Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Brian Siano
KAREN ALLEN wrote: UCD suspended John Fenton over that allegation about the political posters. I first heard it as a rumor, but it was confirmed when I asked Lewis Wendell about it when I saw him tonight at a community meeting. Lewis read a prepared statement that said in effect that an

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
KAREN ALLEN wrote: UCD suspended John Fenton over that allegation about the political posters. I first heard it as a rumor, but it was confirmed when I asked Lewis Wendell about it when I saw him tonight at a community meeting. Lewis read a prepared statement that said in effect that an

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Krfapt
Karen Allen wrote: John has a wife and two kids, and he's worked too hard and built up too much good will to lose his job over something like this. It's true that John is hard-working and seems to take seriously what should be the mission of UCD -- and, by extension -- any proposal for a

RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread KAREN ALLEN
I had two offlist questions asking what are the allegations about political posters, separate from the Knox rally accusation. To clarify an unclear reference, my understanding of the allegation against John in regard to the Knox rally was that there were supposedly Knox posters included in the

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread MLamond
I'm surprised to hear rather fervent support for John Fenton from today's listserv writers. When I was appreciating him for so quickly solving the problem with the missing sewer covers on a Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, nobody jumped in to add their personal thanks to him. Ray

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Kirk Wattles
The article is vague about who actually put up the Knox for Mayor posters, but they were mentioned to underscore that this was a political rally, and not just an ad hoc community festival. The community service guy helped to set up the Moon Bounce and other equipment. On May 22, 2007,

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 5/22/2007 9:52:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MLamond writes: Where do we go from here? This seems to be a situation where there is no easy solution. It's under investigation, Karen tells us. When the facts are in, given the very germane points Al raised, how would

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 5/22/07 10:03:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shouldn't we withhold judgement until the facts are in? Not only those from UCD's internal investigation -- which would be somewhat suspect because there's always the possibility of a cover-up with John as the scapegoat --

RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Kyle Cassidy
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:02 AM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended! In a message dated 5/22/2007 9:52:28 AM Eastern Daylight Time, MLamond writes: Where do we go from here? This seems to be a situation

RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Bill Sanderson
My daughter and I watched Mr Singletary's campaign parade cross the Grey's ferry bridge at 45 mph just before the election, with him standing in the back of a pickup truck facing forward, holding on to the brake lights atop the cab. Neither of us was impressed by his regard for personal safety.

RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Turner,Kathleen
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of S. Sharrieff Ali Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 11:29 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended! Melani and all. I will tell you what I have heard so far. I spoke with a couple of people

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread KAREN ALLEN
through any political prism. He is neither the devil incarnate, nor does he walk on water. He's just a regular guy doing a good job. And I support him for that reason alone. Karen Allen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended! Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 10:16:33 EDT

RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread S. Sharrieff Ali
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 10:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended! In a message dated 5/22/07 10:03:53 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Shouldn't we withhold judgement until

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Frank
The next day, they drove us out to Malcom X Park [51st and Osage] and had us unload, inflate the Moon Bounces and set everything up, Walker said. Included in the setup were Knox for Mayor posters, which made Walker think this was unusual community service indeed. Doesn't sound vague to

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 5/22/2007 10:18:24 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: You're a friend of the Councilwoman, Al. Are you trying to get to the bottom of it for us? Well, I'm trying to gather additional information from a lot of sources, including the Councilwoman's

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 5/22/2007 4:10:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ...In the meantime, I not all that palsy-walsy with the Councilwoman although I certainly do support much of what she does in terms of this community. But you, Melani, seem to be privy to the

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Krfapt
In a message dated 5/22/2007 4:35:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't have ANY source, since there isn't a completed UCD investigation. In other words, you're not going to see if you can get a statement from UCD as to where they are in this and what they're

RE: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Mike V.
] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:46 PM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended! In a message dated 5/22/2007 4:35:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I don't have ANY source, since

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: When I was appreciating him for so quickly solving the problem with the missing sewer covers on a Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks ago, nobody jumped in to add their personal thanks to him. Ray noted then that John is on the listserv, almost as if it were an

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think the listserv writers ARE withholding judgement (read summaries below), [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: sad news./ just to clarify, by sad news I meant the sad news that lewis wendell had made the announcement, that ucd had to suspend one of its own

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread Ross Bender
On 5/22/07, Mike V. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I propose a corollary to Godwin's Law: Any time you invoke Nixon, unless it's actually a documentable cover-up at the highest levels of the executive branch of the Federal government, you lose. I think it's SUBPOENA time, folks. What did Wendell

Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-22 Thread KAREN ALLEN
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], Subject: Re: [UC] John Fenton Got Suspended! Date: Tue, 22 May 2007 16:34:18 EDT I don't have ANY source, since there isn't a completed UCD investigation. Karen said Lewis Wendell read a statement at a public meeting last night. I don't even

[UC] John Fenton Got Suspended!

2007-05-21 Thread KAREN ALLEN
UCD suspended John Fenton over that allegation about the political posters. I first heard it as a rumor, but it was confirmed when I asked Lewis Wendell about it when I saw him tonight at a community meeting. Lewis read a prepared statement that said in effect that an unnamed employee was