from:

toys in the attic:
ideological furnishings for the homeless mind

daurril resume: vps: extortion by public access

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daurril

Damaged camera: extortion

SuTB

“Early in 2001 I returned a presumably damaged camera for PAC assessment. Content for one month short of a year to simply deny me further access to location equipment (and blind me therefore to the actual state of that inventory), PAC management simply waited for some retaliatory moment by which to pursue dialogue on the incident. This April I raised public objection to SpeakUp promoting itself as a First Amendment forum, and was answered in a denial that also demanded (328 days after returning the equipment) the full cost of a replacement camcorder. There is now no trace of the returned camera in SpeakUp’s inventory, either to verify the damage or surrender it to its “purchaser.” So all we have empirically is that where Access had one but camera it now has two, and an administratively unpopular Producer will be made to pay out of his own pocket for the extra one. Or be expelled from Access.”

Return to daurril videos …

Daurril note: According to my usual effort to provide the larger perhaps relevant context to any chronological index, email in the following list may be strictly assigned to several different topics according to the letter code in column s: each full email text is accessed by clicking on ref:

A: Proposal to PAC for the use of equipment at Poho to satisfy my facility usage requirement for 2001;

B Dialogue related to equipment damage arising on May 20^th 2001;

C Preliminary arrangements to use my 1990 FCF as my use of the Access facility for 2001;

D Conversation related to the BOCC’s concerns toward renewing SpeakUp as management for the Tapma-Hillsborogh Public Access Center.

Moral of the story: If for any reason equipment in a producer’s possession becomes damaged, report it stolen and keep it. Because StandUp will only privately dispose of what you return and fuck you for the full cost of a replacement anyway.

ref

from:

to:

date

time

s

content:

?

subject line:

daurril

koss

03/28/03

19:35:22

B

Decline equipment op certification

Location Training

daurril

russell

08/13/02

04:22:09

B

Reject substitute agreement

REPAYMENT AGREEMENT

russell

daurril

07/18/02

13:33:06

B

Proposed agreement attached

RE: Extortion.

daurril

russell

07/23/02

08:01:16

B

Request proposed agreement

Extortion.

daurril

(BOCC)

07/22/02

11:09

B

Request for referral response

Administrative referral #20755

russell

daurril

07/18/02

(US mail)

B

Sign Installment payment contract

Payment for broken equipment

johnson

daurril

06/26/02

(US mail)

B

Notice of Cable Complaint fwd’d

Administrative referral #20755

31

storms

kleman

06/20/02

(US mail)

B

Research and respond directly

y

Correspondence from Joe Daurril

russell

daurril

06/24/02

14:27:32

B

First $50 / 500 received

June 15, 2002 Payment Received

koss

daurril

06/14/02

10:46:52

B

made payable to …

n

RE: extortion

daurril

koss

06/14/02

9:12:28

B

who's name?

y

extortion

easterling

daurril

06/06/02

15:11:35

B

At first glance, it seems to me …

n

SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

daurril

[BOCC]

06/04/02

6:58:44

B

revised prologue

y

SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

daurril

[BOCC]

05/31/02

9:23:10

B

send to sigma e-mail website

n

SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

daurril

koss

05/24/02

13:19:04

B

explicit: where's the goods?

n

Client Agreement, Repayment Plan for Damaged Equipment

russell

daurril

05/24/02

11:47:34

B

$20 / mo on 6/15 accepted.

y

Repayment Plan for Damaged Equipment

daurril

koss

05/24/02

9:15:30

B

reject specification

y

re: equipment damage (serial number unknown)

koss

daurril

05/21/02

14:36:29

B

damage specified

y

RE: equipment damage

daurril

russell

05/18/02

18:04:00

B

note no answer; make offer

RE: equipment damage

daurril

oswald

05/09/02

7:50:20

D

posit: sU is not Access

The Betrayal of Public Access

russell

daurril

05/08/02

16:16:12

B

thanks; will answer

RE: equipment damage

daurril

russell

05/08/02

11:58:00

B

ask for damage specifications

²

re: equipment damage

oswald

daurril

05/07/02

17:12:51

D

(see subject)

Public Access Needs Your Help

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05/02/02

10:00:00

D

PAC open house (no e-mail)

[event not email]

russell

daurril

04/18/02

18:03:36

B

damage $500, by 5/18

RE: equipment damage

koss

daurril

04/18/02

16:46:58

B

define current access

RE: JenKins on the Horn

daurril

koss

04/18/02

15:46:00

B

greg: remember question?

JenKins on the Horn

daurril

russell

04/18/02

15:05:00

B

request damage amount

equipment damage

koss

daurril

04/18/02

14:47:29

B

denial, then assert damage

y

RE: Jenkins on the Horn

daurril

koss

04/18/02

12:08:03

D

deny jenkins style, efficacy

y

Jenkins on the Horn

jenkins

daurril

04/16/02

19:40:04

D

(see subject)

y

Public Hearing 4-17-02 8:30am-sign up to speak

koss

daurril

04/02/02

16:23:29

D

(see subject)

n

Public Access on BOCC Agenda 4/3/02

daurril

russell

12/17/01

8:22:59

C

show front page from SHc

n

Family Christmas Festival

daurril

russell

12/16/01

10:11:07

C

offer poster

n

Family Christmas Festival

daurril

russell

12/04/01

18:40:30

C

show Fest 1990

n

Family Christmas Program

3

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05/20/01

14:00:00

B

returned equip damaged

¹

[event not email]

daurril

[poho]

05/17/01

7:54:31

A

finalize PHF coverage

y

Cable Access and PHF

daurril

[poho]

05/07/01

11:32:16

A

suggest PHF coverage

y

Public Access coverage

328

¹ days elapsed from return to demand

13

² days elapsed from request to damage description

9:27 AM 5/30/02:

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected]

Date: Mon, 7 May 2001 11:32:16 -0400

Subject: Public Access coverage

Rev Robert L Morgan;

I am sure you are not likely to remember, but Jim Hale and I were introduced to you a few months ago as guests of Don Arnold. Both of them have gone on to develop and indeed provide their witness to Christ in your congregation. In the course of my single visit, I did not hear you preach that day but am told you are rather good at it.

