DanG: Just because I question something doesn't imply that I don't like it. We have a right in this country to question things, to ask whether government is providing us with all the services we pay for. While on one hand you encourage me to keep asking the questions, on the other hand you pop up and accuse me of not "liking" such-and-such thing the government does. So which is it? Do you want me to keep asking questions and will you pillory me for doing so? Do I have a right or not to question my own government?

Councilman MikeK: Dan; thanks for the pithy and poll-tested response. The issue is whether urban renewal is a positive for the community. It is - witness the improved economic climate, the public parks, the public library, the public owned access to waterfront, the miles of public paths. Can it be improved? Sure. But you don't want people to call your group when they make mistakes and attack volunteers? I think you can't have it both ways. As to your dismay because someone points out your patterns, I say it's also an American right to be clear about the whole issue with all the facts. Question everything, Dan. But don't expect everyone to agree with you. You aren't seriously going to say that you aren't outwardly anti-government in your view of the world are you?

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