[Nfbf-l] [Nfbf-l) Newsline funding
Dan Hicks
danjhicks at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 24 17:16:50 UTC 2012
Sherri, Craig, and all,
I have spoken recently and at length with Joyce Hildreth, Director of DBS,
and have been assured that DBS plans to continue funding NFB-NewslineR. Now,
we all know that the program is expensive, and if other funding streams
could be found to reduce the amount of money DBS needs to contribute to
supporting NFB-NewslineR, that would leave just much more money available
for other DBS projects. However, we can all be assured that DBS will fund
the program for as long as the funding is needed and as long as DBS has the
budget to do so.
Dan Hicks, President
NFB of Florida
"It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."
-Garrison Keillor
-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
Of craig kiser
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2012 1:27 AM
To: NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [Nfbf-l) Newsline funding
At the Blind Services Foundation's last 2 meetings-December 15
and March 15 and I wrote to you about it and you asked about
seeking funds from the DBS Gifts and Donations Fund. She has
also said it to the Rehab Council on which an NFBF member should
be a participant. It used to be Dwight Sayer, but his term
expired in July. Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:29:48 -0400
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] [Nfbf-l) Newsline funding
Craig, When did you hear this from the DBS director? I am really
at a loss
as far as funding Newsline any other way. Until people who are
actually
signed up are actually using the service, we cannot go to
legislators or
anyone else to ask for funding. Many are signed up, but few are
using. If
you have questions or would like to try using Newsline, please
email me at
flmom2006 at gmail.com and I will help you and try to answer all
your
questions. If you have any ideas on funding or on encouraging
DBs to
continue its most generously appreciated grant, please let me
know. There
are many for whom Newsline is their only way they find out what's
going on
in the world. We need to keep it going.
Sherri
----- Original Message -----
From: "craig kiser" <sckiser55 at earthlink.net
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] do we really want hate and anger on our
list?
An excellent observation. We have serious issues here in
Florida
regarding the blind which we need to address. For example, the
Director
of Blind Services has stated she does not intend to continue
funding NFB
Newsline. Hundreds of us use it daily and they belong to both
NFBF and
FCB as well as Blinded Veterans. We need to present a united
front to
preserve it. And that is only one of the pressing issues.
Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sherrill O'Brien" <sherrill.obrien at verizon.net
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:47:07 -0400
Subject: [Nfbf-l] do we really want hate and anger on our list?
Hello all,
Since Dan didn't change the subject line of his plea for
civility on this
list, writing under the subject line "forgive the Student Loan
Act of
2012,
perhaps some of you have not read his original post. Here it is
under my
signature. I'm not on the Board, but I'm a member of this list,
and I
would
ask, on behalf of most on this list, that everyone respect this
public
forum, the good name of the National Federation of the "Blind,
and, as Dan
says, immediately stop this thread. This is an embarrassment to
this list
and the N
fB. Please realize everyone can see these posts, for years to
come. We
ask
people to support us with their time and money, and then those
same people
read such hateful posts here? I know we're all passionate about
so many
issues, but hate filled posts only hurt us. Can't we put this
passion and
energy toward issues that matter to blind children, seniors,
veterans,
well
you get my point. Certainly we all pray that justice is done in
the
Trayvon
Martin case. But let's take a deep breath and get back to the
serious
task
of improving quality of life for the blind of Florida.
