[Nfb-or] The latest word from Sara Gelser

[Mike Freeman]

I am moved to wonder why everyone is so wrought over her appointment to NCD! 
Frankly, it's a do-nothing agency. Relax! Perhaps she will find Washington 
sufficiently attractive to garner a high-paying lobbying job there and leave 
Oregon to its own devices! (grin)

Mike Freeman

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kendra Schaber" <Baltimore777 at comcast.net>
To: <nfb-or at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:33 PM
Subject: [Nfb-or] The latest word from Sara Gelser


> Dear All NFB Mailing List Readers:
>
> I have not been impressed with what Sara Gelser has done to blind people 
> over the last year. I don't feel that she is really listening to blind 
> people. The worst part is that she has turned a deaf ear to blind people 
> who also happen to know what's best for blind people. If you read past my 
> message, I have put in what was sent to me. Sara Gelser is concidering on 
> what to do with the money that will come from the OSB sale. I can't say 
> that I will believe what she says that she is going to do with the money 
> from the OSB sale especially after what we all have experienced last 
> spring. I want to know that she has followed through before I believe what 
> she says. I want evidence that she follows through with what she says that 
> she is going to do with this soon to be made bill. What is she going to 
> actually do with the money from the OSB sale? Is she going to just throw 
> it away like garbage? Is she going to just put it into the general fund 
> like she did with the money from closing the
>  Oregon School for the Blind in the first place? I hope that she doesn't 
> make more of a mess than she did last spring. I am not happy with what she 
> has done! I don't like the fact that President Obama has picked her to be 
> on the National Counsel of Disabilities. We all know that Sara Gelser 
> doesn't always put money where she says that she is going to put it. I 
> have a feeling that this will turn nasty in February because it is an 
> issue in this special legislative session. I also believe that President 
> Obama has made a major mistake in nominating Sara Gelser to the Counsel of 
> Disabillities. I hope that you all will be ready to vote in the next 
> election because we all have the power to vote Sara Gelser out of her 
> office. Oregon needs someone who listens to all groups instead of one or 
> two groups of Oregonians. Please read what I have below so that you are 
> all updated in this issue. Thank you.
>
> Kendra Schaber
>
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>
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>>From Gelser's letter today to Benton County Democrats:
>
> "This week, the Legislature will also be meeting in "Legislative Days" as 
> we prepare for the February Legislative Session. Committees will hold 
> public hearings and informational sessions on legislative concepts likely 
> to be considered during the February session. Check the Legislative 
> Agendas website to see what your favorite committee will be working on. 
> (See below for an overview of what we will hear in the House Education 
> Committee, which I chair.)
>
> In February, we will meet for a short session to make any necessary 
> changes to the state budget, and to pass a handful of bills. Each House 
> member is allowed to introduce one bill, while Senators are allowed to 
> introduce two. In addition, legislative committees, in consultation with 
> the Speaker and Senate President, may introduce a handful of bills.
>
> Almost all of the bills to be considered by the House in February are now 
> available for your review online. You can read through them here: 
> http://www.leg.state.or.us/bills_laws/concepts/
>
> My committee will be considering several bills in February. These include 
> the following:
>
> "Oregon School for the Blind: The committee will consider a bill that 
> makes a statutory clarification allowing schools benefitting from the 
> Blind and Visually Impaired Student fund to still access the High Cost 
> Disability Grant on behalf of former OSB students. The bill will also make 
> modifications to the planned distribution of any proceeds from the sale of 
> the property where the former school was located."
>
>
>
> Link to Gelser's letter:  http://www.bcdems.net/node/1432
>
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