tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019724693487670016.post3521594347462473048..comments2024-03-28T15:55:33.435-07:00Comments on The Big Study: A Better WayThe Professorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07811807639219365621noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019724693487670016.post-73725523399637038862010-04-02T05:06:34.260-07:002010-04-02T05:06:34.260-07:00We've done our work with the local government ...We've done our work with the local government and also the county and the state--there is no opposition there and the local folks are supportive and feel that the village is right in line with their land use plan. Our troubles are that it is difficult to even get the word out to potentially interested persons [not being advertising geniuses with a big budget] and fighting the psychology of a weak and confusing general economy which makes people afraid of making commitments to change what they have. This whole project began as a matter-of-the-heart and an act of faith anyway, and the three "elders" of the thing will stick with it until whatever must happen [up or down] does. I have a dream of helping make a sustainable community within which my own "partnership" could be given to whomever of my nieces or nephews gets caught in bad economic times to come, and they would find a safe and welcoming community of food, water, energy, and caring people, regardless of the times.The Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811807639219365621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019724693487670016.post-51951257604886654472010-04-01T20:47:12.061-07:002010-04-01T20:47:12.061-07:00It seems violent/sociopathic behavior is on the up...It seems violent/sociopathic behavior is on the uptic amongst teens. But then it may just be we're more aware of it than in the past.<br /><br />The national news has been following a tragic case that occured in a town near where I live in - the Phoebe Prince suicide (South Hadley, MA). An Irish immigrant teen killed herself after being chronically bullied in school, in text messages and on Facebook and MySpace. Indictments came out and the accused are not what we'd like to think of bullies as. They're middle-class, popular, involved in school sports and other activities. <br /><br />The Manitou Covenent is interesting. I wish you well on your endeavor. These types of communities have been around before.<br /><br />Make sure to have legal resources to get everything passed by your town (or city's) Planning Board, Health Board ect. The status quo of local politics doesn't always like someothing 'new', unless it's bringing money into the town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019724693487670016.post-33424284818451209432010-04-01T19:56:31.648-07:002010-04-01T19:56:31.648-07:00Folks, i deleted the above post as it was a fairly...Folks, i deleted the above post as it was a fairly violent rant that showed that the commenter did not even have the courtesy to read the original posting and understand what the post was all about. The whole idea of my posting was to indicate a gentler more neighborly way of living, not a confrontational "I'll blast you before you can blast me" divisiveness.The Professorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07811807639219365621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2019724693487670016.post-22783905504903652262010-04-01T12:04:58.949-07:002010-04-01T12:04:58.949-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Montananoreply@blogger.com