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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 12:52 am |
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I agree with you 100% Salty.
and I, Cracker Jax do solemnly swear that I am not and have never been a member of the Concerned Citizens of Summerfield, nor will I ever be a member of the CC of Summerfield and I too am a very concerned citizen of Summerfield.
Bill, I enjoyed sparring with you but frankly my brain is plum tuckered out trying to keep up with you! Win or lose I know you'll work hard to do what you think is best for all of us.
I hereby admit that Bill's IQ is way higher than mine and I am formally bowing down to the master.................
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lucy
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 12:59 am |
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| oh please Crackah, you know you are in a battle of wits with an unarmed man
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Steve Adkins
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 01:09 am |
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Well, for all the discussion about the downside of the Concerned Citizens, take a look at who our newest Town Council member is with the most votes. Apparently not everyone disagreed with the CC's. Becky with the most, Dwayne with the least, not a lot of spread between the two.
http://www.wfmynews2.com/nrsolutions/elections.html
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 01:17 am |
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Steve...Channel 13 is reporting Dwayne as 2nd place... and your link shows him with the second highest number of votes yet still shows Jane as the 2nd place winner... any idea why?
Lucy... we are being nice now. 
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 02:02 am |
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Nevermind Steve. I see they corrected it on your link. <Sick feeling in pit of stomach>
It is a sad sad day for Summerfield, people. Cracker Jax is gonna have to get one of those mail permits.... Must be something to it.
Cracker Jax is now searching for a new home. I will be moving to the Stokesdale boards. Seems they have some juicy drama going on over there and you know the crackah luvs drama! Don't worry... I'll be back to visit!
Salty and Pappy.... I told this "Rev" fella that I would ask you if you know where in the tri-town area this Anthony Vaughn fella lives......Told him you might want to move to Stokesdale(Forum) with me. 
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 03:05 am |
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Well folks, I'm feeling like a failure right now. For all of the meetings we've covered, all of the articles we've written, all of the grief we've taken from the CCs and all of the footnotes we've added to their dialogue, in the end, the citizens supported what the Concerned Citizens offered. Give nothing, get nothing, and maintain the highest level of intolerance for anyone who stands in your way.
I still support democracy, even when it lets me down. We'll be back tomorrow with a more gracious concession, but for now I'm evaluating if what I spend most of my time focusing on really makes a difference after all.
Congratulations CCs! I wish I could feel better knowing that your message appeals to the masses.
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 03:08 am |
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Patty,
I too am in shock. I fear that the iunder-informed went and voted, and those happy stayed at home. Congratulations to the winners, I hope Summerfield will not become a laughing stock. The voters have spoken and shame on those that didn't take the time to vote!
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 03:21 am |
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Cracker Jax
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 05:21 am |
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Patti, Believe me, I am feelin' your pain.
You did everything you could to report the truth about those people while maintaining the integrity and philosophy of your paper. I adore you, your paper and the unity you strive to create in our towns.
I don't know the answer. I don't think it would work if we went all "Rhino Times" on them, either. Perhaps if we put out a gossip rag like the Summerfield Enquirer.... It might level the playing field a bit because we could lie and make stuff up and it might even lessen the work for you and your staff because you wouldn't have to verify any facts! The citizens of Summerfield seem to enjoy reading crap.
We have 4 years to work toward a change and in the meantime I will be saving up for my mailing permit...permit #35.
To my peeps on the boards who could actually SLEEP tonight you have a lot of catching up to do!
So, in the words of the very best writer in the whole wide world besides Patti Stokes - Scott Yost (Whom I have never met and has turned me on to the joys of penguin loving and who I will adore til my dying day)
Aloha!
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 10:16 am |
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Thanks to all voted for me on Tuesday. The interesting thing about an election is that there are winners and those who get right back in there the next election. Everybody can't win. Now it is time for those who argued and blamed to step up to the plate and produce positive results. In politics it is easy to point fingers at those who serve and not have your own solution. As the new council members get comfortable and help plan the future of Summerfield they will be required to answer citizens questions and explain how and why they vote on issues. They will have to start listening and responding instead of just responding. They will be required to have ideas and relate those ideas to all the citizens. I hope they are prepared to take the heat and be professional in all they do and say. Most importantly-- the position is not about having power, it is about serving the community.
Thanks again!
Don Wendelken
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 10:53 am |
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Patti, PLEASE don't be too discouraged. You and your staff have done a super job of keeping us informed. We are proud of the NWO and the effot that goes into each issue. Keep on adding a voice of sanity and fairness and maybe, soon, more citizens will hear.
I am chewing the grapes today. Maybe tomorrow will be sweeter.Last edited on Nov 9th, 2005 11:02 am by Starcatchr
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 10:54 am |
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| Go, go, Don! What a gracious after-election statement. Your honesty has been a pleasure to behold during the last few weeks. I hope you will stay in there and work for the town until your chance comes up again.
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 10:57 am |
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Don,
Very well said. I hope that the direction that Summerfield takes will be a positive one. It will be interesting to see if our newly elected officials can take the heat as well as dish it out.
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 11:10 am |
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It is indeed a new day, and I plan to do the right thing and offer congratulations to those who will be our new representatives. Before I do, though, I want to thank Don Wendelken for even wanting to run for town council in the first place, and then for working so hard to be elected. In the last nine years since I've been covering local news, I've never seen anyone work as hard for their community's vote as he has. For all of the days and evenings he stood on street corners with his signs, for all of the people he walked up and introduced himself to, for all of the phone conversations he had with people who wanted to know more about him, for all of the time he took to e-mail people, for being the first candidate to participate in this online forum, and for everything else he did to get his name and his message out in front of the voters, I thank him.
Don, please don't become a stranger - I'm afraid you got lost in the battle between the old guard and the new, and despite your best efforts, there just weren't enough people paying attention to you this time around. We need people like you representing us and there will be another election in 2 years. It's amazing how quickly that time can go by.
Patti Stokes
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Posted: Nov 9th, 2005 11:21 am |
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Patty, It was the way you covered the meetings, the articles you wrote, the way you handled the criticism, AND especially all of the footnotes that you added that is exactly the reason we started to seeing things from their point of view. You are supposed to be unbiased and not take sides. Well, the last few issues of the NWO have been anything but unbiased. The comments at the end of Cindy Reise's peice were especially prejudiced and uncalled for in an informational newspaper.
We thought that Becky Sue (as many of you so vehemently call her) had one of the best written, well articulated messages of all the candidates, both in her flyer and in her answers in the last NWO. This coming from, I think at least, semi-intelligent, well informed persons. I personally held off voting for her because of her methods, but now that she has won, it will be interesting to see how she can manage to actually serve the people that voted for her.
Don, I'm sorry you didn't get more support. We thought you had a strong message and seemed like a reasonable person to support along with Mike and/or Becky. Please do come back and run again next time.
For those of you that seem to think that anyone outside of Summerfield cares one bit about Summerfield, I don't think you have anything to worry about. I for one, never read any of the articles about Stokesdale or OakRidge because they don't affect me. We won't be a laughing stock, except to ourselves. In fact, it is quite entertaining to listen to and hear how people can get so polarized over so many (mostly) insignificant issues.
Chill out everyone. It's not the end of the world as we know it. Summerfield will survive, because of the many good people that live here. It is truly a great place to live!
scoutnc
P.S. This is the first (and probably last) time that I have ever posted anything in a forum. I just really wanted to provide some constructive criticism to Patty and her staff. I do really enjoy reading the NWO, when they are unbiased and don't try to take sides on an issue. Oh yeah, and it has been especially entertaining to read this forum. Keep it up!
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