I am writing to ask if I may share my next visit there with the Public Access community in Tampa. I am motivated in this request not only for

their sake and the sake of my soul, but also because as a "Community Producer" I am required to deliver at least one production a year to

Access for cablecast. Over the last 12 years I have become perhaps their premier expositor of mainstream non-studio religious broadcasting, including principally the annual ecumenical Advent service from Incarnation Church. That site now being under reconstruction, I missed recording it for the year 2000. I should like this year to fulfill my annual commitment by building an hour program around what you all are doing at Potter's.

I understand there to be plenty of available footage, plus I am willing to personally record new material for this presentation. There is no

charge to either of us for my use of any Access facility. Programs are aired at least twice, when they may be freely copied. Please email or

call me for further details.

Yours in Christ,

Joe Daurril ([email protected]) 209-0113

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]

Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 07:54:31 -0400

Subject: Re: Cable Access and PHF

Pastor Robert:

Per the attached, I will then be available to tape at your church this Sunday (May 20th, 2001): I am as always in need of transportation, which

I am hoping that day Mr Arnold might provide. I seem to have to have preliminary approval to use at least one of Access' location cameras over the weekend (for them that is Sunday & Monday) which I will now seek to confirm. That would give us one Super VHS unit for our major shots, plus I still have my old RCA VHS unit. If you have anyone else who might run additional units, or any extra footage already done, I would blend them all in. I hope we will have time for some interviews, which need not be done in a rented area. Also I understand that your services are held in space that is sometimes a studio, so I will not try to (nor would I prefer to) haul lighting equipment. This will be carried as an unsponsored event, so there are no forms (except perhaps talent releases) to sign.

I thought at first I could do this in a month, but returning to Access I see there will soon be a lot of reconstruction there for new equipment,

so to play it safe I will ask them for 2 months. I will probably try to bracket our program into a series format that would let me visit other

sanctuaries, since Access allows 4 specials a year. These inclusions and all other content are subject to your approval, which I will seek to

obtain for each selected item (or its replacement), ala cart. I strongly suggest we do not wait for the final cut to make adjustments. We will

view the proposed last cut together before any cablecast, but I also cannot do anything that may be construed as distribution before Access

has had a chance to air it twice.

In order to put all our current understanding on the same page, I have also attached here my original proposal. Best of luck to us all,

Joe Daurril

On Wed, 16 May 2001 15:37:54 EDT [email protected] writes:

> Dear Joe,

>

> I discussed the exciting possibility of you coming to film with the staff

> and they are all for it as long as we have the opportunity of viewing the

> finished show and the power to approve or disapprove of it before being

> aired. Let me know. Thanks.

>

Pastor Robert

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 18:40:30 -0500

Subject: Family Christmas Program

Fred;

Tried twice to fax you at 254-2146: no carrier. Click on http://www.geocities.com/choirsofadvent/video/fest_1990.htm to view a

facsimile of my vintage web work from 1990. That was the year also when my annual COS truly flopped. See ya' Friday.

Joe Daurril

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2001 10:11:07 -0500

Subject: Family Christmas Festival

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Frederica;

While I have not prepared any press release, I hope you may derive enough information from the attached poster to include something in our next bulletin. An online poster is also available (that you may link to) at http://www.geocities.com/joedaurril/festival.htm. Also, the poster here

needs to be printed on legal-size paper.

AD MAJOREM DEI GLORIAM

Joe Daurril, 209-0113

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From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected]

Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 08:22:59 -0500

Subject: Family Christmas Festival

Fred;

You may want to post the front page from www.sacredheartfla.org/, and/or put a copy in the "good stuff" file. I've also sent the "release" to

other Catholic newsletters and websites, and will report my progress in that.

Joe D

From: Greg Koss <[email protected]>

To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>

Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 16:23:29 -0500

Subject: Public Access on BOCC Agenda 4/3/02

The subject of Public Access funding is on the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agenda tomorrow @ 2:45 p.m. This matter was placed on the agenda when one Commissioner Ronda Storms raised concerns regarding the content of a Public Access program.

The picture that is being painted of Public Access and the people who make it happen is not fair or accurate. I have been told that people who oppose the funding of Public Access have been calling the County Commissioners and asking them to take "pornography" off the air and oppose Public Access funding. If you would like to present the other side of this important issue, please make your voice heard.

Please tell everyone you know who wants Speak Up Tampa Bay to continue providing public access to call and write these people today. The meeting where Storms wishes to bring up the issue of not funding us will take place at 2:45PM tomorrow at the County Center. Friends are welcome to show up but calling and emailing would be great.

Stacy Easterling 272-5470

[email protected] [aide's name is joseph]

Jim Norman 272-5452

[email protected] [aide's name is ben]

Rev. Thomas Scott 272-5720 [email protected]

[aide's name is lennox]

Chris Hart 272-5725

[email protected] [aide's name is will]

Jan Platt 272-5730

[email protected] [aides names are charlene & gerry]

Pat Frank 272-5735

[email protected] [aides names are martha & carol]

Ronda Storms 272-5740 [email protected]

From: Wayne JenKins <[email protected]>

To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>

Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2002 19:40:04 -0400

Subject: Public Hearing 4-17-02 8:30am-sign up to speak

Commissioner Storms is up to her tricks again. It was just brought to

our attention Ronda is recruiting people to speak tommorow 4-17-02 at 8:30am

in front of the county commission at the county center downtown(601 E.

