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	<title>Comments on: Board to replace resigning member by appointment</title>
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		<title>By: Dianna Pharr</title>
		<link>http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/24/board-to-replace-resigning-member-by-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-5130</link>
		<dc:creator>Dianna Pharr</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rex the Dog - 

Regarding your above rant, you hold up the administration and board of this public school district as if they are royalty and we, as taxpayers, are subjects who should just submit and &quot;ssshhhhh&quot; our questions.  

You work hard (because you fear free speech) to silence those with the courage and will to speak out at board meetings and in the community (and not anonymously, Rex the Dog, but using their own name).  Instead of addressing the issues and respecting the diversity of experiences and opinions, you simplify your response by attacking those who speak out.  

So wear your &quot;collar&quot; and your anonymous dog-tags and Nola will continue to lead you around.  Blind obedience is rarely confusing.  You are well-trained.  Good boy.  

Now, we&#039;ll get back to the issues - even if the Eanes ISD leadership tries to sic you on us.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rex the Dog &#8211; </p>
<p>Regarding your above rant, you hold up the administration and board of this public school district as if they are royalty and we, as taxpayers, are subjects who should just submit and &#8220;ssshhhhh&#8221; our questions.  </p>
<p>You work hard (because you fear free speech) to silence those with the courage and will to speak out at board meetings and in the community (and not anonymously, Rex the Dog, but using their own name).  Instead of addressing the issues and respecting the diversity of experiences and opinions, you simplify your response by attacking those who speak out.  </p>
<p>So wear your &#8220;collar&#8221; and your anonymous dog-tags and Nola will continue to lead you around.  Blind obedience is rarely confusing.  You are well-trained.  Good boy.  </p>
<p>Now, we&#8217;ll get back to the issues &#8211; even if the Eanes ISD leadership tries to sic you on us.</p>
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		<title>By: keep waggin'</title>
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		<dc:creator>keep waggin'</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Sit Rex.....down boy..stay...what a well trained dog!

In  sharp contrast to Rex the Dog, there exists a rapidly growing constituency that simply refuses to roll over and play dead when commanded. They don&#039;t exist in a dogs world of blind faith. These are the folks with street smarts and the motivation to work towards larger rewards.......a change in leadership and spending priorities resulting in the improved quality of education for all students attending Eanes ISD.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sit Rex&#8230;..down boy..stay&#8230;what a well trained dog!</p>
<p>In  sharp contrast to Rex the Dog, there exists a rapidly growing constituency that simply refuses to roll over and play dead when commanded. They don&#8217;t exist in a dogs world of blind faith. These are the folks with street smarts and the motivation to work towards larger rewards&#8230;&#8230;.a change in leadership and spending priorities resulting in the improved quality of education for all students attending Eanes ISD.</p>
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		<title>By: Rex the Dog</title>
		<link>http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/24/board-to-replace-resigning-member-by-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-5095</link>
		<dc:creator>Rex the Dog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 15:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You few are a ruff, ruff crowd.  For a while I have been dismayed and confused at the dissatisfaction of a very vocal minority with Nola Wellman, but now I completely understand.  The genesis of said dissatisfaction is from only a handful that has absolutely nothing better to do with their time, who wants things done exactly their way, who don’t weigh the benefits and results of her leadership and those who just like to whine about everything/anything/something…whine, whine, whine...did I say whine?

Great things most often come in small packages and Nola is one of them and I for one am a card carrying Nola-ite.

She has made decisions that have been forgone in the past because they were the tough ones…she’s making them and the results have been exceptional.

Because folks have died for generations defending your right to free speech discourse is always great to see, but as the results of the last board election proved out, you’re probably playing a banjo with one string. 

I would bet that until your input becomes more constructive and less disruptive, folks will continue to turn you off rather than be turned on by your rant.

You may want to just Shhhhhhhh…</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You few are a ruff, ruff crowd.  For a while I have been dismayed and confused at the dissatisfaction of a very vocal minority with Nola Wellman, but now I completely understand.  The genesis of said dissatisfaction is from only a handful that has absolutely nothing better to do with their time, who wants things done exactly their way, who don’t weigh the benefits and results of her leadership and those who just like to whine about everything/anything/something…whine, whine, whine&#8230;did I say whine?</p>
<p>Great things most often come in small packages and Nola is one of them and I for one am a card carrying Nola-ite.</p>
<p>She has made decisions that have been forgone in the past because they were the tough ones…she’s making them and the results have been exceptional.</p>
<p>Because folks have died for generations defending your right to free speech discourse is always great to see, but as the results of the last board election proved out, you’re probably playing a banjo with one string. </p>
<p>I would bet that until your input becomes more constructive and less disruptive, folks will continue to turn you off rather than be turned on by your rant.</p>
<p>You may want to just Shhhhhhhh…</p>
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		<title>By: Behind closed doors ...</title>
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		<dc:creator>Behind closed doors ...</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have big concerns about how the Eanes ISD board deliberates in closed session when they cite &quot;personnel exceptions&quot; of the Texas Open Meetings Act.   Like &quot;Open Government&quot; I believe that unless each and every aspect of this process is open to the public, the resulting &quot;selection&quot; will be anything but independent.  Just as some on the board wish.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have big concerns about how the Eanes ISD board deliberates in closed session when they cite &#8220;personnel exceptions&#8221; of the Texas Open Meetings Act.   Like &#8220;Open Government&#8221; I believe that unless each and every aspect of this process is open to the public, the resulting &#8220;selection&#8221; will be anything but independent.  Just as some on the board wish.</p>
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		<title>By: Since when ...</title>
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		<dc:creator>Since when ...</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 13:42:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Since when was Nola Wellman concerned with saving taxpayer dollars?  Check out the conferences she attends and the digs she stays in during those trips ...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since when was Nola Wellman concerned with saving taxpayer dollars?  Check out the conferences she attends and the digs she stays in during those trips &#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: Open Government</title>
		<link>http://westlakepicayune.com/2009/06/24/board-to-replace-resigning-member-by-appointment/comment-page-1/#comment-4612</link>
		<dc:creator>Open Government</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 12:22:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Assuming that the trustees follow Ms Gonzalez&#039;s advice to hold the interviews in public, there is still an additional step that the board did not discuss (I was there),  After the interview process is complete, the Board should conduct all deliberations about this selection in public, as well.  After all, this is not an administrative position with all the commensurate employment privacy issues:  this is a non-paid, public servant position.  If the public is not able to see the process, and hear the deliberations that result in the appointment, then the board may as well go ahead and just appoint whoever they want, because the net effect will be the same:  If we can&#039;t see the process, the public will be denied the representation of an independent board member.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Assuming that the trustees follow Ms Gonzalez&#8217;s advice to hold the interviews in public, there is still an additional step that the board did not discuss (I was there),  After the interview process is complete, the Board should conduct all deliberations about this selection in public, as well.  After all, this is not an administrative position with all the commensurate employment privacy issues:  this is a non-paid, public servant position.  If the public is not able to see the process, and hear the deliberations that result in the appointment, then the board may as well go ahead and just appoint whoever they want, because the net effect will be the same:  If we can&#8217;t see the process, the public will be denied the representation of an independent board member.</p>
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