Brian Dennert here with an education/political entry. The county board is looking to fill the seat left open by Rob Collin's election to the Simi Valley School Board. Who will it be? One current board member spoke in a recent article
viewable at http://www1.venturacountystar.com/vcs/
county_news/article/0,1375,VCS_226_3359907,00.html
From the Star:
The Ventura County Board of Education plans to appoint a board member to fill a seat vacated by Rob Collins, who is moving to the Simi Valley Unified School District. Matthews says he wants another conservative Christian, though he knows the idea may be blocked by other board members.
"Any thinking person who knows he's right is going to pursue a person who is like-thinking," Matthews said. "I know I'm right."
One mentioned name is Norm Walker who fits the conservative christian reqs 100 percent. He is a Republican, supported Alan Keyes in 1996, and is a Principal of a Christian School.
The Star Article also mentions the other candidates:
Laurie Dickinson, a manager in Simi Valley's community services department, who has a background in special education and in working with at-risk kids.
Laurie fits the background of what the county board of ed deals with. The board deals with about 900 students that no longer go to traditional schools because of a variety of problems or issues.
Who will it be? Who is the best candidate? Any thoughts?
How can we stop this conservative Christian take over of our MORAL RIGHT to not have the separation of church and state destroyed? How do we organize CORRECT thinking people to protect OUR VALUES?
I thought, at this Holiday season, some words from Martha would be welcomed. I have always been an advocate for the families of prisoners, especially the children. We do need prison reform for these families that are torn apart by the system. These are true people in need........
An Open Letter From Martha Stewart
Dear Friends,
When one is incarcerated with 1,200 other inmates, it is hard to be selfish at Christmas--hard to think of Christmases past and Christmases future--that I know will be as they always were for me--beautiful! So many of the women here in Alderson will never have the joy and well-being that you and I experience. Many of them have been here for years--devoid of care, devoid of love, devoid of family.
I beseech you all to think about these women--to encourage the American people to ask for reforms, both in sentencing guidelines, in length of incarceration for nonviolent first-time offenders, and for those involved in drug-taking. They would be much better served in a true rehabilitation center than in prison where there is no real help, no real programs to rehabilitate, no programs to educate, no way to be prepared for life "out there" where each person will ultimately find herself, many with no skills and no preparation for living.
I am fine, really. I look forward to being home, to getting back to my valuable work, to creating, cooking, and making television. I have had time to think, time to write, time to exercise, time to not eat the bad food, and time to walk and contemplate the future. I've had my work here too. Cleaning has been my job--washing, scrubbing, sweeping, vacuuming, raking leaves, and much more. But like everyone else here, I would rather be doing all of this in my own home, and not here--away from family and friends.
I want to thank you again, and again, for your support and encouragement. You have been so terrific to me and to everyone who stood by me. I appreciate everything you have done, your emails, your letters, and your kind, kind words.
Happy holidays,
Martha Stewart
We must protest and fight this wave of so-called "Christian" insanity which is threatening the very structure and form of American democracy. If it comes to blows, if it comes to bombs, if it comes to assasinations, let it be. I don't welcome a single one of these events, but it's becoming clearer by the day that this "American Taliban" faction has wrangled an unwieldly degree of control over the Republican party, and I can easily imagine our poor country falling into a violent state of civil war as rational Americans defend themselves from "faith-based" zealots.
Hopefully we can stand up to these people BEFORE America becomes another Ireland, or Berlin 1933, or whatever they have in their sick, destructive minds. If we fight now, at every turn, fight the "christian" takeover of our country, perhaps we can avoid a civil war.
FIGHT THE "christian" MOVEMENT NOW!!!
Hello,
I am from the future... You people didn't do enough. Things are even worse... Damn you for not working harder... Damn you for following the Republican golden calf covered in oil... Die nazi Republicans die....
Watch the video attached. Why is me showing this video profanity but your tax dollars paying for it not profanity? Eat shit and die Nazi Republican scumbags!!!
hiccup...... happy memorial day....