Kennedy Blvd. - the pink one). We know all of her recruits will be talking

bad about public access. She did not announce the hearing, because she just

wants her supporters to show up. This just shows you how dirty she is

playing.

Public Access needs as many of you to show up tomorrow and give

Ronda the shock of her life, because she doesn't know the hearing got

leaked. It is very important to appear so we can keep a level playing field.

Let's look at this as war having been declared .

SOLDIERS FRONT AND CENTER

Be There!

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],

[email protected],

[email protected]

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 12:08:03 -0400

Subject: Jenkins on the Horn

Mr Koss;

Thought you all might want (or need) a little feedback from the Producers on recent missives to us re: PAC problems with the BOCC. Starting particularly with some reflection on those authored by Mr JenKins. Now I have known Wayne since when he was the Center's Black poster boy more than a decade ago, and admired his progress thru the ranks even thru all the various jobs he's had there. Known for his total devotion to management's party line (whoever that may be at the time), he has always been quick (nearly as quick as James Austin) to bring his quaint sense of military necessity to the assignments he receives.

Soldiering is not what will save Access. You know and I know that the only thing that keep her from wiping Access out is that she does not yet

have the whole picture of it. But one good new bunny out of the hat could take the place down. Yesterday did have one shining moment related to good argument, and that was (for me least expected) from Tom Corbin. Otherwise, JenKin's call to arms was a waste of time. Presumably knowing they only had a few speakers with hardly anything to say, Mitchell's Thunderheads jammed public comment with the Thonosotta crowd forcing our called people to truncate their lengthier expositions.

Thinking of our appearance there as a success is something of a cruel joke. We got our asses whipped. Wayne's citation of a Wednesday paper (in a Thursday email) generally unavailable to us was also not particular constructive. If we had done anything useful, that may have been reported in Thursday's edition, as it was not. If there was something he wanted us to see, he may have just sent the link to it, like

http://tampatrib.com/nationworldnews/MGA0273I40D.html. I think, Greg, you should go back to putting your own ass (as you did on 4/2) on the line. So Wayne doesn't look like a fool, doing only what he's being told to do.

I did by the way make an evening stop there a few weeks ago, and was told by JenKins that he has no idea what my current permissions are with regard to the use of equipment. I thought (and told him) at the time this ignorance might not affect me, since I knew I was not allowed to

check out equipment he particularly controls. But it occurs to me that I might need something even out of his purvue, and get challenged on that. So I need an email, directed to both of us, telling what my current standing allows me to do.

--------- Forwarded message ----------

From: Wayne JenKins <[email protected]>

To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>

Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 22:54:56 -0400

Subject: Thank you

Message-ID: <F1B11A5170F8D4119F29000102B1CC2D0D1874@ntsbs>

I would like to take this time to thank you for responding to the last minute notice of the meeting of the county commissioners.

You really showed a true love for the access center, and that is the kind of love that will keep the doors open to all. Check out the Wednesday

4-17-02 Tampa Tribune "A" section. You really were soldiers today. The war is just beginnig, so lets stay sharp troops!

Thank you very much,

Wayne Jenkins

From: Greg Koss <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Cc: [email protected], [email protected],

[email protected],

Frederica Russell <[email protected]>,

Wayne JenKins <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:47:29 -0400

Subject: RE: Jenkins on the Horn

Dear Mr. Daurril:

Thank you for your communication of April 18, 2002. First, let me assure you that the e-mail message you received on April 16th was not intended as an official communication from Speak Up Tampa Bay Public Access Television, Inc. There was no official representation of Speak Up Tampa Bay at the April 17th BOCC meeting because the matter of Public Access was not scheduled to be on the agenda. Our office received no notice that Public Access would be discussed at the April 17th BOCC meeting.

Late Tuesday, staff working the evening shift was informed that an effort was being made to encourage people to speak against Public Access at the next morning's BOCC meeting. The communication Mr. Jenkins sent was simply a well-intended attempt to provide Public Access producers with some notice so they would have the opportunity to present their points of view. As to the comments made by those who did attend, our office cannot control what Public Access producers say. That, of course, is the point.

Regarding your current standing as a Public Access user, our records indicate that a location camera checked out to you on May 19, 2001 was returned damaged on May 22, 2001. The report indicates that the camera was damaged when it fell from a tripod. The report further indicates that the camera is damaged beyond repair and needs to be replaced. The Public Access Policies & Procedures read as follows:

"The Access Producer is responsible for damage to equipment of facilities entrusted to their care resulting from misuse, mistreatment, accident, neglect, and theft. Normal wear is excluded. Should the aforementioned occur, the Producer will be immediately suspended. Such suspension will remain in effect until full compensation is made, or until an installment payment contract is signed. Should the Producer fail to meet the terms of the repayment contract, the Producer will be suspended until full restitution is made."

Operations Manager Frederica Russell has informed me that she made a partial exception to this policy on your behalf. Rather than a full suspension, you have been suspended from any further use of portable, check-out equipment until arrangements for repayment have been made. This exception was made due to the fact that the equipment damaged while in you care was from the old equipment pool inherited from Time Warner and the loss has not significantly impacted our ability to offer equipment to the public. Also taken into consideration were your long history and exemplary record as a Public Access Producer. Please be aware, however, that Public Access equipment is technically the property of the City of Tampa and we are responsible for it. Incidents of loss, theft or damage must be addressed.

Please contact Frederica Russell to make arrangements for the replacement of this equipment as soon as possible. If you have not made arrangements for repayment by May 18th, a full suspension will be implemented pursuant to the Public Access Policies & Procedures.

