in the next issue. David Brauer Editor, Southwest Journal and Skyway News King Field _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
