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With 70 percent of Horsham still without power and 10 roads closed due to fallen trees and downed wires, the township has postponed trick-or-treating until Saturday.
The township had previously said since it does not designate a date or time for Halloween festivities it would not reschedule, but, by 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, the township had apparently changed its mind.
As of 9 a.m. on Wednesday, 7,577 residents were still without power, which is 70 percent of the township, according to an article posted on the township's Web site. Also, 10 roads remain closed due to fallen trees and down wires. Seven of the 10 roads are in residential neighborhoods. In addition, street lights are out and several traffic signal intersections are out.
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The Baltimore County Council appears set to approve a bill but it will likely pass with an amendment governing the use of public accommodations, including restrooms.
A bi-partisan coalition has joined Democratic Councilman John Olszewski Sr. and Republican Councilman Todd Huff on an amendment that clarifies provisions governing the use of private and personal facilities, including bathrooms, in a bill sponsored by Councilman Tom Quirk.
Quirk's bill seeks to prevent discrimination against transgender persons in employment, housing and finance. It's similar to one .
The bill as proposed did not require businesses to make such facilities available to transgender people but the councilman said he believed the bill would give businesses a choice.
The amendment clarifies that the law does not apply to bathrooms, locker rooms, dressing rooms or other facilities that are designated for male or female use. The change would essentially protect business owners from discrimination lawsuits.
Olszewski, a Dundalk Democrat, said, "The bathroom issue is probably the biggest issue" related to the bill. He said he introduced his amendment with the idea that both sides could work out a compromise.
"If (the amendment passes) maybe it can be worked on and a solution can be reached," said Olszewski.
Olszewski's amendment is one of four amendments given to reporters after the hearing.
A second amendment, sponsored by Bevins, a Democrat, and Perry Hall Republican Councilman David Marks, adds language that restates exemptions to the law that are already part of county code.
Another, sponsored by Olszewski and Marks, allows employers to establish rules governing appearance in the work place while allowing employees to dress in a way that is consistent with their employee's gender identity.
A final amendment, sponsored by Quirk and Bevins, seeks to define the term "gender identity and expression" as a "persistent, bona fide gender-related identity and the consistent public manifestation of that identity" in the appearance of an individual regardless of the person's sex at birth.
Quirk's bill has three co-sponsors, enough to assure passage.
The amendment sponsored by Olszewski and Huff has three co-sponsors, including Councilwoman Cathy Bevins, a co-sponsor on Quirk's bill, and Marks.
The council is scheduled to vote on the bill and amendments Monday night at 6 p.m. at the Old Courthouse in Towson.
Olszewski discussed his amendment following more than two hours of testimony on the bill Tuesday. The hearing marked the third time opponents and proponents of the bill descended on the council to speak on the legislation in the last three weeks.
Bevins, , said she supported Quirk's bill but had growing concerns about the public accommodations portion of the bill. After the hearing, the councilwoman said she heard little to change her opinion.
"My district has been calling me overwhelmingly about the public accommodations," said Bevins, an Oliver Beach Democrat. "I've heard from a lot of business owners in my district. I didn't hear anyone here who was from my district."
Council Chairwoman Vicki Almond had also expressed concerns over the public accommodations portion of the law. Following the hearing, Almond said she felt comfortable with the bill.
"I'm really trying to remember that this is legislation about equality and rights," said Almond, a Reisterstown Democrat. "I really don't think the bathroom issues is that big an issue. The bill is bigger than that."
For many business owners and county residents, concerns about public accommodations became a key issue with many testifying that the law could lead to lawsuits or criminal acts committed by men dressing as women in order to use restrooms designated for women.
Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett, in a letter to the County Council, said his county has had no criminal issues related to passage of a similar bill in his county.
Keith Scott, president and chief executive officer of the Baltimore County Chamber of Commerce, said business owners are just "want to know how this is going to affect them and what they need to do."
"It's enough that we have to deal with Annapolis and all the tax increases we're seeing," said Scott. "The last thing we want to have to figure out is who we have to let in our bathrooms and who we don't let in out bathrooms."
Johnny Angel, a Dundalk business owner, said the bill creates problems for him.
"I would not allow a transgender man or woman to work for me or use the facilities of another (sex)," said Angel, who also brought his 7-, 6- and 5-year old children with him to testify that they would be concerned about using a bathroom with a transgender person.
Quirk, a Catonsville Democrat, said that nationally, corporations including "153 Fortune 500 companies protect transgender employees." He added that 3,000 other companies and universities and labor unions nationwide offer similar protections.
"It's corporate America that really has led the way in the protection of transgender employees," Quirk said.
Owen Smith, a transgender man, said he moved to Dundalk from Wisconsin with the desire to become an emergency medical technician. After graduating top of his class at the Community College of Baltimore County, Smith said he encountered difficulties in interviewing in person.
"They would see my face is different from my application," said Smith, who now works for Equality Maryland, an advocacy organization for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people. "My drivers license is female and my name is Heidi but I have a beard and go by Owen."
Smith said one in five transgender people have lost their jobs because their are transgender. About 12 percent have been homeless.
Smith said he lost his job because he is transgender.
"I am those statistics," he said.
Mark Patro, a Perry Hall resident and president of the Baltimore County chapter of Parents, Families and Friends of Gays and Lesbians, compared the bill to the federal legislation protecting African Americans.
"Think for a moment about what this country would be if we passed the 1964 Civil Rights Act without allowing African Americans to use the restrooms," said Patro. "Think about that seriously. That's where we're going if you pass this amendment you're talking about."
"If you want to be Strom Thurmond or you want to be Jesse Helms then vote against this bill and the same reputation will follow you," said Patro.


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Three suspects have been arrested in the death of banker Melissa Dawn Huggins-Jones, 30, who was found dead in her bedroom last week, Raleigh police reported early Wednesday morning.
Police charged Ronald Lee Anthony Jr., 23; Sarah Rene Redden, 19; and Travian Devonte Smith, 20, with murder.
The suspects were detained late yesterday afternoon in Wake Forest by Raleigh police with assistance from Wake Forest police.
Huggins-Jones was found by her 8-year-old daughter just after 7:30 a.m. May 14, covered in blood and not responding.
Police have maintained a constant presence around Huggins-Jones apartment at 441 Allister Drive since her death.
Police said there appeared to have been no connection between the victim and the suspects prior to the crime.
