[Kzyxtalk] Today's (5/31/16) email thread

[Scott Peterson]

Dear Jonathan,

Thanks for the invitation. I live in Mendocino, so a trip to Ukiah isn't really convenient for me.

I don't have a proposal. Only three questions that started as one, three months ago.

My first question came after discovering something alarming. For the past five years running, 

MCPB Form 990s were filed by a paid employee, and then hidden from the board of directors.

That's what I reported at the last meeting. The one at Point Noyo in Fort Bragg. You can see the 

video here: 

http://mendocinotv.com/2016/05/03/kzyxz-board-meeting-erupts-in-arrest/

You can also see the Form 990s here:

http://communityplatform.us/communityplatform/nccs/organization/profile/id/680050440/popup/1#programs

The alarming language is on 'Schedule O' toward then end of each form. There are 1.5 million 

nonprofits in the country today. And only one of them with language like this. It's not just the 

language that I found alarming. But the fact that it's reported as policy. So either an employee 

was setting that policy, or somebody else was. Either way, it blinded the board of directors to 

whatever was happening at MCPB. For five years running.

I asked my first question on the air. During Dr. Richard Louis Miller's 'Mind, Body and Health' 

show back in February. My question was this: "What's the purpose of this policy?" Dr. Miller

couldn't answer the question. So he directed me to Lorraine Dechter. She couldn't answer it 

either. So Ms. Dechter directed me to your president, Meg Courtney. Who then proceeded to 

call me a liar. And refused to answer my question. Pardon my French here, Mr. Middlebrook. 

But that REALLY fucking pissed me off. And generated a second question: "What's the name 

of the individual who set that policy?" And a third question: "How did that happen?"

Regardless of whether you were a party to this action, you should be asking yourself the 

same questions. Going forward without looking back is foolish. Especially with policy like this.

While I appreciate your reaching out, I find your inquiry somewhat irritating. I stated my

concerns in plain English at the last board meeting. And the video of that meeting has gotten 

over 1,500 visits. I assume that one of them was yours. Or someone you're in touch with. At 

any rate, I'd hoped you'd remembered what I said. Instead of asking me to repeat myself. Or 

presuming that I had a proposal. Which I don't. All I have is three questions. To review:

1.  What's the purpose of MCPB's policy to hide Form 990s from voting board members?

2. What's the name of the individual who set that policy?

3. How did that happen?

As a counter invitation, let me suggest this. There's an excellent online discussion group on 

KZYX. It's very well attended, and well mannered. No garlic fries have been served. And no 

police have been called. You can join by contacting Norman DeVall via email here: 

ndevall at mcn.org

If there's any policy prohibiting you from joining this discussion -- written or not -- I'd sure 

like to know about it. And if you're under any signed nondisclosure agreement, I'd like to 

receive a copy of it.

Sincerely,

Scott M. Peterson

Mendocino 

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Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 23:16:36 -0700
Subject: Today's (5/31/16) email thread
From: suspiry at gmail.com
To: scottmartinpeterson at hotmail.com; memo at mcn.org; dougmck at gmail.com

Dear Trio--
Maybe a real advantage to being a newbie on the KZYX&Z board is that I was not party to whatever actions or inactions have so angered you.--Also I'm unclear about what concrete proposals you have for the station, going forward.
I'd really like to discuss both action or inaction and your specific proposals with each of you, individually, over coffee, at Black Oak in Ukiah. I'm never free on Mondays or Tuesdays, but with enough notice I can show up WThFri (though not Th, 6/9).
Please let me know if you're interested in such a discussion.
Sincerely,
Jonathan M.
 
  		 	   		  
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