Whbo else voted for the money? That would be a good reason to NOT return them to the library board.
--David Shove Roseville On Thu, 25 Aug 2005, Dorie Rae Gallagher wrote: > Our library board had to make the decision...do we put filters on the > computers > and collect a little over $100,000 dollars from the federal government or do > they go without the money and have the right to leave the filters off. > Our board voted for the money...Laurie Savran, for one, voted no....staying > true to her beliefs... thank goodness! > > Good case of how government can and does control with slight coercion and > how money seems to always win. My mother had a good saying about that > type of win which you might have heard before.... > I would rather lose on my feet then win on my knees...I believe it is called > integrity and it will be up to elected boards to make the correct decision > about corporate sponsorship (what do we lose for the gain) and censorship. > > Dorie Gallagher/Nokomis > > > > Libraries are under siege at different levels and for many different > > reasons: > > · The Patriot Act: The prying hand of post-9-11 government is > > already at play, opening library records to more scrutiny and “turning > > library > > workers into surrogate federal agents.” > > · Showcase Libraries: Dodge says the new “trophy libraries” > > being built in places like Minneapolis, Salt Lake and other locales could > > become > > “corporate-sponsored edutainment” centers that could standardize offerings > > and limit choices (more bland collections, less street newspapers and > > pamphlets), creating a kind of censorship > > > > REMINDERS: > > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at > > http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, > > contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the > > list. > > > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > > > For state and national discussions see: > > http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > > ________________________________ > > > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > > E-Democracy > > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > > REMINDERS: > 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. > If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL > PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. > > 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. > > For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html > For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract > ________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn > E-Democracy > Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] > Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls > REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