Investigators maintained an information checkpoint near the intersection of Six Forks Road and Ramblewood Drive between 11 p.m. Monday and 6 a.m. Tuesday. Officers at the checkpoint handed out a flier to motorists as part of their ongoing investigation into the death of Huggins-Jones, who had moved from Tennessee to Raleigh to manage a new bank branch just two weeks before her death.
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NORMAN — Organizational meeting set
Those interested in launching an Anglican congregation in Norman are invited to attended an organizational meeting at 7 tonight at the Norman Public Library, 225 Webster St.
The congregation will not be a clone of other churches but will be founded on the Word and the Sacraments. During the meeting, organizers will explain the mission and vision of the church.
For more information, call 761-0909 or visit www.lordoflife-norman.org.
Church to offer Financial Peace
Wildwood Community Church, 1501 24th Ave. NE., will offer a Financial Peace University class, beginning at 6:15 p.m. on Wednesday.
The class runs nine weeks and the cost for participating is $89 per family, paid directly to Dave Ramsey's organization for the materials received and used in the course.
For more information and to sign up, visit wildwoodchurch.org/fpu.
Service of Remembrance Sunday
First Presbyterian Church, 555 S. University Blvd., will offer a Service of Remembrance, for all in the Norman community who have lost loved ones in 2012, at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the chapel.
The Rev. Mike Bumgarner, chaplain at Norman Regional Hospital, will give a meditation titled "Temporary" based on 2 Corinthians 4:16-18. A reception will follow.
Bingo tonight at St. Joseph's
Friday Night Bingo at St. Joseph's Catholic Church will be at 7 tonight.
Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. The menu is talapia, fries, coleslaw, cake and beverage.
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ESTILL COUNTY, Ky. (WKYT) - A missing 16-year-old girl has now been found safe.
Dispatchers tell WKYT Francis "Nikki" Stamper was missing for two days.
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RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- A large stash of drugs was uncovered during a traffic stop.
Ravenswood Police tell WSAZ.com they busted Norman Evans Wednesday night.
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Officers found more than 60 grams of marijuana and nearly 30 hydrocodone pills in his car.
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HARRISONBURG-- Later today, Harrisonburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority Director, Mike Wong, will make a report to the city of Harrisonburg and Rockingham County about the progress of ending homelessness in the area. Last year, the city and county made a pledge to try to end homelessness within 10 years.
Wong said the numbers of homeless have been rising for the past few years due to the economy. He will tell them that progress has been inconsistent. There have been more data collection and collaboration between agencies, but there was difficulty in getting additional resources for new programs.
The numbers of homeless are growing among school aged kids. Harrisonburg public schools reported 28 homeless students so far this year, which is growing at a faster rate than last year.
Because of the fragile economy, Wong said homelessness can happen to anyone. "All of us are one medical issue away from potentially becoming homeless. If we are unable to work, and we have huge medical bills that we are unable to pay, then we all are going to be challenged to maintain our homes," said Wong.
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When it comes to Wakeboarding, this is Harley Clifford's house. Showing the Wake World just why he's a legend in the making, Oakley's young phenom underwent his second coronation in a row, claiming the King of Wake Title and the World Championship Title following a monster performance at the WWA Wakeboard Championships in Wisconsin. "I'm really excited about winning King of Wake for the second season in a row," Harley said, rocking his Oakley eyewear, apparel and gear in Pleasant Prarie. "It has for sure been the craziest season ever. The riding was ridiculous, everyone killed it. I couldn't be happier to come out on top!"
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Here is how I know that the elections were rigged, the support for the Bush administration has never been large and that the media portrays a false reality to the people of this nation. I have attended several huge demonstrations against the Bush administration in DC & NY. The first one I had attended in DC had several hundred thousand people there. The one in NY must have had a million people or so because there were 3 avenues filled with people for 50 block each. Yesterday's rally in DC had several hundred thousand people. I know this because I have attended NFL football games where 60 or so thousand people have attended and the crowds at those events did not come close to the crowds I have witnessed. Yet each event was represented by our corporate media so inaccurately that you can taste the deception. Each time the major news organizations have understated the crowd numbers by as much as 90% and if they show pictures of the events they use pictures taken early during the crowd build up, not during the peak hours where you can not find a place to stand because of the huge numbers of attendees.
So I ask you, if the media time and time again lie about the opposition to this administration and understate the global and domestic opposition to them why would I trust them when they tell me that there is domestic support for anything this administration does? Why should I believe their polls? Why should I believe anything they say after I have witnessed their continued blatant lies about the level of opposition to this administration that I have witnessed with my own eyes! The answer is I should not trust them and neither should you. The media is the enemy of the American people and our Democracy. Think about it!


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Lord & Taylor thinks Friday the 13th will be a lucky day for Westchester.
That's because the retailer, a division of Hudson's Bay Company, is opening its
newest location, a new 80,000 square-foot store at Westchester's Ridge Hill, a Forest City Enterprise property on Friday in Yonkers. This location will be Lord & Taylor's 11th store in New York and the second full-line store to open this year.
"Lord & Taylor is very excited to debut a new, modern store concept at Westchester's Ridge Hill," said Bonnie Brooks, president, Hudson's Bay Company. "We're thrilled to grow our foot print in such an important market with Lord & Taylor's well-edited assortment of approachable fashion. The Westchester market is very important to us, and we have high expectations for expansion."
Brooks and Hudson's Bay Company governor and CEO Richard Baker are scheduled to attend the opening, along with Bruce Ratner, chairman & CEO of Forest City Ratner Companies.
Dr. Marsha Gordon, president and CEO of the Business Council of Westchester, said this commitment by a major national retailer is good news for the county.
"This reflects on the positive economics of Westchester," said Gordon, who also admits she's excited about the store's opening as a longtime Lord & Taylor customer. "This shows that Westchester has regional attraction, and that a major retailer has confidence in Westchester."
Gordon noted that the new store means more jobs for Westchester. Lord & Taylor says the new store has resulted in 116 new hires.
Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino said the Lord & Taylor expansion boosts the county's retail shopping reputation.
"Lord & Taylor and Westchester County share an incredibly rich history and reputation for excellence," said Astorino. "The fact that Lord & Taylor selected a second Westchester site for the company's first expansion in 10 years is proof-positive of the county's leading position as a world-class shopping destination."
