Week of March 23, 2007    By Rory Horning    Editor    POLSON - THIS SPACE WILL NOW BE THE    HOME OF THE RIVER CITY DISPATCH.    THE PURPOSE OF THIS COLUMN: Putting    rumors to bed and create discussion by using a    related internet website to end media censorship and peer manipulation of the truth. Tapes and documents will be placed on the website for public review to add factual content that will allow educated thought on the many topics presented (when you review the facts and see how it fits with what you have heard and determine how close you are to the truth). There will also appear personal philosophical discussion on citizenship, civil rights, civics, justice, the go-along-to-get-along attitude, etc. These will be handled with humor (obviously debatable), sarcasms and straight forward information, so please don’t send in letters to this periodical or stalk (not stock) my dog. Feel free to deluge other media outlets with opposing view points. I wish you better luck than I have had. I’ll address this in a future column. This weeks column is addressing the Polson City Council's vote to over ride city road standards on Claffey Drive (required and regulated in other areas of town) due to costs and then to impose a SiD requiring residents in this district to pay for substandard work. One of the issues arising here was the statement by Polson City Attorney James Raymond that after reviewing records I have found that over 50% of those owners on Claffey Drive have given up their rights to protest any future SID’s so we can institute a SID to pave the road. When residents give up their right of protest, does this include protesting substandard workmanship? Shouldn’t they have the rights to the same quality environment as other neighborhoods within the city of Polson. I have had the rare privilege of seeing the true personalities and motives of several individuals in this community when it comes to respect for the democratic process. l am continually asked, cajoled, harassed and talked about in efforts to get me out of or off of committees and organizations because I chosen not to go-along-to-get-along at the expense of my integrity. I believe in the one person one vote philosophy. It seems that if you feel differently about having public grant funds spent wisely or member rights being honored. We should be able to give input, have it accepted and placed in the record. I also believe and support the concept of open voting to allow the members of an organization or group to see what positions leaders take and hear how they arrive at their decisions (certain leaders want titles and hidden votes so that they can continue to push hidden agendas that allow them to say one thing and do something else). Ah! but that’s for another column. Happy trail until we talk again! (How far back does this take you?) Copyright © 2007 River City Dispatch.