Comments on: Banner rejection clarified

By: christopher newton

christopher newton — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 16:05:26 +0000

A complete freedom of speech doesn’t exist in the U.S.. Speech is clasified into speech types that are considered if/when a situatiion is taken to court. Honoring a sevicemember is quite alright, but let’s consider the consequences of that code being eliminated entirely because of this desire for a complete freedom of speech. And mind you all that this is one person trying to decorate a space in the community that ideally belongs to ALL its members.

I welcome your feedback.
ChrisSnewton@gmail

By: kathleen2

kathleen2 — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:31:11 +0000

How sad that we have a mayor who is so jeolous of someone who has died.

By: embarassed

embarassed — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:49:01 +0000

“This is not me versus anybody,” Stocks said. “The banners were simply against the city’s municipal code.”
NO,THEY ARE NOT! The Arts Alive Banners are honoring a dedicated councilmember who served our community for over a decade. She got more votes, when she ran for office than any who ran with her and she died in office. There is nothing political at all here. Stocks is the one who is calling the shots and calling it political. I question how Stocks would feel if he knew that political enemies would fight against citizens of our city to honor him, if he were to die in office. What is even more repugnent is the city, Stocks, rejecting a permit for Maggie Houlihan’s Memorial at Cottonwood Creek Park. That did not stop the memorial, but they did it without a permit.
And NO this is not like putting up banners of JFK or MLK. It is like honoring JFK or MLK for their service after their untimely death in office.
I am very embarassed by our mayor.