To listen to the work sessions and the council meeting for yourself, click here. Timing for the City of Glenwood Springs to get the feed posted up runs anywhere from a day or two after the meeting to roughly 10 days to 2 weeks.
Let's comment first, for a moment, on a 'hypothetical' situation.
Let us fantasize that just maybe there really, really is a very large group of citizens and business folks in the 81601 zip code that are fed-up with the handling of public funds, the ways, means and methods of promoting our largest industry of tourism (and) thoroughly disappointed in the stewardship by our elected and hired leaders of our local economic strengths and growth.
Remember now, this is a 'hypothetical' 'fantasy' that such 'people' really do exist. We 'know' for 'absolute certainty' because "facts" and "credible news" and "credible" people in "positions of trust" 'tell' 'us' that there really is "no such group" and that "only one level of discourse" exists in 81601. Backing 'them' up are the 'few elite' and the 'propoganda' that "confirms" that for 'us'.
In our 'fantasy' this morning, this group of citizens that may or may not really exist, pick up their free copy of the morning paper.
What is the likely question that first pops into their mind?
Could it possibly be a WTH? Or maybe: "Are we ever, ever going to have any credible press releases or news reporting that doesn't completely destroy all the hard work of the folks?"
Remember now, this 'hypothetical fantasy' is coming from the viewpoint of people who have to live day in and day out in the true economic reality of 81601. Not that partially disclosed, rose-colored cheerleader version that's usually in the morning paper. These people are the ones that carry all the weight of every disappointing performance and failed stewardship of duty from our leaders.
SandBox comments this morning: "Chances are, after so many years of little but propaganda, hard knock of criticism after hard knock and the last 10 months or so of obvious struggle to break entrenched habits not getting the job done of eliminating that vexation of the folks; 'probably not'.
Mr. Stroud, if you would even just entertain the remote notion that your written word that used to hold the tremendous power to sway the public, has weakened to simply thoroughly upseting a good portion of the population on most days you write; you just might not cost 81601 so much monetary loss every time you pour the ink.
Let's now look at the reported news itself and see what we can do to help the common's voices out here:
'SandBox Nanny' has still not listened to the session or the meeting nor is she likely to. Such a complete waste of time at this point, plus the content is likely to be disheartening. She really does not get too many perks to her 'job' of moderating and posting. But, one of the ones she does get is all the input and feedback from you that saves her from the often coma-inducing sitting through long, long meeting feeds.
Why don't y'all temper the reality you're forced to live, by the major disappointment that is our economic condition in 81601 right now, with a little 'fantasy' of your own?
Think....."DDA. Leslie Bethel. Councilman Gamba."
There ya go. Because there is one absolute fact that you can count on.
Your empowerment and subsequent growth powered results is permanent. Nowhere, ever again unless you let it, will your voices die off and 'old realities' get out of the dust cloud you've left them behind in.
Help this movement from the city to take hold. In fact, things are so bad out here you might want to think about helping it all burst out of the gate.
(Read Stroud's piece? Click title. Comment to discuss)
"Truth goes through three stages. First it is ridiculed. Then it is violently opposed. Finally, it is accepted as self-evident."
