<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">It's my hope that all the candidates will use<div>KZYXtalk and be willing to enter into Q&A</div><div>and discussions. We can announce the </div><div>candidates and their willingness on the</div><div>Announce and Discussion listservs.</div><div><br></div><div>And hopefully our candidates will also </div><div>be available for interviews on our micro-</div><div>stations and any TV opportunities.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Feb 6, 2015, at 4:52 PM, Cindy Swan wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=windows-1252"><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;"><font color="#005493">Thank you, Denny.</font><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">I would like to see the MCPB Board provide a </font></div><div><font color="#005493">voter information packet for the upcoming election</font></div><div><font color="#005493">much like the County and the State of CA do,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">with inclusion of “Candidate’s Statements”</font></div><div><font color="#005493">in their ballot mailing.</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">This would allow a one-page, min. 12 pt font,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">no more than 500 word statement from each candidate</font></div><div><font color="#005493">that introduces themselves to the electorate</font></div><div><font color="#005493">via providing a clear synopsis of their values,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">principles and what they hope to bring to the Board</font></div><div><font color="#005493">as a representative of their particular voting district.</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><div><font color="#005493">(I offer Denny's one-page “Summary of Current Proposals</font></div><div><font color="#005493">For Change at MCPB/KZYX” as an example.</font></div><div><font color="#005493">It gives the reader a clear sense of how Mr. O'Brian, as a Board Member,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">would approach fulfilling the station’s mission statement.)</font></div></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">As there are three seats open, with two candidates each,</font></div><div><div><font color="#005493">this task could be accomplished with three double-sided</font></div><div><font color="#005493">pieces of paper included in the ballot mailing.</font></div></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">ALL candidates statements should be included in the ballot mailing,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">==> with the candidate choices </font></div><div><font color="#005493">for the district that the member resides </font></div><div><font color="#005493">in highlighted in yellow</font></div><div><font color="#005493">on the ballot</font></div><div><font color="#005493">so that the member is clearly instructed as to </font></div><div><font color="#005493">which candidates they can vote for.</font></div><div><font color="#005493">(i.e. 2nd & 5th District residents </font></div><div><font color="#005493">can vote for both</font></div><div><font color="#005493">a “district" representative, as well as an “at-large” representative;</font></div><div><font color="#005493">while 1st, 3rd, and 4th Districts </font></div><div><font color="#005493">can only cast one vote:</font></div><div><font color="#005493">for an “at-large” representative </font></div><div><font color="#005493">in the upcoming election . . . correct?)</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">This is easily done with a highlighter pen</font></div><div><font color="#005493">and avoids extra cost/time/trouble</font></div><div><font color="#005493">of printing and sending out </font></div><div><font color="#005493">ballots specific to individual districts.</font></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">“You are eligible to vote for one of the</font></b></i></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">candidates in Your District (highlighted below)</font></b></i></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">as well as an “At-Large” representative</font></b></i></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">in this election. . . please contact</font></b></i></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">Stuart Campbell, election coordinator,</font></b></i></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">at this number 707-###-#### </font></b></i></div><div><b><font color="#005493"><i>if you are NOT </i><i>a resident of the District highlighted,</i></font></b></div><div><i><b><font color="#005493">and you will be sent a new ballot" </font></b></i></div><div><font color="#005493">should suffice.</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">This approach </font></div><div><font color="#005493">most importantly</font></div><div><font color="#005493">provides your voting membership </font></div><div><font color="#005493">with the information they need</font></div><div><font color="#005493">to make a (more) educated decision,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">and avoids the politicalization </font></div><div><font color="#005493">(i.e. polarization/bullying nature of</font></div><div><font color="#005493">the current discussion regarding</font></div><div><font color="#005493">membership list access, separate mailings, etc.)</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">Mendocino County is vast,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">and its public disconnected by great distance,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">making it difficult for listeners to get to know</font></div><div><font color="#005493">who the candidates are and what they represent.</font></div><div><font color="#005493">Many </font></div><div><font color="#005493">working voters simply do not have the time</font></div><div><font color="#005493">to listen to candidate’s forums on-the-air,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">(and, unfortunately, a lot of mis-trust has been generated</font></div><div><font color="#005493">in the station’s democratic process recently).</font></div><div><font color="#005493">Others </font></div><div><font color="#005493">do not vote at all, as they do not recognize</font></div><div><font color="#005493">the names on their ballots.</font></div><div><font color="#005493">Hence, the historically low voter participation</font></div><div><font color="#005493">in the process of electing board members.