Lord & Taylor says the new store features the company's latest store design, a modern shopping experience that will mirror the Fifth Avenue flagship store's recent renovation and will include a sleek, contemporary design. The store's hours of operation are Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m to 10 p.m., and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Tracy Martin, the father of the Miami teen who was shot and killed by George Zimmerman in Sanford, was called to testify on Monday.
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Trayvon Martin's father was questioned by defense attorney Mark O'Mara about how he said the screaming in the background of a 911 call was not his son.
Tracy Martin said he recalls lead investigator Chris Serino asking him "do you recognize the voice?" Tracy Martin says he answered "I can't tell" and never said "no it wasn't my son's voice."
Tracy Martin denied saying he listened to a "cleaned up" or "enhanced" version of the tape. He also said he never told Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, about listening to the tape.
"After listening to it maybe 20 times, I said that I knew it was Trayvon's voice," Tracy Martin said of the March 16, 2012 tape playing in the Sanford mayor's office.
During cross-examination, Tracy Martin called Trayvon Martin, "my best friend in life."
"It's still hard to believe this day that he's dead," Martin said.
The defense objected to the state broadening its questions beyond the scope of direct. The objection was apparently overruled at bench as the state asked about identifying his son's body in a photo the day before the Sanford Police Department meeting.
"My world has been turned upside down," Tracy Martin said. "I was listening to my son's last cry for help ... his life being taken."
Tracy Martin said he played the screams repeatedly, "trying to figure out ... why did the defendant get out of his vehicle and chase my son."
The defense then called former Sanford Police Chief Bill Lee to testify. Lee said it's proper to do lineups with individual witnesses, not as a group, "so their decision is not influenced" by others.
Lee said he was intentionally excluded from playing tape for Martin family by city manager and that he offered to be present.
"Evidence and testimony gave us an indication" of whose voice was screaming" but lee said they were looking for corroboration.
After Lee's testimony, Nelson dismissed the jury for the day to conduct a Richardson hearing for a state motion claiming they weren't told one of the defense witness' testimony had changed.
Earlier on Monday, O'Mara questioned Serino on when Tracy Martin, arrived at the Sanford Police Department. Serino said two days after the shooting he played the 911 audio at his desk. Serino described Tracy Martin as giving an emotional response and when he asked if Tracy Martin recognized the screams, Martin looked away and said under his breath, "no."
During cross-examination, prosecutor Bernie de la Rionda asked Serino if he had warned Tracy Martin he would hear the gunshot in the background of the 911 call.
Serino said he didn't recall warning Tracy Martin and played all 911 calls, including the emotional 911 call from witness Jane Surdyka. Serino said he expected Tracy Martin to be very emotional.
Serino said he asked Tracy Martin either "do you you recognize the voice?" or "is that your son's voice in the background?" De la Rionda asked if Tracy Martin's response about the 911 calls "could be construed as denial. Serino agreed.
Tracy Martin has previously said call quality and environment at SPD prevented him from being certain it was his son's voice, but later said it was.
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NORMAN — It was Keith and Carmella Morren's first cruise.
The Norman couple chose an ocean voyage to celebrate their 20th wedding anniversary. Carmella is a special education teacher at Norman North High School and Keith is a technology specialist for Hitachi Computer Products America Inc.
What was supposed to be a four-night odyssey began on Feb. 7 aboard the Carnival Cruise line's vessel Triumph. After the one and only scheduled stop in Cozumel, Mexico, is when the trouble began. When they were back out to sea a fire knocked out the ship's propulsion and also made the sewage, heating and air conditioning systems inoperable. The Triumph was adrift and the Morren couple wouldn't touch terra firma again until Feb. 14 at Mobile, Ala. They made it to a New Orleans hotel room at 5 a.m. Friday.
The Transcript was able to contact them later that morning before their flight back to Oklahoma.
"It was pretty crazy," Keith Morren said. "But we made the best of it and tried to stay positive."
The couple resolved that after misfortune struck, having a negative attitude would achieve nothing. Getting through the ordeal with an upbeat attitude was their goal.
"We decided to focus on the positives as the best way to get through it," he said. "We were amazed that the crew was so good."
Most of the ship's hands were European, representing dozens of countries. Most passengers were American. Morren called it an experience of a lifetime.
"It was difficult but you know what, we're Christians," Morren said. "There were so many negative attitudes around and we were just determined not to be like that. We heard so much negativism from others and certainly didn't want to contribute to it."
Each night they did an exercise of listing at least 10 positives and realized that things could be a whole lot worse. They prayed and got a group of fellow passengers together to draw inspiration from each other. The first night's gathering was around 25 and grew to 200 by subsequent meetings.
"The crew kept us fed and we had clean water," Carmella Morren said. "The emergency lighting stayed on. Those crew members did everything they could possibly do to make us comfortable."
They could shower but the toilets didn't flush which she termed the worst part. Nothing says loving like your spouse schlepping buckets of waste from the cabin. Because of overflowing toilets above, sewage sometimes dripped along the walls and accumulated in the carpeting. Their interior cabin was pitch-black at night and the door had to be left open for whatever ventilation that provided.
"If that's roughing it, I could do it again," Carmella Morren said. "We got so tired of listening to all the negativity because it just seemed to flow like garbage."
Differing from other reports the Morrens described eating lobster, steak and chicken.
"Anyone who says they just ate onion sandwiches is wrong, if so, they had that by choice," she said. "It wasn't always hot or served buffet style but there was plenty of food. We ran out of ice but had coffee, Cokes and clean water."
Other ships pulled alongside the Triumph to deliver supplies and some helicopters dropped food down to them.
The situation was inconvenient and they missed their children, families and jobs back home. There was no television or cell phone coverage. A few people had radios.
"We met a couple of girls and agreed that there needed to be a Bible study group," Carmella said. "People were crying and some had health issues and even Keith was out of medicine. Fortunately we all made it, through the Lord's strength."
The special education teacher instinct took over and Carmella identified people who could use her assistance.
"I ran errands for people and helped one lady with heart problems," she said. "It's just what I do, and it took my mind off things."
Although some passengers were behaving poorly Carmella didn't experience any nastiness first hand, except for discovering where some had defecated in the hallways.
"Some people are just animals," she said.
Not being home Monday as scheduled for work and family was dispiriting. Some people slept all the time because there was little recreation available.
"We just decided to have a revival for God," she said. "Can you imagine the power of prayer by 3,000 people?"
The ship's crew announced the Bible study meeting and they met on the jogging track in the early evening. Those assembled prayed and sang hymns.
