[Tall-Corn] Today's Des Moines Register article re government reorganization bill

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> On Mar 3, 2023, at 9:41 AM, Bob Ray via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> The remarks made in this article show us a couple of things. First, we apparently didn't make it clear to at least some of the people don't get the concept experience in other states where changes like this have occurred eventually the services start falling off and all that has been gained is gone. Second, Though we have lost the first two rounds that doesn't mean we are done.  
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> Where do we go from here? Emails, calls at least to the Senate and House switchboards,  personal and any other kind of contact with legislators is essential. We don't have committees to focus on now but where we can be the most effective is to contact our personal Senator and Representative. Many of the responses we have is that they listen most to their own constituents. Next, letters to editor of what newspapers that are still running here in Iowa are certainly in order. If you don't have any idea about how to write a letter to an editor please look back on this list to Mary's letter from early last week. Tell your personal story . It also won't hurt to point out that we are working for success of the blind coming behind us.
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> If you have kept copies of email you have received on this list there are a number of good examples of styles of letters others have written. Say it in your own words and yet be as brief as you can. One last thought, think about it. The structure of the Iowa Department For The Blind doesn't have anything to do with the service you had any person feels about the services that they have received or not. The real issue here is whether blind Iowans will still have some say in what the agency does.  It should not reflect just what political party is currently in fashion.
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> Let's go build the Federation. 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tall-Corn <tall-corn-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Craig Deichmann via Tall-Corn
> Sent: Friday, March 3, 2023 8:32 AM
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> Cc: Craig Deichmann <craig.deichmann at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Tall-Corn] Today's Des Moines Register article re government reorganization bill
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> I hope nobody in his Family or close friends ever lose her vision.
> Craig
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>> On Mar 3, 2023, at 7:59 AM, Richard via Tall-Corn <tall-corn at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Greetings colleagues,
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>> I hope you all saw the article I'm referencing.  I'm not going to quote from it here, partly because I don't wish to wade through all the right wing talking points to excerpt anything.
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>> It seems to me that Jason Schultz and others have a rather condescending attitude toward us, as well as patrons of public libraries and many others.  However, Schultz's comments re our issues with the bill demonstrate that he thinks he knows more about what blind people need than we do.  I suggest we ring his phone off the hook until this bill is dealt with and remind him quite strongly that we know best what works for us and we're not going to stand idly by and let him wreck all sorts of services for Iowans.
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>> Regards,
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>> Richard
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