[Winona Online Democracy] What attracted me to WOD was its potential as a local government forum. Being able to influence national govenment policy with our discussions seemed to be much less likely. However, it's now my understanding that spending weekday mornings at Shorty's Bar and Grill or Saturdays drinking at the VFW will provide one with more access to City Hall's decision making process than WOD is likely to.
So, if people like to spend time pontificating on global issues rather local ones, I don't think it really makes much difference. John N. Finn Quoting Roy Nasstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Winona Online Democracy] > > The following bit of information will be in the Steering Committee minutes > that Randy Schenkat will put online shortly. I present it separately because > evidence indicates that 96.64 percent of online participants either do not > read the minutes or forget what they have read within a short time. The > policy reflects a compromise of divergent views on commentary on local, > state, national and international issues. It should be considered the basic > guide for participants. > > > > "The Winona Online Forum emphasizes local issues and those state, national > and international issues that have a direct local impact. We recognize, > however, that many seemingly remote issues may ultimately have a greater > impact on the lives of Winona citizens than purely local issues. > Consequently, the people who feel strongly about a non-local issue should > not hesitate to present their views online, but they should preface them (if > at the beginning of a thread) with a comment on their relevance to us > locally." > > > > Roy Nasstrom > > Steering Committee, WOD ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program. _______________________________________________ This message was posted to Winona Online Democracy All messages must be signed by the senders actual name. No commercial solicitations are allowed on this list. To manage your subscription or view the message archives, please visit http://mapnp.mnforum.org/mailman/listinfo/winona Any problems or suggestions can be directed to mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you want help on how to contact elected officials, go to the Contact page at http://www.winonaonlinedemocracy.org