"The lights went out for a short time but the stars were as bright as I've ever seen them," Carmella said. "Almost immediately after we prayed it was announced we were going to Mobile instead of Progreso, Mexico, which was a blessing in itself."
The Morrens made friends for life. Lists of contact information were passed around.
"I don't think that will be our last cruise," Carmella said. "After meeting all those people and being able to glorify God at a time like that was a sign to me that I can do all things."
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The Finals for the 2013 WIAA State Wrestling Tournament was held at the Kohl Center in Madison, WI on Saturday, February 23rd, 2013. The top high school wrestlers met up for the championship round. There were some returning champions wanting to recapture another state title. New faces were also on the mat eyeing for their chance at the gold.
Colin Baine, Wausau West took home his second championship title this night. He has a title at 113 lb from 2012 and at 120 lb in 2013. Jake Stilling, Elkhorn Area also took home his second championship both at the 170 lb weight class.
Jenz Lantz, Ellsworth in Division 2 took home his third championship this year. Each of his titles are in different weight classes. He won the 103 lb title in 2011, the 113 lb title in 2012 and the 120 lb title in 2013.
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"It feels pretty good right now," Fort St. John Huskies' Dayne Pedersen said following Saturday's game against the Beaverlodge Blades at North Peace Arena.
With their 8-1 win over the Blades on Saturday night, the Huskies have tied Slave Lake in points in the North West Junior Hockey League and have won five of their last six games.
"All of us are going together, bonding, sticking together, doing everything as a team," Pedersen said about the streak. "It feels really good. All of us are clicking and playing as one."
The season didn't start that way, however. The Huskies were struggling for the first half of the year, trying to find some chemistry and ways to win games. Now their issues seem to be in the past.
"I don't know what it was, we finally came together, started playing some hockey and now we're one," Pedersen said.
On Saturday the Huskies barely gave the Blades an inch on the ice. Period after period Fort St. John had control of the puck, bombarding Beaverlodge's Dylan Quinn with shots, averaging 12 a period and only getting 10 minutes of minor penalties throughout the game.
Robbie Sidhu opened scoring in the first with 16 seconds left on the power play, going high stickside past Quinn to get the crowd going. Five minutes later Cayle Bell got another, getting hipchecked after his shot and flying through the air like Bobby Orr as the puck went in the net. Pedersen made it 3-0 to end the period, and shots were a telling 15-3 for Fort St. John.
With a beautiful cross-crease pass from Jamie Watson, Bell scored his second of the game early in the second before Beaverlodge's Cody Darke got the Blades' only goal of the night, denying Huskies' Daimon Derouin the shutout.
For his second power play goal of the night, Sidhu scored to end the second period with assists to Blair Karasiuk and Bell (third point), then completed the hat trick only seven minutes into the third for his 21st goal of the year.
"It was pretty nice to see him get going again and come out flying," Pedersen said about Sidhu. "He'll do that once in a while but we need him doing that all the time, he's one of our leaders."
After a power-play goal from Cody Hildebrand with eight minutes left in the game, Pedersen scored his second goal of the night to become the Huskies' third multi-goal scorer of the game.
"It feels pretty good for all of us actually doing something, keeping our heads up, playing the game," he said. "We're coming around finally."
The Huskies' next game will be in Dawson Creek as they take on the Junior Canucks for the second time in less than a week. After the two teams racked up 198 penalty minutes last Thursday at North Peace Arena, the Huskies are hoping to be more disciplined while keeping the physicality up.
"[There'll be] probably more discipline between the guys," Pedersen said. "It's always been a rival between us. So we'll come out flying, hitting, do whatever we can to get that W."
When asked if there will be more fights on Wednesday, he laughed.
"Probably. We'll get it going again."
The Huskies' next home game will be Friday, Feb. 9 against the Fairview Flyers.


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[QUOTE]Originally posted by copelaa: [QB] So i should just open by telling him that im not going to be asking anything from him, and that i just want to let him know whats going on? If i were to do that, i supposed i would then go on to talk about how i my feelings for him are getting stronger, and how i'm trying to get over him, but am having a lot of trouble with it because im grasping at a slight chance that it could work out, and that i need him to tell me that it cant work? Something like that? I want to make sure that i tell him exactly how i feel about him, and that it might take me a while to get over him. I dont want him to feel uncomfortable around me or anything because we are still going to be forced to spend a lot of time together.. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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Hi everyone! I have a problem..
So there is this guy at my school who i have been crushing on for a little over a year now (im bisexual), and I really need help getting over him. The problem is that I have no idea how to. I used to like him A LOT right before school went on break for summer. Over the summer it basically went away and i thought i didn't like him anymore. However, its been a little over a month since i have been back and have seen him, and now my feelings are coming back, and i dont want them to. Im pretty sure he is straight so i dont see the point in having feelings for him, but i just cant help it.
I know i have to move on and find someone else, but my feelings just keep getting stronger and stronger. Most of you would say that i have to avoid talking to him, and let my feelings completely go away no matter how long it takes. However, that is not a possibility for me. We both run cross country and track for school, and see each other everyday because of it. The only way to stop me from seeing him would be for me to quit the team, which is out of the question.
Any ideas on what i should do? My attraction for this guy is mainly emotional, like a hug/cuddle/kiss type of thing, nothing sexual. Maybe the reason for why i cant stop myself from liking him is that i dont know for sure if he is straight or not. I mean, i dont think he has ever hooked up with anyone or had a girlfriend, so i dont know what to think.
Do you guys think it would be a bad idea to tell him about my feelings for him as a ways of getting over him? Tell him that my feelings are getting stronger, but that im trying to get over him? Maybe just hearing him say no is all i need? Then again, telling him is very risky because if it goes bad, we still have to see each other everyday...
Thanks for any responses!
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Hi copelaa. I definitely understand that it would be hard to get over this guy when you're seeing him every day. I also understand that quitting the teams is not an option, so I definitely won't ask you to do that
In terms of telling him about your feelings -- do you have a feel of whether he's biphobic/homophobic or not? Obviously if you feel you might be at risk of physical or verbal abuse from him if you tell him, I would advise not doing so. But if you're pretty certain he's not biphobic, I think letting him know might be a good idea. That way you'll know solidly if he returns your feelings or not.
I would say, however, that you should keep in mind that even if he is bisexual or gay, doesn't necessarily mean he'll return those feelings. Just like a girl being straight doesn't necessarily mean she'll have feelings for you, you know? So what you're looking for is not so much whether he is bi/gay, but that he return your feelings.