</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">Yet the Board is primarily tasked with being </font></div><div><font color="#005493">the <b>representative body for the Community</b> </font></div><div><font color="#005493">in the decision-making process,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">and leading the station into the future . . .</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">MCPB/KZYX should embrace this opportunity</font></div><div><font color="#005493">to participate in democracy,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">as well as encourage the “checks and balance”</font></div><div><font color="#005493">that a truly representative Board of Directors provides,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">==> by providing its membership the information they need</font></div><div><font color="#005493">(in a fair and balanced manner) that encourages all</font></div><div><font color="#005493">to participate in electing their representatives.</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><span style="color: rgb(0, 84, 147);">Holly? Jane? Meg? Stuart? What say You on this issue?</span></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">Democratically yours,</font></div><div><font color="#005493">~C.</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><br></font></div><div><font color="#005493">P.S. Another reading recommendation:</font></div><div><font color="#005493"><em style="font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 20.799999237060547px;">Slow Democracy: Rediscovering Community, Bringing Decision Making Back Home</em> </font></div><div><font color="#005493">by Susan Clark.</font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><div><div>On Feb 6, 2015, at 12:25 PM, Dennis OBrien <<a href="mailto:dennisobrien@sharejerusalem.com">dennisobrien@sharejerusalem.com</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 16px; position: static; z-index: auto;"><div dir="ltr" id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5077">I request that anyone discussing the MCPB/KZYX campaign focus on policies and procedures, actions and their consequences, rather than using personal insults and/or demeaning someone's character. Specifically, I do not want anyone to make a "third-party hit" on my behalf by insulting/demeaning someone. As soon as you do that, it reduces your
credibility concerning any valid point you are trying to make. If someone does something that you think is bad for the organization, it will be more helpful if you describe the wrongful act and its detrimental effect. It's much more effective, and you will reduce the vitriol that is poisoning the discussion of real issues.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5197" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5195" dir="ltr">Thanks,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5193" dir="ltr">Denny<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5192" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5082">PS - A good article on nonviolent communication, aka collaborative communication, is at</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5049"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5047"><a id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5055" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonviolent_Communication">Nonviolent Communication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</a><br></div><div style="width:450px; font-family: 'Georgia', 'Times', 'Times New Roman', 'serif';margin-top:5px; margin-bottom: 5px; background-color: #ffffff;" id="enhancrCard_0" class="link-enhancr-attachment link-enhancr-element" contenteditable="false"><table id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5087" class="link-enhancr-element" style="width:450px; 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font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5053" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1423251861445_5444" class="y_msg_container"><br>Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2015 20:26:15 -0800<br>From: "Tim Gregory" <<a ymailto="mailto:tgregory@saber.net" href="mailto:tgregory@saber.net">tgregory@saber.net</a>><br>Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] Centrist takeover of KZYX, c. 2010<br>To: <a ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" href="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br>Message-ID:<br> <<a ymailto="mailto:e49b10a3be80af69c2574ba43d7b8293.squirrel@webmail.saber.net" href="mailto:e49b10a3be80af69c2574ba43d7b8293.squirrel@webmail.saber.net">e49b10a3be80af69c2574ba43d7b8293.squirrel@webmail.saber.net</a>><br>Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1<br><br>life is simple, for simple people.<br>---<br><br><br>The membership controls nothing, Doug. You know that. I know that. Everybody knows<br>that.<br><br><br>----- Original Message -----<br><br>From: "Doug McKenty" <<a ymailto="mailto:dougmck@gmail.com" href="mailto:dougmck@gmail.com">dougmck@gmail.com</a>><br>To: "kzyxtalk" <<a ymailto="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org" href="mailto:kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a>><br>Sent: Thursday, February 5, 2015 4:37:17 PM<br>Subject: Re: [Kzyxtalk] Centrist takeover of KZYX, c. 2010<br><br>I brought up the mission in my three minute statement at the meeting Monday. It is<br>at the center of my campaign for the board. I felt like the current board members<br>were receptive to what I said.<br><br>Stuart brought up that board members are responsible for following the Mission. In<br>my talk I mentioned that I thought a lot of frustration is felt by those members who<br>do not feel the membership "controls the stations programming and operational<br>philosophy." I also mentioned that even members with a minority view should have a<br>venue where they can say what they feel and know they have been heard. I believe a<br>lack of this is the root of much of the frustration surrounding the station among<br>many in our community and would like to see more effort to foster better<br>communication about station policy.<br><br>Sent from my iPhone<br><br>> On Feb 5, 2015, at 3:52 PM, Norman de Vall <<a ymailto="mailto:ndevall@mcn.org" href="mailto:ndevall@mcn.org">ndevall@mcn.org</a>> wrote:<br>><br>> If you want to maintain the status quo<br>> keep the decision makers away from<br>> asking "How can we better meet the<br>> challenges of our Mission Statement?"<br>><br>><br></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>Kzyxtalk mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org">Kzyxtalk@lists.mcn.org</a><br>http://lists.mcn.org/mailman/listinfo/kzyxtalk<br></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>