From: hheagy@delphi.com
Subject: Re: Conflict of Interest
As I have said to you before, no matter what kind of label you
want to put on me, it won't change facts.  If Louisiana has a
poor B.E.P. program, it has a poor B.E.P. program.
If blind clients in Louisiana aren't getting the services they need, they 
aren't
getting services.
If the affiliate leadership chooses to do nothing about it and wants instead 
to
put all its eggs in the La. Center's basket and the national leadership
chooses to defend such policies that is its right, but it won't
change facts.
And I think I should point out that I have nothing against the
La. Center or its program.  I have recommended it to many people.
But no center no matter how important should ever take the lead
in a state affiliate nor should it take most of an affiliate's
resources to operate.  There are many other things which need
doing and if it is necessary to run a center to the virtual
exclusion of everything else than maybe we shouldn't have it.
As far as my negativism, I was almost removed from another server
list because of my staunch defense of N.F.B. position on audible
traffic signals, tactile warning strips, and on Mr. Jernigan's
alleged demand that he be addressed as "Doctor Jernigan," even
though his doctorates are honorary which to my knowledge he has
never made any such demand and other things.  The truth is that I
agree with most of the N.F.B.'s purposes and goals but I will not
hesitate to speak out when I believe something to be wrong.  If
our internal politics were as productive and positive as our
external accomplishments we would be a lot better off.
I detailed in an earlier post the projects I worked on this year
one of which was to write the article on the Spring Vendor's
conference which I posted on this conference a few months ago.  I
submitted it to the Merchant Messenger editor less than a week
after the conference so that it could be put into the summer
issue.  Unfortunately, Shirley Morris became seriously ill
several weeks before the convention and as far as I know a summer
issue was not published because of this.  I am very sorry that this
happened, but this was something no one had control over.  I
also e-mailed it to Barbara Pierce for possible inclusion in a
future Monitor.  But the fact is that I did the work without
being prompted.  Harvey
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