In April, Mark Owens, the Chairman of the MCDP, asked that I chair the MCDP Strategic Planning Committee. I wrote a letter distributed at the June MCDP Central Committee meeting inviting any interested Central Committee member to join the committee. One person who signed up expressed strong disagreement with the fact that goals have already been established for the committee and in an exchange of several emails urged that a new process for goal identification be initiated. Yesterday, I finally had an opportunity to meet this individual in person. I was surprised by the stubbornness with which she maintained

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At the June 27 meeting of the MCDP Central Committee, members will vote on the following changes to the MCDP Constitution:

Minutes of Central Committee meetings shall include a record of all members in attendance at the meeting and shall identify the precinct that each attending member represents. Each Central Committee meeting will include a review of the minutes of the previous meeting for changes and approval by vote of the Committee. Each Central Committee meeting will include a Treasurer’s report. Each calendar year, the Central Committee will discuss, vote on changes, and approve the MCDP budget for that

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My viburnum bush keeps growing. It’s spectacular. It must be 15 feet tall and this year it is full of blooms. I bought it maybe ten years ago at Siebenthaler’s. I don’t remember the specific name of the plant.

This picture was taken three years ago.