Thank you for your continued support of Public Access Television in our community. Please feel free to contact our office if you have questions or require any additional information.

Gregory A. Koss ([email protected])

Executive Director

Tampa Bay Community Network

Speak Up Tampa Bay

1001 North B Street

Tampa, FL 33606

Tel (813) 254-1687 / Ext. 16

Fax (813) 253-2146

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected]

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 15:05:16 -0400

Subject: equipment damage

Pursuant to the communication (cited below) we both received from Mr Koss, I would appreciate being told by return e-mail precisely what arrangement (or even parameters) in this particular case, he envisions.

As a Producer I continue to look forward to the support of Public AccessTelevision in our community, as I have long before SpeakUp (and presumably long after).

Joe D.

From: Joe J Daurril [mailto:[email protected]]

Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2002 3:46 PM

To: Greg Koss

Cc: [email protected]; Frederica Russell

Subject: JenKins on the Horn

Dear Mr. Koss:

As everyone there knows, I have always been a friend and indeed no stranger to lengthy dissertation. But I cannot find in re: JenKins on

the Horn any sign of where to find an email, directed to both of us, telling what my current standing allows me to do. Underline "current'.

That I can wave under his nose when required to do so.

Will that be available? Before you go home today?

Joe D.

From: Greg Koss <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Cc: [email protected],

Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 16:46:58 -0400

Subject: RE: JenKins on the Horn

Dear Mr. Daurril:

Your current status allows you do participate in any Public Access activity for which you are certified that does not involve the use of portable

check-out equipment. Examples include editing and studio production. Such participation is, of course, subject to availability of facilities and guidelines of use outlined in the Public Access Policies & Procedures.

Thank you for your continued support of Public Access Television in our community.

Gregory A. Koss ([email protected])

Executive Director

Tampa Bay Community Network

Speak Up Tampa Bay

1001 North B Street

Tampa, FL 33606

Tel (813) 254-1687 / Ext. 16

Fax (813) 253-2146

From: Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Cc: Greg Koss <[email protected]>,

"'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>,

"'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 18:03:36 -0400

Subject: RE: equipment damage

Hi Joe,

Thank you for writing. Thanks also for your inquiry regarding the replacement of Public Access equipment damaged while in your care. Of

course, the most desirable plan would be payment in full. However, if a payment plan is needed, please let me know how much you are able to pay. Payments can be scheduled on either a monthly or weekly basis. The total replacement cost is $500.

Thanks,

Freddie

From: Erin Oswald <[email protected]>

To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>

Date: Tue, 7 May 2002 17:12:51 -0400

Subject: Public Access Needs Your Help

Speak Up Tampa Bay has asked the BOCC to retract the claim of "breach of contract" made by the County Attorney's office within ten days. If they do not, there will be legal action. We need for all of our members to get busy and flood the BOCC with phone calls, letters, and e-mails by this Friday (May 10, 2002) asking that they withdraw the claim of breach and discuss these matters with us rather than heading into expensive legal proceedings which will cost us all -- as tax payers -- a lot of money. That money will be wasted, since the County will end up losing anyway.

Below is the phone and e-mail information for our County Commissioners:

Stacey L. Easterling

272-5470

Jim Norman, Vice Chair

272-5452

Thomas Scott, Chaplain

272-5720

Ronda Storms

272-5740

Chris Hart

272-5725

Jan Platt

272-5730

Pat Frank, Chairman

272-5735

or go to: http://www.hillsboroughcounty.org/mail/email.html

and check off the commissioners names and email them a letter

Help save our community voice of Public Access. Please, call or email your

county commissioners today.

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 11:57:57 -0400

Well, Freddie;

I certainly appreciate this belated reply to what I have inquired of you regarding settlement nearly every time we've spoken since last year's May 22nd incident. And I'm sure we will arrive at some amiable agreement to settle within the specified period, ending a month from now on May 18th.

I'm sure you and Greg want the settlement to be fair, and I would like to review with you some additional information affecting my confidence in your figures. These only fall into 2 categories:

1: I would like to have some more information relating to the equipment and physical damage: I must preface this by immediately conceding that a long time has passed to reconstruct some of this information, but that delay is not due at all to my putting the question off. I do regret that any access equipment is ever damaged, but in this case the omission sadly beyond my recovery is to assemble and inspect the tripod head before I ever removed the equipment from your premises. Given the history of your "services" to me both immediately before and after the one now in question, I now doubt that that head would ever have supported that camera even if I had the whole day to attempt it. So in my frustration I thought I heard the "click," and Access thereby scored a "gotcha." Fortunately, "gotchas" are reciprocal, and abound whether I am a member of Access or not.

Therefore I might now make the following inquiries:

May I have a copy of the actual Incident Report?

What was the cost, both originally to the City and then to you, of the equipment?

What are the complete model and serial numbers of any identifiable parts?

It is my understanding that, aside from our contractual obligations, all this equipment is insured.

What then claims have been filed and/or settlements received?

If "totaled," and I am to pay for its replacement, may I have the equipment in whatever condition it is in?

Is the equipment available for a second opinion on the damage sustained? If not why not?

"Totaled" is a conclusion: please identify the components with associated cost, actually damaged.

Who in fact - exactly - makes your damage assessments?

What means "replacement," for $500, of an entire video unit?

2: As I have been nowhere near your present inventory of transportable video equipment, and anticipate a happy training and recertification

experience among your location clientele, I have some questions pertaining your present collection.

Was not the type of camera I lost scheduled for the junk pile a month or two later?

What has actually become of other undamaged cameras of that model and type?

What type of location cameras do you use now: what is their cost, and how many are there?