However, as I said, if you think he's not going to humiliate, be rude, or attack you in any other way, then maybe telling him would be a good idea
And if he's a good friend, he will be understanding and kind to you about it. So if you feel that it would help you to move on from him, and you feel emotionally/physically safe,then I would suggest you tell him
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Yeah it is tough seeing him everyday while im trying to get over him. It seems as if any progress i make towards getting over him gets reversed as soon as i see him at practice
No he is not biphobic. I go to a very open school and he would be totally accepting, but it would still be awkward for him if he knew i liked him. If i were to tell him, i wouldn't have to worry about any verbal/physical abuse, and he wouldn't try and humiliate me or anything like that. I don't even think i've ever actually seen him mad in the 3 years I've known him haha.
And yeah i see what you're saying there. I know that "if" he was gay/bisexual, it doesn't mean he reciprocates any feelings. I'm almost certain that he is straight anyways, but i feel that for me to actually make some progress towards getting over him, i need to know that for sure.
Do you have any advice for how to actually tell him? Obviously when we are both alone, but like, what do i say? I guess im planning on talking about when i started liking him, how it kind of went away over summer, and how it was coming back now and how i was trying to stop it and get over him. I would try and explain how i felt towards him. Like i said in my original post, i dont really have a sexual attraction for him, so i would want to get the point across that he shouldn't think that im gonna be checking him out whenever he changes in the locker room or takes his shirt off on a run or anything like that.
I would then tell him that i couldn't expect him to be completely comfortable with what i just told him, but that if he had any questions or anything that would make him feel more comfortable, he shouldn't hesitate to ask. I doubt either of us want things to get awkward between us, because we still have to see each other everyday. I dont want it to turn into the type of thing where we make awkward eye contact and suddenly both look away and then end up barely ever talking again. Ideally it would be something that we could talk about openly. Is there anything specific that you think i should say?
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I guess I'm personally a little confused -- and feel like he might be too -- about why you'd tell someone you had feelings they never knew about, feeling which are subsiding, and which you want to let go of.
So, I'm not really sure how I'd coach you on what to say, because I guess I don't understand what you're looking for in sharing this with him?
Member # 94133
Oh im sorry if my last post didnt make much sense. From my first post, i really liked this guy at the end of my junior year, before summer started. Over summer, my crush basically went away, and i was happy. I didnt see much point in liking someone i was 99% sure could never like me back. However, my crush has been coming back now that im seeing him again at school and spending time with him. I dont want the crush to come back, but it is, and i cant help but feel that the reason i cant get over him is because there is still that 1% chance that i could actually be with him. I want to tell him my feelings for him as a way of getting over him if that makes any sense. I think that all i need to get over him is for him to tell me that i have no chance with him. Right now im grasping onto that 1% chance, and with it still there, i cant really get over him. If was assured that there was no chance, then i might be able to. Does that make sense?
Member # 3
So, do you WANT to get involved with him romantically or sexually?
In other words, if telling him all of this is about finding out if you can, would you then pursue that if so?
If my asking that doesn't make sense, I'm not just thinking of what saying all this would do for you, but also about the impact of the person you'd be saying it to, and what they'd have to do with it; how they'd feel. It sounds to me like you not only have things you want to tell him, but only one way you really want him to respond, which, to me, kind of makes the whole interchange sound like it's not really involving two people, but just you, which obviously, it really can't.
Member # 3
(I also just realized some of my thinking about this may be coming from the fact that I've been on the receiving end of these kinds of conversations a couple of times in my life, or quite like them, where I suspect or know the other person was in the spot you were, and I personally found them to be very confusing conversations that made figuring out what the other person wanted for me and how to keep a friendship going very tricky for me. I'd also say -- again, this is just my own anecdotal personal experience -- that during those times, I did feel like I wasn't even sure why the person was involving me at all.)
Member # 94133
I mean i like him, so yeah if he did like me back then i'd be fine getting involved with him, but that's not what i would be looking for if i told him. Right now im pretty sure he is straight and he would never be interested in that. I feel like im wasting my time liking someone who can never like me back, and that i should move on and find someone else, but my feelings just arent going away.
I dont want to tell him i like him to find out if i have a chance, i want to tell him to make sure that i dont. If i knew for sure that i didnt have a chance with him, it would be much easier for me to get over him, but right now, im grasping to the slight chance that it could work, and because of that, my feelings are only growing stronger, and it is stopping me from moving on.
All i would be asking from him is to tell me that it wouldn't work, and i think that once i know that with certainty, ill actually be able to get over him.
Member # 94133
There would be a clear purpose to involve him. If i dont hear him tell me "no," then i will always feel like i have that 1% chance, and i wont get over him for a long time. If i can talk to him about it, and have him tell me that there is no chance with him, then i think i will be able to get over him much easier, which is in both our interests.
Member # 3
I gotcha. Thanks for making it more clear, and sorry if I was daft about it.
So, I guess, then, one big thing I'd say in talking about this is to open making clear that you want to tell him something personal, and really, it's for you. In other words, you're not actually looking for anything from him, save the favor of letting you voice your own feelings so you can deal with them. And I think opening that way not only sets a pretty clear stage -- particularly with any homophobia he might have or those kinds of reactions -- it also won't have him wondering how the heck he's supposed to respond, or feel like he doesn't actually need to be there for what you're saying, if you get me.
And I think if you open with something like that, you can actually just sum up most of what you've said right here, really. What do you think?
Member # 94133
So i should just open by telling him that im not going to be asking anything from him, and that i just want to let him know whats going on?
If i were to do that, i supposed i would then go on to talk about how i my feelings for him are getting stronger, and how i'm trying to get over him, but am having a lot of trouble with it because im grasping at a slight chance that it could work out, and that i need him to tell me that it cant work? Something like that?
I want to make sure that i tell him exactly how i feel about him, and that it might take me a while to get over him. I dont want him to feel uncomfortable around me or anything because we are still going to be forced to spend a lot of time together..
Member # 3
If he has previously thought you were straight, then it sounds like after you open with saying you just need to get something off your chest, for yourself, you're going to be coming out to him. Obvs, that can be as simple as "You might not know, but I'm bisexual..." then moving on with the rest of what you have to say.
