I share a lot of the frustration about our government that's been
expressed on this thread. But I did learn a valuable lesson when I very
reluctantly joined an effort to prevent our town from becoming the next
location for a new Super Max Prison.
I thought it was an uphill battle since most people here only saw the jobs
and money and gave no thought as to the longer term impact on this
beautiful, rural community (home to Cray Computer/Silicon Graphics,
Johnson Mathey, Hutchinson Technologies.. we really don't need prison
jobs). So, a handful of us (who moved here for jobs and the lifestyle)
took on the fight.
Well, we won the fight....much to my surprise actually. I think we had
impact (due to petitions, etc.) but also because we were able to create
the bigger picture and got people to think beyond the event level.
FWIW,
Claire
Claire McCarty Kilian, Ph.D.
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