In the Federation spirit,
Sherrill
-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org]On
Behalf Of Dan Hicks
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 6:20 PM
To: 'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'; 'Bob Wayne';
'William
Maguire'; 'Stephen Brown'; 'Denise Bryant'; 'Charlie Stratmann';
'Ron
Radford'; 'Maury Keiser'; 'john_mountcastle'; 'Mark Goldman';
'William
Proctor'; rik.erkelens at gmail.com; 'H. Manford';
leoladyjane at gmail.com;
'Dwight Sayer'; 'James Conomea'; 'Heather Andrews'; 'Michael P
Fleming';
'Howard McGillin'; 'Harry Metz'; 'Greg Moore'; 'Joe McDermott';
'AJ
Sartin'; 'Owl Goingback'; 'Michael Rothfeld';
seawolfetackle at comcast.net; 'Chris Macmillan'; 'George April';
'Jim
Miller'; 'Rick A Rees'; renegade1 at bellsouth.net;
2papajack at bellsouth.net; gstocking at bellsouth.net; 'Bill Dudley';
'John
Wolf'; ckastle at staugustinelighthouse.org; 'George Gardner'; 'Ron
Birchall'; 'Ron Berry'; 'Leigh Hoover'; 'Liz Carter'; 'Peg
Palmer';
'Dancing Lady'; 'Meredith Beckhardt'; 'Mike Gunde - BB'; 'James
Burts';
'Susan Voss'; 'Kathleen Mayo'; 'Debbie Federlein'; 'Margaret
Bidelman';
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'Donald
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Lipovsky'; 'DOREEN CONWELL'; 'Robert Irons'; 'Clayton Copeland';
'Marcel
Carroll'; Kim.Charlson at Perkins.org
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Support the Student Loan Forgiveness
Act of
2012
Okay, Kirk, Tara, and everyone else--
This discussion and all political discussions -- liberal,
conservative,
tea
party, etc. -- are not for the NFBF-L list, or, for that
matter, any
other
NFB list that I know of. . Also, we have a strict rule against
personal
attacks, and recent comments have crossed this line. so no
more.
Nobody loves a good political argument more than I, but noT on
the NFB
lists. If you want to argue online and in public, take it to
Facebook or
to
some other non-NFB e-mail list where such discussions are
allowed or,
maybe
even encouraged.
This thread ends now.
Dan Hicks, Moderator
NFBF-L
"It's a shallow life that doesn't give a person a few scars."
-Garrison
Keillor
-----Original Message-----
From: nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:nfbf-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf
Of Jane Karp
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2012 6:06 PM
To: Bob Wayne; William Maguire; Stephen Brown; Denise Bryant;
Charlie
Stratmann; Ron Radford; Maury Keiser; john_mountcastle; Mark
Goldman;
William Proctor; rik.erkelens at gmail.com; H. Manford;
leoladyjane at gmail.com;
Dwight Sayer; James Conomea; Heather Andrews; Michael P Fleming;
Howard
McGillin; John Mountcastle; Harry Metz; Greg Moore; Joe
McDermott; AJ
Sartin; Owl Goingback; Michael Rothfeld;
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Macmillan; George April; Jim Miller; Rick A Rees;
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2papajack at bellsouth.net; gstocking at bellsouth.net; Bill Dudley;
John Wolf;
ckastle at staugustinelighthouse.org; George Gardner; Ron Birchall;
Ron
Berry;
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Palmer;
Dancing Lady; Meredith Beckhardt; Mike Gunde - BB; James Burts;
Susan
Voss;
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Bidelman;
Esta;
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&
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Subject: [Nfbf-l] Fw: Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act
of 2012
----- Forwarded Message -----
From: DOREEN CONWELL <llewnoc at hotmail.com
To: Jennifer Conwell <jenabun at gmail.com>; Joyce Jones
<mumpsy54 at yahoo.com>;
WILLIE & JOYCE JONES <chewchew1942 at yahoo.com>; Jane Karp
<leolady at bellsouth.net>; GLO <rf-gf at clearwire.net
Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2012 9:21 PM
Subject: Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012
Hi,
I signed a petition to Rep. John Kline $MN-2$, The United
States House of
Representatives, and 2 others which says:
"Total outstanding student loan debt in America is expected to
exceed $1
TRILLION this year. Millions of hardworking, taxpaying,
educated
Americans
are being crushed under the weight of their educational debts,
while the
economy continues to sputter. Support a REAL economic stimulus
and jobs
plan. Support the Student Loan Forgiveness Act of 2012 $H.R.
4170$."
Will you sign this petition? Click here:
http://signon.org/sign/support-the-student-loan?source=s.em.mt&r_
by=3822474
Thanks!
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