Otherwise, I might just keep it all pretty simple. You've had a crush on him. You want to let it go, both so you can have the relationship and interactions you already do together comfortably, but also because you have strongly suspected he is straight, and thus, that crush wouldn't ever have the chance to be anything but. So, you just wanted to take the temperature, voice how you've felt, and find out where he stood so you could move all of this on forward.
Really, I'd personally lobby not to go on and on about how you feel and have felt about him if you strongly suspect he doesn't share those feelings. Not because he's straight and you're not (if he's straight), but because when you don't share those feelings for someone, them going on to you in great depth about theirs can really feel super-uncomfortable. It's just kind of an "And ummm... what am I supposed to do with this?" feeling, where it can feel like no response you'd have will be a right one.
That other person can also feel a little trapped into having a big emotional conversation they really didn't consent to or see coming, and aftercare afterward, too. Like I said, super-uncomfortable, as you can probably imagine if you can put the shoe on the other foot a bit.
I guess what I'm saying is that ultimately, this is something you need to work out on your own, not try and work out through this conversation with this other person. Crushes really DO pass, they do. Even when you see the other person often. It just takes some time sometimes. I think if voicing this to some degree and finding out if he's interested or not is something you want to do, that makes sense.
But I think trying to magically just nip all of this in the bud by disclosing every single feeling you have felt for this other person, to them, who you don't have a very close relationship with in the first place, is just perhaps not really being very thoughtful about THAT person. Catch my drift?
[ 09-02-2012, 07:33 PM: Message edited by: Heather ]
Member # 94133
I definitely want to make this conversation really easy for him, so i guess it might be better if i skipped talking about how exactly i feel about him. The only problem with that is that i want him to know that i dont really have a sexual attraction for him, just an emotional one. I want him to know that im not gonna be checking him out all the time or anything like that, which he will assume i will be if I dont tell him im not sexually attracted to him.. I feel like it might be pretty awkward to talk about that with him, but that in the long run, it will make him feel more comfortable knowing that im not thinking about doing anything sexual with him.. What do you think?
What if i skipped the whole "how i feel about you" part during the conversation, but then gave him a letter or something that explained all of that. I would ask him to read it later if he wanted to because i thought it would make him more comfortable knowing exactly how i felt and because i didn't want him to assume a few certain things. If i did that, i would skip the awkwardness of saying that in a conversation, and i would still get my point across. Would that be okay? Or is that a terrible idea?
And yeah i know that crushes will eventually go away, but right now, my feelings are only getting stronger. I know that if my feelings keep getting stronger it will take me a long time to get over them unless i try and do something about them now.. My last crush lasted for like 2 years haha i dont want a repeat of that..
Member # 3
I think in a situation like this, "I have had/have romantic feelings for you" really gives the other person all they need to know without overloading them with what is very relevant to you, but not to them, and without making them feel like they volunteered to take confession that day without having any idea they did or even being okay with that.
(And romantic isn't the same as sexual, so that takes care of that. If he asks if your feelings are sexual, not just romantic -- which he likely will if that does matter to him -- you can then make clear that no, they haven't been.)
I also don't think you can control how he is going to interpret what you say, no matter what you say, and you need to know you can't. Again, I'm just seeing something in all of this where you really want a conversation with someone else to be pretty much 100% on your terms, which isn't something we can have in a conversation, or any kind of interaction, with someone else.
I say sleep on this for now with the things we've talked about. I guess I'd just put in a vote to try and perhaps think a little less about what you might get from all of this and how it might benefit you and a little more about the impact on the other person involved. I think if you can make that adjustment, you'll likely come to a good approach.
[ 09-02-2012, 08:00 PM: Message edited by: Heather ]
Member # 94133
I'm pretty sure he would have no idea what romantic feelings are.. but okay, ill just avoid all that if i do decide to tell him.
You're right, i dont think it would change anything either way, it would just make me feel better, not him, and in the end, i just want to make sure he feels comfortable. I'm not the only one who is going to be affected by this, and we are still going to be forced to see each other all the time, so neither of us will want it to be really awkward between us.
Thanks for your help!
Member # 3
I'm pretty sure that if we grow up in the western world, honestly, it's awfully hard to miss the gazillion depictions and discussions of romance everywhere and be that clueless.
But again, if he wants clarification of something, he can certainly ask for it. That's the neat part of two-way conversations.
Glad to do what I can.
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VIDEO: Ed's Battle of the Bacon Butty
His aides did their best to divert the camera crew, but their attempts to save their leader were in vain…
Tags: GuyNews.TV, Miliband
Looking more gormless than usual,if thats possible
The OED should amend the entry for gormless to "see Ed Miliband"
the rat became the cat. the cat got onto the plane. the world belongs to the cat. even stevens. more than one gate? so bill me
easy jet or fly me.
a constant?
no please
…follow whoever u is kipping.
The girl sat next to him seems to be saying
" Did Mother never teach you the correct way to masticate ?"
Like a horse eating a toffee.
None Halal ? That's lost the Muslim vote.
Worse still none kosher. Shmendrick.
Veggie vote lost.
However I think he lost a lot of votes in general. I wouldn't leave him in a room alone with a box of matches!
Halal "bacon" is usually turkey.
How the fuck that's allowed I don't know.
Nah. It's Bernard Matthews with a Star of David on his arse.
….the more relevant question being if that room were mirrored wall to ceiling and neon lit could he locate his own arse with both hands free ?
This man is beyond parody! Millipede doesn't even know how to eat a sandwich I know he's out of touch but?!!
He is eating my dad :(
Just like everything he does… MESSY!
A future PM? We don't think so…
Why eat in a public place only for aids to stop people seeing him?
Alexrod must've tried to make him look normal but those close to Ed (close enough to be sniffed?) knew better and this is the result.
I'm surprised that the camera didn't break as soon as that fat blonde bint stepped in front of it.
Jeez, what a hag. I suppose that she is a Labour supporter?
Man eats sandwich. Fucking hell, is this what it has come to? This is not news. Tomorrow, Farage eats a banana. Clegg eats a salad. Cameron eats a sausage. Idiots watch and judge.
Should have got big Diane to stand in front of the camera
provided we don't get pictures of Mark Oaten
@6, someone's already done the banana one ;)
Lots of pop-up posters defending Millionaire-band this morning.
Not sure what they think they are going to achieve.
@7 I'd heard that about Cameron too.
It's a race for the wooden spoon. The Greens and LibDems are going to settle it over a danish pastry.
My post isn't defending this Miliband person, it's a commentary; all party leaders were mentioned. Christ, when did people get this stupid?