I ask these questions not only to assure myself and other Producers that SpeakUp's only plan is not just to get rich from both the County and the Producers. Chris Hart's confusion re: Policy & Procedures notorious self-serving obscurity may well extend to how you assess damage, and Producers have wondered since the earliest days of Katho Kemphe that your rules were not selectively enforced according to who "violated" them.

So let Greg grab it by the balls, baby!

Joe D.

From: Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Date: Wed, 8 May 2002 16:16:12 -0400

Subject: RE: equipment damage

Hi Joe,

Thank you for writing. Thanks also for your questions regarding the equipment that was broken while in your care. As soon as I get the answers to your questions, I will reply back to you.

Best Wishes,

Freddie

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 07:50:20 -0400

Subject: The Betrayal of Public Access

Dear Erin;

Whatever else may come of Tampa's May 2nd Access Awareness, I was pleased in 2002 at least to see the new faces there. In fact, without knowing who was who I could hardly come up nodding and smiling at correspondence I altogether rejected from Wayne Jenkins: what a difference a small change in variables (like personnel) makes. In fact also, last Thursday was bracketed by events that touched much in my emotional Access past. Wednesday reminded me that our current producing leadership hardly ever does well before the Board, especially when as busily impersonating Christians they do not know the difference between Jimmy Stewart and Jimmy Swaggart. On Saturday I chanced to see "Music Man" at Seminole Presbyterian, which I taped using Access in 1992 with the recent lead's older brother as Harold Hill. Impossible seeing it not to be filled with hope and confidence in the latest matriculation of young Americans.

Which is why I hesitate to support any positive concern for the continuation of SpeakUp. Neither the dreams of Seminole's children nor

my dreams are the dreams of your management at Public Access. Early in my association with Access we were told it is not management's concern to promote producers, and all of the last several managements at Access have been one extravagant effort to prove that. Consider Katho Kempfe's whimsical total decertification of the producing population in i/a 1980, the subsequent purges called "re-certification," the apparent need for each new management to "re-discover" its active producers, and the vanishing Producers association; no wonder there's nothing left on site for our defense but a tenured collection of the essentially mediocre.

Speakup is two years into its five-year plan for us; this I presume is how long it will take to establish a scarcity of cablecast resources, the

dominance of mediating structures, and the preeminence of private good over public good. The Storms' confrontation is a paper tiger, designed to promote the replacement of our programming with NPO materials. The issue at the County is very simple: Democrats have a great love for NPOs (and have their own producers at Access), and Republicans in an election year have neither. And the Alliance for Community Media now celebrates twenty years of campaigning for the takeover of every Public site by "non-profits" - like Speak-Up, that is led by a "master" in the creation of non-profits.

I do not particularly identify the fate of public access with the destiny of SpeakUp. I do wish producers so enamored of SpeakUp might travel with them and enjoy their company at some other location. The cost you refer to will be brought about by SpeakUp, not by the County. How delicious that "contract law," persistently used to undermine the Constitution, is now paramount to Republican thinking both as to "breach" and "restraint of trade." Believe me Erin: First Amendment has long been left in the dust by both contestants.

Personally I can respect your enthusiasm to sustain the only Access you know, and from my work there over the last 15 years you can only know Irespect your ideals: These are however sadly misplaced with SpeakUp.

Support your Access Producers.

Joe Daurril - www.geocities.com/joedaurril/Videos.htm

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 18:04:12 -0400

Subject: RE: equipment damage

As of 5 PM this date I have not received any communication from SpeakUp Access to my request for information pertaining to the extent of alleged damage to the equipment I borrowed last May. I further understand that your apparent willingness to gather the information does not, in Detroit thinking, supercede Koss' unilateral demand that by this date I should have agree(d) to start paying the stipulated $500.

You do understand that I regard this amount and the circumstances under which it is being obtained as pure unadulterated extortion. Nonetheless, I am prepared to offer you $20 / month for as long as it takes to settle, in order to retain my Access usage. Certainly if SpeakUp needs more, I will do my best to get it.

From: Greg Koss <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>,

Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

Cc: [email protected], [email protected],

"Mindy Snyder (E-mail)" <[email protected]>

Date: Tue, 21 May 2002 14:36:29 -0400

Subject: RE: equipment damage

Dear Mr. Daurril:

Two different options were examined with regard to the camera damaged while

in your care. Our engineer supplied me with the following estimate for

repair:

1 - Camera Process Circuit Board P/N VEP23146H $425.00

1 - C.C.D. Drive Circuit Board P/N VEP22117C $225.00

1 - Labor $100.00

TOTAL $750.00

The camera in question was a Panasonic AG-456 Professional S-VHS Camcorder. That particular model has been discontinued, but is still available from some vendors for approximately $1,500. Another comparable model (Panasonic AG-188U) would cost approximately $700.

We concluded that all of these options were too costly and sought to find some middle ground. Our goal, after all, was simply to replace a broken camera with a working camera. $500 would allow us to buy a decent camcorder (possibly the Sony DCR-TRV140 or comparable model) that could be added to our pool of location equipment and checked out by community producers.

While it is true that the damaged camera was old, it was still a piece of functioning Public Access equipment that is owned by the City of Tampa. Pursuant to our contract with the City, Speak Up Tampa Bay is responsible for maintaining that equipment. We cannot simply decide to write a piece of Public Access equipment off because of it is old and "headed for the junk pile." Speak Up Tampa Bay replaced the other location cameras you inquired about with six(6) new DVCPRO cameras at a cost of approximately $6,000 each.

You should also be aware that this was not a "gotcha" or "pure unadulterated extortion" as stated in your previous e-mail messages. This is standard procedure. Producers have damaged and paid to replace or repair Public Access equipment in the past. That's the responsibility all of our producers accept when they check out equipment.

