Please bear in mind that Marmot Lodge dues are and have always been zero dollars per month.

What follows is in response to something that appeared in today's Slice column.

"I must protest Gardner Bailey's proposed 50% increase in Marmot Lodge dues," wrote Tomas Kelley Lynch. "That is a big chunk all at once. Perhaps a 20% increase for 2012, then incremental increases of 7-10% each year for the next five years. In the meantime we could all look for ways to reduce overhead. We are in this together, so we need to look for solutions that will keep the integrity of the lodge and its members intact and not become an elite group only for those who can pay such dramatic increases in dues."   

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