Thursday, September 20, 2012
Ladies and Gentlemen,
After one false and disappointing web site start, we are moving forward with Opinion Arlington, a web site dedicated to providing the citizens of Arlington with a greater voice in city government. Such a voice has long been needed.
We predict that the number of citizens voting in city elections will increase substantially. As that happens, Arlington can and will move beyond the crony crowd that has in the past determined election outcomes and a consequent city policy that too often works to serve glad-handing special interests rather than the citizen.
That has to change and Opinion Arlington wants to join with you, our fellow citizens, in making that change happen.
Opinion Arlington is not fancy, but it is inexpensive. We can operate indefinitely without asking anyone for financial support.
What we do ask for is that you know what your city government is doing and why. Are the Mayor and City Council working in your interests, or are other interests the priority? Opinion Arlington ’s goal is to keep you informed so that come election time, you’ll know who has worked for you and who is helping the crony capitalists pick your taxpayer pocket.
We really do believe positive change is coming. Our job here at Opinion Arlington—and we’ll need your help to do it—is to get the following balls rolling:
1) Encourage citizen-friendly candidates to run for Mayor and Council seats.
2) Spread the word about Opinion Arlington. Let friends, neighbors, and business associates know that Opinion Arlington offers invaluable insights into how city government is limiting our freedom and needlessly increasing the cost of government.
3) Increase the number of voters in Arlington to a point where the crony crowd can no longer deliver re-election to incumbents who put the cronies ahead of the ordinary citizen and taxpayer.
We are looking for opinion writers. If you have something to say, we’ll be glad to publish your opinion piece. Although we make no bones about being a conservative publisher, we nonetheless welcome all views.
If you wish to comment on any column, your thoughts are likewise welcome.
Opinion Arlington is not a news site. Our forte is opinion and to that end we hope to be the place to go for lively interchanges on issues that matter to the citizens of Arlington .
To get the word out, we are printing thousands of Opinion Arlington business cards. We’ll be getting these out in various ways. You can help by picking up a stack of cards when you see us at a meeting or by coming by 511 East Abram Street (across from Fuzzy’s Tacos). Cards will be available next Thursday (Sept. 27th).
Opinion Arlington has a link whereby you can email the Mayor and City Council with your comments on an issue. Don’t be disappointed if you don’t get a reply. That is common. But you can be sure they read each email.
We are in the process of setting up a “How the Council Voted” page. For the first time, the citizens of Arlington will be able to review the voting report of incumbents. We predict that many voters will not like what they see.
We’ll be adding a non-partisan community calendar featuring upcoming events that address public issues and concerns.
Opinion Arlington remains a work in progress, but we are pleased with the progress thus far.
With our nation $16 trillion dollars in debt, and literally creating new debt faster than new dollars can be printed, something very unpleasant is about to hit the fan at every level of government, something that is going to radically alter our way of life. We citizens must get more involved in civic life and find new leaders far better than those we have. We need to assert ourselves at every level of government, including city.
Let’s roll up our sleeves and get started!
Sincerely,
Buddy Saunders
Publisher - Opinion Arlington
buddy@opinionarlington.com
817-860-7827
www.opinionarlington.com
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