Mannie
(the Pollyanna)
http://www.eveningsun.com/ci_10955323
Regards from the Garden State,
Steve
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]]>There are only so many people and so many dollars for Civil War projects. There are a lot of choices where you can give your dollars — if you dislike the Gettysburg Foundation or how it’s managed, you can donate to the Civil War Preservation Trust, Adams County Historical Society, even the Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association. Given that there is a lot of choice for what folks can do with their money, I personally wouldn’t want someone controversial and who has already alienated portions of the potential donating public to be serving as the top figure for my fund raising arm. Just my opinion.
]]>I don’t have a dog in this fight. But from the perspective of non-profit organizations, it is quite common for the most involved founders to accept the staff role of operating the organization. Mothers most involved in birthing a child usually play a major role in caring for and nurturing the baby.
Perhaps there is something more than meets the eye in this situation. But I see no shame, no conflict, nor any breech of faith for this man to move on to a new position where he feels he can play a meaningful role, AND make more money than he did as a government staffer.
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ll remember John for his vision and what was accomplished here.†IMHO, controversy has accompanied Mr. Latschar's reign since he first step foot in Gettysburg. Am sorry Mr. Peterson, but I'll remember.
Am all for the changes done to the battlefield, and I have no problem in saluting Latschar's involvement with that, but this news reconfirms my feelings on the Gettysburg Foundation. I never signed up or donated money either, as I had many questions about this since the beginning of this process and those questions were never answered.
IIRC, the main reason why a new VC was "needed" was to have space to show all of the Gettysburg related stuff that could not be displayed in the old place. That ain't the case folks, and not right either.
Regards from the Garden State,
Steve]]>This quote from the article bothered me. “Twenty years from now, we won’t even remember all of the controversy. We’ll remember John for his vision and what was accomplished here.†IMHO, controversy has accompanied Mr. Latschar’s reign since he first step foot in Gettysburg. Am sorry Mr. Peterson, but I’ll remember.
Am all for the changes done to the battlefield, and I have no problem in saluting Latschar’s involvement with that, but this news reconfirms my feelings on the Gettysburg Foundation. I never signed up or donated money either, as I had many questions about this since the beginning of this process and those questions were never answered.
IIRC, the main reason why a new VC was “needed” was to have space to show all of the Gettysburg related stuff that could not be displayed in the old place. That ain’t the case folks, and not right either.
Regards from the Garden State,
Steve
]]>When a ranger I knew left his park to accept a college-level teaching job, he informed me that he could not accept money for a battlefield tour at his old park for 24 months because of conflict of interest restrictions.
How can Latcher leave GNMP, and then immediately take a job at the Foundation?
Dave Powell
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