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<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=384161118-12092005>Just a clarification to all TownTalk
participants -- </SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN
class=384161118-12092005></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT><FONT><FONT face=Arial><FONT
color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><SPAN class=384161118-12092005>It
was</SPAN> not <SPAN class=384161118-12092005>Susan's </SPAN>posting I
was replying to<SPAN class=384161118-12092005> (below)</SPAN>, but some previous
ones <SPAN class=384161118-12092005>where folks were </SPAN>worried about
the suitability of electoral politics being discussed<SPAN
class=384161118-12092005> in such a forum</SPAN>. Sorry for the
mis-impression I unfortunately conveyed <SPAN class=384161118-12092005>--
Susan's posting</SPAN> just happened to be the one I received <SPAN
class=384161118-12092005>when</SPAN> I had the time to pitch-in my two
cents. </FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>I want the same thing <SPAN class=384161118-12092005>that</SPAN>
most others I've heard want -- the continued existence of a electronic forum to
discuss/offer/debate all matters involving Riverdale Park, including political
ones. The specific solution of using the "TownTalk" forum is certainly OK
(in lieu of POGOS) with me.<SPAN class=384161118-12092005> The Town's
jurisdiction over the TownTalk electronic forum should be no problem, as the
expression of residents' opinions online is no different from similar
expresssions the town condones through Letters to the Editor in the TownCrier,
or the verbal opinions residents express during the public comments at the
Council sessions.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Agreeably yours,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=593470218-12092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ken
Laureys</FONT></SPAN></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Laureys, Ken R.
<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, September 12, 2005 1:54 PM<BR><B>To:</B>
'TownTalk@riverdale-park.org'<BR><B>Subject:</B> Censorship = Bad ...Free
Speech = Good<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<P><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2>Censorship = Bad<SPAN class=795354817-12092005>
...</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Free
Speech = Good</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Disgruntled readers can counteract what they dislike by making a
counter-argument, and letting other readers decide <SPAN
class=795354817-12092005>themselves </SPAN>to agree, disagree, or just
hit the delete button. </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
size=2><SPAN class=795354817-12092005>Please k</SPAN>eep this List<SPAN
class=795354817-12092005>Serve</SPAN> open to all matters pertaining to
Riverdale Park.</FONT></FONT></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Censor<SPAN class=795354817-12092005>ship is
OK</SPAN> only <SPAN class=795354817-12092005>for
</SPAN>irresponsible speech -- e.g., vulgarities, slander, commercial hawking,
falsely yelling "fire" in a crowded theater, etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>That's my 2 cents!</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=187431800-08092005><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ken
Laureys</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pogos-bounces@clarimetry.com [mailto:pogos-bounces@clarimetry.com]<B>On
Behalf Of </B>HINES, SUSAN<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 29, 2005 1:06
PM<BR><B>To:</B> ABragg7393@aol.com; pogos@clarimetry.com;
TownTalk-request@riverdale-park.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [pogos] Re: [RP
TownTalk] Ward 1 race<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312313216-29082005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>I think both Roland and Audrey make good points. It
would be too bad to loose subscribers to any list, especially if people from
other wards grow tired of all the Ward 1 talk. Yet, list
serves are a quick and easy way for voters and interested citizens to
follow the race. However, if it takes place online, I think Q&A between
citizens and the candidates should be limited to just one list so people
won't be confused about where to look and so the stream of the
conversation is consistent and more easily followed. Perhaps the candidates
could cooperate on that?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312313216-29082005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312313216-29082005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Of course at this point, any Ward 1 resident
could follow the Mayor's lead and endorse the candidate of their choice
online just as they are free to post a sign in their yard. And as
Audrey points out, Ward 1 is a source of interest to everyone in
the town not just people--like the mayor and myself--who will soon be voting
for a new council person.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312313216-29082005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=312313216-29082005><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Susan
Hines</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>