[Nfbf-l] do we really want hate and anger on our list?
craig kiser
sckiser55 at earthlink.net
Sat Mar 24 17:53:38 UTC 2012
She said it at our December 15 and March 15 board meetings. She
has also indicated to the Rehab Council they may not be able to
fund it. Notwithstanding budget cuts, the blind of Florida
should have some input into priorities of spending by DBS. In
addition, DBS is sitting on nearly $3,000,000 in the Gifts and
Donations Trust Fund. These donations were made to help the
blind, not to sit in an investment account. Access to newspapers
is too important to the blind to be shrugged off as a low
priority because of budget cuts. Were the Blinded Vets, NFBF or
FCB enlisted to help lobby during the session to maintain funding
of Newsline? Craig
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk" <kvharmon54 at gmail.com
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 24 Mar 2012 12:09:49 -0400
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] do we really want hate and anger on our
list?
Craig, I have been a huge supporter of Newsline for many, many
years signing
up many of our seniors,
blind Veterans, and others through demo's etc. It would be a
great
dissapoiintment to our community to see this funding stopped. I
have talked
to Joyce Hildreth many times on this topic through the years and
she always
has supported this service for the most part. I know the DBS
budget has been
threatening our Newsline service for the last several years, but
she always
came through for us. Let's hope that this is not fact but just a
moment of
spontaneous reaction during a conversation! Your friend in the
cause, Kirk
----- 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-----
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[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';
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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
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Macmillan; George April; Jim Miller; Rick A Rees;
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John Wolf;
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Palmer;
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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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