In a message dated 10/8/2007 9:20:05 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
You have no sense of public service. Zero. Just keep complaining about us that roll up our sleeves and help. Partial list of people, trends and causes in AP which I support and have publicly touted. New investors some refer to as Carpetbaggers; Kate Mellina's Cleopatra Steps Out back then and columns now; Richard Virgilio's B Plot; Frank D'Alessandro's informative columns and posts. Restore Radio; Preservation activists; Paramount's interior restoration, BOE candidates who challenge the status quo; Restaurant Row Cookman Ave entrepreneurs; George Lister's reclamation of the 5th and Memorial corner. Pereaux and Harrison investors for their faith and risk-taking in AP. Crossroads food and music venue. Clementines and others in their fight against selective code enforcement; SUFA and Homeowners endorsements; Habitat's ReStore; Future Started Here ticket last election; Shep's early faith, investment, and promotions in AP; The Coaster's journalism, better and better each month; TriCity's cheerleading in the early years; Helen Pike's and Peter Lucia's commitment to researching and recording AP's history; The multiculturalism now welcomed in AP; APPD's and FD's quick responses; Louie, the bike guy's unique business; City Hall and Kiki support for civil unions; Garden State Equality; A Nieuw AP which eschews chauvinism and which recognizes tolerance is good business. Clearwater's contribution to tourism here. Eminent Domain when it is used as intended for the public's but not merely for private interests. JR's supporting for the BOE's decision to close schools for public safety at one point. The unjust jailing for code violations when violent criminals go free. Benefits for SPCA, Cancer, AIDS and Toys for Tots. There's more, but the above reveals no slavish adherence to any particular local team. None of the above offer any financial benefit or public status to me. What I support and what I criticize are cheered and booed by some of the same people. I like it that way. "We also serve who" challenge, question, write, and donate -- with no prospect for financial gain, tax advantages, pats on the back, public stature for any of it. ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