Feel free to contact our office if you have questions or require any additional information. Thank you for your continued support of Public

Access Television in our community.

Gregory A. Koss ([email protected])

Executive Director

Tampa Bay Community Network

Speak Up Tampa Bay

1001 North B Street

Tampa, FL 33606

Tel (813) 254-1687 / Ext. 16

Fax (813) 253-2146

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected],

[email protected]

Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 09:15:30 -0400

Subject: re: equipment damage (serial number unknown)

Gregory A. Koss

Executive Director

Tampa Bay Community Network

Speak Up Tampa Bay

1001 North B Street

Tampa, FL 33606

I am pleased to receive, after my usual extra correspondence, some response in my continuing effort to resolve arrangements to pay for the

damaged equipment. From that email, I may understand your advertised preference for process over event is a wish rather than habit. Process is clearly of much less interest to you than it is to me.

You are locked into nothing more than redefining events. You have translated the "gotcha" referring to the condition of the tripod head to

my alleged misunderstanding of a producer's custodial responsibilities. I in fact participated in the construction of those rules, and you

(except for the use of a rubber stamp) did not. "Extortion" is excised from my sentence that referred to "amount and circumstance," not to

existence of a rule. Nothing in your response addresses where the equipment that is defined (by you not me) as "junk" is now, or why you

waited till it was gone to describe the damage. So "extortion" I believe is still the perhaps insufficient operative word.

Of course I would never presume to suggest that your bizarre interpretation of my message may reflect similar misconstruction in the

details of your investigation. But after its destructive fall, it is amazing that no damage is yet reported to the camera's wholly then

recoverable optics, nor to any other glass parts, nor to the tape transport mechanism - but only to two components-mounted etched-pheonolic boards so securely installed that it takes a $100 in labor to replace them (and their cover). And of course I only offer this consideration from my own experience in destructive testing for GM Labs in Chicago, where I did indeed fail in the mid-70's entire batches of AEC parts.

What I'm getting from you are mere snapshots of discrete events: reasoning no better than "if that is a rule, this must be a violation."

From the days of Katho Kampfe "workers" shudder at the prospect of the extra "trip" that will be brought into any issue by involving local

"management." But I am sure you have successfully described the basis for these charges to yourself, which for now is all that matters.

Further diligent investigation may reveal I have already told what as an unemployable pensioned person I can afford to pay toward this equipment fine out of my "discretionary" (ie food and transportation) allowance of $250/month. I realize lately I have a very small budget to cover my mistakes at Access, although it is very clear to me now what they were and how I might next avoid them. Although I am twice a Golden Cassette winner for van work, I can promise you from my experience with SpeakUp I would never attempt to use the van, location equipment, or any studio under your management. I would however need playback, editing, and / or the dub rack - understanding that once in your hands surviving material may yet be tampered with or otherwise poorly shown.

So I need for you to either accept or reject what I can reasonably contribute toward settlement, which should be further conditioned to

start on the 15th. And I would expect in exchange to receive at least the remains of this "destroyed" equipment - even though if actually

received, it may appear to have been run over by a truck.

Please don't forget, in closing your next correspondence with a Producer, to remind him who in your regime gets the support, and who does not. It won't be news. And be assured I do not expect to be saved by the County's refusal to renew SpeakUp's contract: they have no more idea who Access is than you do. I might also mention, as I do to every new manager (and Fred every time), that where you work is 1001 West North B Street - it is not 1001 North on something called "B" street: that correction might enable unescorted ordinary people expecting one day to be Producers to find the place.

From: Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 11:47:34 -0400

Subject: Repayment Plan for Damaged Equipment

Hi Joe,

Mr. Koss forwarded your email to me for reply. Your proposed repayment plan of $20.00 per month is agreeable to us. You may begin your payments on the 15th of June 2002.

Best Wishes,

Frederica

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 13:19:04 -0400

Subject: Client Agreement, Repayment Plan for Damaged Equipment

Gregory A. Koss

Executive Director

Tampa Bay Community Network

Speak Up Tampa Bay

1001 North B Street

Tampa, FL 33606

Will commence indicated payment as scheduled. Before much more time elapses, and before we lose the thought: may we learn now the serial number of subject equipment, and its disposition (including location)?

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected]

Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 09:23:10 -0400

Subject: Fw: (WEB mail) - SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

Another spoiled grape in SpeakUp's cornucopia of dissent ...

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From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 09:12:42 -0400

Subject: (WEB mail) - SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

This is a copy of the message you sent to Hillsborough County

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ATTN: General County Information,Commissioner Stacey Easterling (D1), Commissioner Jim Norman (D2), Commissioner Thomas Scott (D3), Commissioner Ronda Storms (D4), Commissioner Chris Hart (D5), Commissioner Jan Platt (D6), Commissioner Pat Frank (D7), County Administrator's Office

*****************************************************

Name: Joe Daurril

Address: PO Box 2794

City, State Zip: Tampa, FL 33601

Phone: (813) 209-0113

Email: [email protected]

Respond Via: E-mail

Subject: SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

Message: From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected]

Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 12:21:49 -0400

Subject: Extortion

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

A somewhat more orderly presentation of the several subject emails I've copied to you is available at www.geocities.com/joedaurril/destroyed/emails.htm. You see, your interest and patience have been rewarded.