More accurately, man with 'superior intellect' fails to master the art of sandwich eating. Leadership material?
Who said it was news? Highly amusing though.
Seems to me you are doing most of the judging?
Ed Balls is fond of Greggs pies and pasties too…..
His brother did the banana bit, and it did not help him at all.
Others have done the sausage but only in a suggestive manner.
Salad has been done by Eric Pickles.
Not being able to eat or drink in a proper manner is a no no for a prospective PM.
Please do not let your bias get in the way of facts.
bet it was danish bacon, bloody europhile
Most bacon these days is 90% water and 10% fat.
I you're going to have pork then it's much better and cheaper to buy a nice pork roast.
He' Labourish – he doesn't go the whole hog.
Yorkshire dry bacon contains none of these disgusting residues.
Red Ed's facial expressions seem more like gurning these days.
Warning, this video is not suitable for Muslim viewers
Okay, I'm getting this now. The question I must ask before we do anything is 'Will Ed look weird doing this?' Unforutnately the answer will almost always be' Yes'.
He doesn't have the intellectual self confidence to be photographed eating a sandwich.
Well its a nice change of subject to distract everybody from the worst campaign that the Conservative party has ever launched in its entire life.
Its not in particularly good taste either, it's just switching negative campaigning to a different target, and it still stinks.
Are we going to ditch all the election debates and just film all the party leaders eating a bacon butty?
On a different note, and one that interests me more, how low does the Conservative vote have to go before Cameron is made to walk the plank?
There is so little difference between the Westminster parties in terms of policies on Europe, we may as well settle the question of second, thrid and fourth places by having a sandwich eating competition.
Look. Lamb-burger, I remember you when you were in William Tell. You're bringing good old-fashioned sadism into disrepute. You know none of these metros can handle toasted bacon sarnies. Give the bastards quartered apples, no pips or toe-nails, and don't book the Opera seats for next September as you might have to pay for them yourself.
may Allah condemn his soul
More clickbait for the advertisers. Tell me Guido, have you ever thought of wearing a sandwichboard when you go down the pub?
Roll on tomorrow.
bang goes the muzza, vegan and j***sh vote
Even a thick intern will know that you can't eat bacon butties or hamburgers without looking like a complete bloody food. The hot fat will drip everywhere, on to lips, chin, tie, shirt, and suit.
If you hire kids to organise photoshoots, without thinking of the consequences, the dear leader looks like a complete bloody fool. In some circumstances some would be given the 9mm treatment.
And now some lovely tripe and onions. Working class food for a cost of living crisis.
What better food for Ed Miliband the union puppet.
What's this talk about tripe then!
And yet still it is predicted that 30% of those that vote in the Euro elections will vote for Labour and, by extension, this complete and utter dolt.
I really find it hard to believe there are that many supremely stupid people in this country.
Vote Ukip if only to see the startled looks on the faces of the Liblabcon traitors.
Top story: man bites sandwich. Really?
Thumtimes I feel like a monkey in a thircus.
Ed, would you like an egg with that bacon butty?
Liberal surrender warts `n` all
Utter nausea. Seeing he isn't picky, and he is going to meet "Lard-Arse" one day, couldn't he have a dry-run with a zoo Hippo and perhaps succumb to something like Ebola, or even just lock him in with Angela and find out if Berlusconi was lying as usual or actually got it right.
Jesus, "brothers and sisters, you're not aliens" well that's lucky because it's a bloody long flight back to Pluto.
Yes, I imagine he would repeat this – but perhaps with more urgency – even as his local 'cultural enrichers' threw a length of rope over a lamp post for him…
Being a J** it might have been the first time he'd ever had a bacon sarnie. Probably told somebody to grab him a sandwich for the photo op and A.N.Spad, eager to please Useless Ned, came back with God's greatest gift to the breakfast menu.
I'm not sure if bacon is an acquired taste although I believe it is the one meat that people who become vegetarians really crave.
They don't know what they're missing the M***ims and J**s.
Best to keep it to ourselves. Cane you imagine the pr*i*ce of pork if it suddenly acquired one billion new consumers?
Oy vey! That's not kosher.
The Dork eats pork?!
He's a Liberal Dork.
What a prick !
He is such a cock
( as in all over the shop )
What is this ghastly red stuff?
What a spastic.
Did the pratt really believe that being seen eating a bacon sandwich would increase his vote?
Wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.
You do not need experience in the broadcast media to know that it is a messy business eating a bacon butty; you simply have to have eaten one before.
'Queers for Palestine' | Milo Yiannopoulos
Tories Attack Labour on Tax | Mark Wallace
UKIP No Flash In Pan | Matthew Goodwin
12 Signs It's Time to Get Out of Gaza | Slate
Mars Lawyers Slam Plain Packaging | CityAM
HealthCare.gov Construction Cost $840 Million | Wall Street Journal
Why Do Feminists Oppose Stay-at-Home Mothers? | Laura Perrins
Chris Cook's "Excellent Journalism" | Iain Dale
The Deficit Hasn't Gone Away | Tim Montgomerie
Doctors Against Burnham | Mail
Privatisation is Good for the NHS | John McTernan
Knifed former civil service chief Bob Kerslake on his recent troubles:
"Many thks for kind wishes following back opn. Incision measured 16cm. A pretty big knife in the back! Photos on request."
And i've noticed that 100% of Guido Fawkes staff are men. Looks like Guido has a woman problem. Or is it an hypocrisy problem?


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[Editor's note: Here is the resignation letter of longtime JP Neighborhood Council member Francesca Fordiani.]
Oct. 29, 2012
To: Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council
Dear Colleagues,
It is with great sadness and regret that I hereby tender my resignation from the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, effective immediately.
I have been proud to serve my community and the JPNC as a community committee member, Council member, committee chair and/or as Secretary for the last nine years and I am proud of our many accomplishments. But recent events have brought into sharp focus that some of the disagreements we have had over the past year represent fundamentally very different views on what it means to be a member and a leader of a public, deliberative organization. Without common ground on this most basic issue, I find that trust is eroded between members, and between the organization and the community, to the extent that I question the ability of the organization to have any credibility at all.
There has been a controversy within the JPNC recently caused by a , implying bribery of elected officials by developers in the form of campaign contributions. This was done without specifically naming the JPNC or Day's position of Chair. The intent of the release was to bolster opposition to several proposed developments of luxury housing in Jamaica Plain. The controversy is mostly one of form, involving questions of whether this was an effective and appropriate strategy to employ, how the decision was made to employ it, and whether the individuals involved have any responsibility the Council to respond to these questions or for any negative impacts that may come as a result.