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From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 06:58:44 -0400

Subject: (WEB mail) - SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

This is a copy of the message you sent to Hillsborough County

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ATTN:

General County Information,Commissioner Stacey Easterling (D1),Commissioner Jim Norman (D2),Commissioner Ronda Storms (D4),Commissioner Chris Hart (D5),County Administrator's Office

*****************************************************

Subject: SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

Message: revised prologue to www.geocities.com/joedaurril/destroyed/emails.htm:

“Early in 2001 I returned a presumably damaged camera for PAC assessment. Content for one month short of a year to simply deny me further access to location equipment (and blind me therefore to the actual state of that inventory), PAC management simply waited for some retaliatory moment by which to pursue dialogue on the incident. This April I raised public objection to SpeakUp promoting itself as a First Amendment forum, and was answered in a denial that also demanded (328 days after returning the equipment) the full cost of a replacement camcorder. There is now no trace of the returned camera in SpeakUp’s inventory, either to verify the damage or surrender it to its “purchaser.” So all we have empirically is that where Access had one but camera it now has two, and an administratively unpopular Producer will be made to pay out of his own pocket for the extra one. Or be expelled from Access.” Joe Daurril. 6/3/2002

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From: "Joseph Agostini" <[email protected]>

To: <[email protected]>

Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2002 15:11:35 -0400

Subject: Re: (WEB mail) - SpeakUp Producer Extorted for "disappeared" camera

Message-ID: <scff7baa.093@groupwise>

Dear Mr. Daurril:

Thank you for contacting this office regarding "SpeakUp Director Extorted for disappeared camera". We appreciate your taking the time to communicate with us.

At first glance, it seems to me that yours is a legal matter and should be consulted with a competent attorney.

Again, thank you for your e-mail.

Sincerely,

Joseph Agostini

Aide to Commissioner Easterling

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 09:12:28 -0400

Subject: extortion

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

Dear Mr Koss;

Need to know who's name goes on my check for tomorrow's contribution.

J. Daurril www.geocities.com/joedaurril/destroyed/emails.htm

From: Greg Koss <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Cc: Frederica Russell <[email protected]>,

[email protected], [email protected],

[email protected]

Date: Fri, 14 Jun 2002 10:46:52 -0400

Subject: RE: extortion

Message-ID: <F1B11A5170F8D4119F29000102B1CC2D0DF5E7@ntsbs>

Dear Mr. Daurril:

Thank you for your inquiry. Checks should be made payable to Speak Up Tampa Bay Public Access Television, Inc.

Gregory A. Koss ([email protected])

Per preceding instructions from SpeakUp, delivered the above instrument 6/15/2002, to be followed over 2 years by 24 more:

From: Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]>

Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2002 14:27:32 -0400

Subject: June 15, 2002 Payment Received

Message-ID: <F1B11A5170F8D4119F29000102B1CC2D07150B@ntsbs>

Hi Joe,

Your first payment of $20.00 dated June 15, 2002, on your personal check numbered 0294 has been received by this office. This payment will be

deducted from the total replacement costs ($500) of the location camera broken while in your care.

Thank You,

Frederica

Office of the County Administrator

Daniel A. Kleman

June 26, 2002

Mr. Joe Daurril

Post Office Box 2794

Tampa, FL 33601

RE: Administrative Referral # 20755 Charge for Broken Camera by Tampa Bay Community Network (Speak Up Tampa Bay Public Access Television, Inc.)

Dear Mr. Daurril:

County Administrator Daniel A. Kleman forwarded a copy of your June 4, 2002 e-mail sent to the Board of County Commissioners regarding Speak Up's administration pursuing reimbursement for a broken camera.

It is the responsibility of the Management and Budget Department to ensure that unincorporated Hillsborough County residents who have a concern regarding cable service or cable related programming are afforded an opportunity to voice a complaint and obtain resolution in a timely manner.

The Department has recorded the information provided in your e-mail on a Notice of Cable Complaint Form and forwarded the form to Speak Up for their attention. We expect their response within 15 days and anticipate satisfactory resolution.

Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns with the County.

Sincerely,

Eric R. Johnson, Director

Management and Budget

cc: Board of County Commissioners

Daniel A. Kleman, County Administrator

Edwin J. Hunzeker, Assistant County Administrator

Orlando Perez, Assistant County Attorney

(on TBCN letterhead form:)

July 18, 2002

Mr. Joe Daurril

xxxx xxxxxxxxxx xx

Tampa, Florida xxxxx

RE: Payment for broken equipment

Dear Mr. Daurril:

The arrangements we have made with you to pay for the equipment (1 location camera) that was broken while in your care (checked out to you on May 19, 2001 through May 22, 2001) is $500.00 to be paid in monthly payments of $20.00.

If you will come by the office and sign an installment payment contract stating the above, your location privileges will be reinstated at that time. (Page 6 of the Policy and Procedures Guide).

If you have any further questions, please call me at 254-1687 extension 14.

Thank you,

Frederica Russell

Operations Manager

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Date: Mon, 22 Jul 2002 11:09:03 -0400

Subject: (WEB mail) - Administrative Referral # 20755

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

This is a copy of the message you sent to Hillsborough County

*****************************************************

ATTN:

Commissioner Stacey Easterling (D1),Commissioner Ronda Storms (D4),Commissioner Chris Hart (D5)

*****************************************************

Name: Joe Daurril

Address: PO Box 2794

City, State Zip: Tampa, FL 33601

Phone: (813) 209-0113

Email: [email protected]

Respond Via: E-mail

Subject: Administrative Referral # 20755

Message: Dear Commissioners:

Please accept this perhaps belated expression of gratitude for your expression of interest in my problem with SpeakUp, presumably represented in Budget's June 26th Administrative Referral # 20755. Now 11 days past the 15 allowed for SpeakUp's response, I have received nothing from anyone in Eric Johnson's distribution, and only a demand from SpeakUp (6/18/2003) for my public endorsement of their allegation of damage.