I would like to stress most emphatically that I am in complete agreement with my colleagues in our opposition to these developments, in our outrage at the Boston Redevelopment Authority for essentially ignoring the community, in our resistance to gentrification in Jamaica Plain, in our abhorrence of any form of buying and selling influence, in our desire to advocate for our community, and in our belief in individual rights and freedoms in a democratic society.
However, this was no mere misstep by a well-intentioned few. This was a dramatic departure from how the JPNC has functioned, and how its members have conducted themselves. A damaging precedent is being set and, if it is allowed to stand, the implications may prove to be profound and long-lasting. By the Chair's account, the press release in question was developed in collaboration with an unspecified number of other Council members and a named community member, and purposely kept secret from the remaining Council members. Unnamed members of organizations other than the Council were also consulted, and, by the Chair's report, all involved were in agreement regarding the strategic value of taking this step. Those who are applauding this step are basing their support primarily on these assertions: that the release was issued in the name of individuals and not officially by the JPNC, within the rights of those individuals, and therefore, deliberation and consent by the JPNC was not called for, even if they acted in concert with one another; that members, including the Chair, have no duty to the organization and bear no responsibility for any consequences of their actions, as long as they do not indicate they are acting on behalf of that organization; and finally, because they felt issuing the release was a good idea, secrecy from the other members was perfectly justified. In other words, it seems to me, the ends justify the means, and just in case they don't, we'll give ourselves a way to rationalize avoiding responsibility.
This was all done ostensibly in the name of democracy, of equity and inclusion, in furtherance of social justice and apparently with no awareness of the inherent contradiction between the values claimed and the actions taken. This would be damaging enough to the Council if it was done only by a handful of members, but for the Chair himself to act with this reckless disregard for the Council and its open, public, deliberative process is simply bad faith. He is certainly aware he cannot avoid representing the Council, at least by association, in all his dealings with the community, despite his claims otherwise. Currently, the majority of the Council either supports the actions of the Chair and these members, or is silent. I find this very troubling.
During the last year, many of my colleagues on the Council and I have clashed over matters of process, rules and duties, both explicit and implicit, and over the relative importance of these matters. These disagreements have not been merely trivial squabbles over academic details, or an effort to obstruct others, as some of my colleagues may feel, but attempts to protect the JPNC and its members by protecting the JPNC's process – in order to ensure our effectiveness. These are matters that I believe are at the very heart of what it means to be a democratic organization. Simply put, what defines a democracy is the rules we agree to follow and our good faith efforts to adhere to those rules. That is, democracy is the process. As a democratic, representative body, I believe that we are only as effective and credible as our efforts to maintain the process to which we all agreed when joining the Council. That agreement is not only with each other, as members, but with the community which elects us and which we seek to serve. We are only as good as our ability and willingness to keep that agreement with each other and our constituents.
For most of my tenure on the Council, I took for granted that we shared this view, and shared in a responsibility to the organization itself for the good of the organization. I could not have imagined one year ago that I would sit on a Council, the majority of whose members could assert that they, and their Chair, have no duty to the Council when their personal interests and desires are in conflict with the requirement for a public, deliberative process by the Council. I could not have imagined that the Chair, and the majority of members, could state that they bear no responsibility for, and are entirely unconcerned about, maintaining working relationships with the officials and public agencies on which we rely to conduct our regular business. The very purpose of the Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Council, per our by-laws, is to "increase and improve communication between the entire Jamaica Plain community and the city of Boston and other agencies and parties."
I could not have imagined a year ago that we would be led by a Chair with so little regard for the organization, the members, and for his own position as a leader, as to suggest that it was not only appropriate, but proper for him to secretly issue an inflammatory press release regarding business currently before the Council, because he technically retains the right to do so. And that he furthermore bears no responsibility to the Council or its committees or members for any of the negative consequences we can expect. And I certainly could not have imagined that I would serve on a Council, the majority of whose members would either defend this breach of their own right to public deliberation, or would simply acquiesce in silence.
We have come a very long way in a short period of time.
I agree wholeheartedly with my colleagues who state that we all retain our rights and liberties as individuals in a free society when we join organizations such at the JPNC. But in choosing to join such organizations, we chose to become leaders. And in choosing leadership, we choose responsibility. One of those responsibilities is balancing our personal rights and desires against those of others and the organization itself. In those difficult moments when our personal interests conflict with the whole, we accept the duty to seek a responsible resolution to that conflict. To suggest, as does our Chair and some of our members, that no such duty exists because the Council has made no direct, explicit statement describing the resolution of all such conflicts is self-serving, disingenuous, and contrary to the very notions of leadership and membership. (The Council's by-law, in fact, do describe ethical duties regarding potential conflicts of interest, which I believe may have provided useful guidance here.)
I have a great fear for the Council's ability to function as a body if it cannot have the basic trust among one another and in its leadership that each will act in good faith. My belief is that the primary responsibility of the Chair of any organization is to ensure, maintain and protect the very deliberative process that was circumvented in this case. Clearly, most of my colleagues do not share that view. In my mind, recent actions, and the defense of those actions, calls into question the very ability of this Council to function as the open, democratic body it is intended to be. Casting ourselves primarily as individual actors within an organization moves us away from the equity and diversity we are seeking, and not toward it. We cannot achieve equity by individualistic approaches to our participation and decision-making, and we certainly cannot get anywhere near it by being dishonest about the actual impact of our actions and decisions on others, regardless of our intentions. That is actually how institutional inequities come to exist and are maintained. I am dismayed that so few of my current colleagues seem recognize this contradiction.
I have a deep regret that my work with the Council ends in this way. I have had some of my proudest moments as a member of the JPNC. However, I have found some of the conflicts of the last year to be most discouraging and disheartening, particularly because on the issues of substance (versus process) we are allies. But discussions over the last several days have made it clear to me that we will not resolve this conflict to my satisfaction or to my colleagues'.
I sincerely hope that my fears are unfounded, and I wish my colleagues every success. It has been an honor to serve alongside past and present Council members, and I am proud of our many achievements. I wish my colleagues well. I also extend my appreciation and thanks to them for their service, as well as to the many community members who serve and have served on Council committees for their work on behalf of our community.
Best regards,
Francesca Fordiani