A transcript of that demand is available at http://www.geocities.com/joedaurril/destroyed/emails.htm#r33: I have appended a copy there (daurril: removed because it is included here) of what SpeakUp perceives as their rule governing the situation, which is:

“The Access Producer is responsible for damage to equipment or facilities entrusted to their care resulting from misuse, mistreatment, accident, neglect, and theft. Normal wear is excluded. Should the aforementioned occur, the Producer will be immediately suspended. Such suspension will remain in effect until full compensation is made, or until an installment payment contract is signed. Should the Producer fail to meet terms of the repayment contract, the Producer will be suspended until full restitution is made.”

You may note that given any rule, especially theirs, they will manage themselves to be in violation of it. Full suspension (partial is not defined) did not proceed immediately, but was only threatened 328 days after the alleged incident and only after all evidence which might support or repudiate their claim disappeared. I have agreed to pay what they asked only because I am threatened with suspension if I do not, and not because either I or any reasonable might believe the damage they allege occurred.

Notwithstanding the letter of their rule, I have diligently accommodated the extortion. Checks were delivered promptly on June 15th and Bastille Day. The first did not see my bank till July, and the last not yet. I am yet to be convinced of any need to change my present arrangement. I look forward to hearing of Eric's findings.

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From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected]

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 08:01:16 -0400

Subject: Extortion.

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

Dear Fred;

Received your letter inviting me to deny the extortion. Please mail me a copy of what you had in mind, and I will certainly give it the attention it deserves. Please also confirm by e-mail that you have received my check for July, which was last seen in Wayne Jenkins hand while we were discussing it, on July 14th.

Thank you for your prompt attention in this matter. Please support your public access producers.

Joe D.

From: Frederica Russell <[email protected]>

To: 'Joe J Daurril' <[email protected]>

Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2002 13:33:06 -0400

Subject: RE: Extortion.

Message-ID: <F1B11A5170F8D4119F29000102B1CC2D0F6985@ntsbs>

Hi Joe,

Attached is the agreement.

Freddie

daurril: following was attached as a Word document. Please note SuTB’s original contention of "damage" to equipment returned is now first constructed here to suggest that I returned nothing.

SPEAK UP TAMPA BAY

REPAYMENT AGREEMENT

LOSS OF PUBLIC ACCESS EQUIPMENT

BY COMMUNITY PRODUCER

With respect to the loss of location equipment that was entrusted to me as a Public Access Producer on May 19, 2001, I am willing to agree to the following schedule of financial repayments.

I understand that my privileges for reserving and using the Public Access Center's location equipment have been suspended, and will be restored upon entering into this agreement with you.

The total value of the broken location equipment that was returned to the Public Access Center as scheduled on May 22, 2001 is $500.00. I am requesting to make payments in the amount of $20.00 each month. I will submit the repayments to the Public Access Center in person during each month.

It is my intent to pay off the entire balance of this loss. My first scheduled payment began on June 15, 2002, to date I have made two payments of $20.00 each making the total amount owed as of this date is $460.00.

Mr. Joe Daurril

Public Access Producer

Confirmed Receipt and Witness by

Ms. Frederica Russell

Public Access Operations Manager

July 23, 2002

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected],[email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 04:22:09 -0400

Subject: REPAYMENT AGREEMENT

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

Fred;

In order that the subject might not come up if I should be on the premises, I would tell you now remotely that I cannot subscribe to subject agreement at this time. As you have provided it, it is false, misleading, and superfluous to the arrangement already made under earlier coercion in conformity to the needs of Public Access Policies (Facilities Use). Pursuant to that arrangement, I believe I am entitled to the use of all Access facilities, including (as well as training in) the use of the latest location equipment.

I have attached two documents for the convenience of our audience:

36 russell daurril 07/18/02 13:33:06 B Proposed agreement attached RE Extortion

34 daurril (BOCC) 07/22/02 11:09 B Request for referral response Administrative referral #20755

Joe Daurril, Public Access Producer

From: Joe J Daurril <[email protected]>

To: [email protected]

Cc: [email protected],[email protected],

[email protected],[email protected]

Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2003 19:35:22 -0500

Subject: Location Training

Message-ID: <[email protected]>

One of the interesting characteristics of post-Flynn management at Tampa Public Access is a persistent tendency toward client misdirection at every level of communication to it. Starting of course as I have often explained to Frederika with your advertised location; there being no such thing as "1001 North" on "B Street" in Tampa. More perhaps importantly, while Kampfe sought to dilute her irresponsibility among a whole variety of in fact equally incompetent staff, she did not elect as the SuTB regime has to have their manager altogether disappear behind Frederika. I will not be deceived, Gregg: this Bud is for you ...

A few months ago Fred suggested I might repristinate Access' confidence in my location skills by re certifying on current equipment via Wayne Jenkins 6-week course (2 hrs/wk). While I agreed to attend, you must understand it was also my advertised position that the Center will pass marginal equipment into the field and expect full payment for whatever damage may ensue. In other words, finish or not, I might not use the certification.

I was there for every meeting except the final written test: of the three users usually attending, one certified. In the meantime Jenkins I

understand was fired and I am now told that to certify I must not only take the written but take a camera out and submit a program for review.

I can hardly imagine under those conditions less incentive to obtain a new location certification. When I first certified (perhaps eight years

ago), the process was to coordinate time with a senior liaison, check out a camera, and go together to the steps in front of the Convention Center: take the whole course and be certified in less than a half hour. I will not review at this time what the 10-hour course under Jenkins amounted to: but to give that certification another 10 seconds of my time would be a patent waste.

I may shortly provide you with a unsolicited general appraisal of my training experiences at SuTB, with particular but not exclusive emphasis on Mr Jenkins contributions, both in his recent and previous employment at Access. For the time being this note will be included with regard to its "camera" implications in my complaint on extortion. The "Education" issue though may take on a life of its own.

Joe D.

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