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color=#0000ff size=2>Alyssa, I didn't mention paying off the mortgage as a bad
thing. I think it was very proper and read that it took a great burden off the
folks at Peace House so $$ could be spent on other things -- like food and
plumbing. It was not at all a criticism. Lee L</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org
[mailto:discuss-bounces@paa-tx.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Alyssa
Burgin<BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, April 07, 2007 10:33 PM<BR><B>Cc:</B> PAA
Discuss List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [PAA-Discuss] Oh shit - Crawford Peace
House<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>Whoa, did this discussion ever change while I was at the
movies.<BR><BR>Absolutely right about the land, and about the second part of the
land, and yes, the Crawford Peace House mortgage was paid off by donations, but
it wasn't that much to begin with. I was working with the Dallas people who
bought the house long before Cindy ever came along, and I watched it grow.
Johnny Wolf had paid down on the house initially, and was already being helped
by some minor donations, but the house didn't cost very much. If you had seen it
when it was first purchased--and considering that it is in a community that not
too many people (other than Ted Nugent and the President) didn't care to live
in--well, let's just say, don't think of it as Craftsman 2/1 in the Heights.
Think of it more like a Craftsman 2/1 in the Heights in 1965. <BR><BR>Robert,
you couldn't possibly be more wrong. There's no big conspiracy theory to it,
some nice people who were trying to do the right thing didn't happen to know
anything about bookkeeping, or running a corporation under the S.O.S. and
Comptroller's rules. They wouldn't be the first in that category.<BR><BR>Ms.
Oliver is apparently angry over personal disputes with individuals. That happens
when strong-willed people get involved in something about which they are
passionate, such as the pursuit of peace. If Ms. Oliver had just raised
questions about the finances, that would be one thing, but her actions in
attempting to secure the use of the Crawford Peace House name would indicate to
me, I don't know about anyone else, that she has some personal axe to
grind--against whom, I couldn't say. She is most certainly not, however, an
agent "of the Dems." That's entirely laughable. <BR><BR>Alyssa Burgin<BR><BR>
<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 4/7/07, <B class=gmail_sendername>Lee Loe</B>
<<A href="mailto:leeloe@igc.org">leeloe@igc.org</A>> wrote:</SPAN>
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style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(204,204,204) 1px solid">Sounds
like Oliver is an agent for someone other than the peace community<BR>painting
an unflattering picture of the peace movement. Lee Loe<BR><BR>-----Original
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On<BR>Behalf Of Wendy Schroell<BR>Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2007 1:02
PM<BR>To: PAA Discuss List<BR>Subject: [PAA-Discuss] Oh shit - Crawford Peace
House <BR><BR><A
href="http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17988924/from/ET/">http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17988924/from/ET/</A><BR><BR>Peace
House near Bush ranch hit by strife Disputes over name, finances
roil<BR>Crawford, Texas, antiwar organization The Associated Press
<BR>Updated: 9:08 p.m. ET April 6, 2007<BR><BR>CRAWFORD, Texas - A group that
has sponsored highly visible war protests in<BR>President Bush's adopted
hometown has been anything but peaceful, with<BR>accusations of money
mismanagement, threats of court action and some members <BR>leaving.<BR><BR>A
former member who has rights to the group's name is threatening
legal<BR>action because the Crawford Peace House continues to
operate.<BR><BR>Sara L. Oliver and others also want a state investigation as
to why only <BR>$14,700 is now in the group's bank account, saying tens of
thousands of<BR>dollars donated during Cindy Sheehan's high-profile 2005 war
protest are<BR>unaccounted for.<BR><BR>"There are people who have said, 'Don't
say anything because you'll hurt the <BR>peace movement,'" Oliver said. "But
if the peace movement isn't pure and<BR>transparent and holy as it can be at
its heart, then it's just like George<BR>Bush: lying, thieving, conniving,
backstabbing bastards." <BR><BR>John Wolf, who co-founded the Crawford Peace
House in 2003 in a house near<BR>downtown, denied allegations of wrongdoing.
He said the claims were by only<BR>a few people and would not hurt the work of
the house, which is planning a <BR>fourth anniversary celebration
Sunday.<BR><BR>Wolf: Most of $285,000 spent<BR>The Crawford Peace House bank
account had only $3 in early August 2005, but<BR>Sheehan's monthlong vigil
beside the road leading to Bush's ranch brought <BR>thousands of people and
donations from across the country.<BR><BR>Wolf said the Peace House has an
accountant and has kept diligent records,<BR>which soon will be posted on its
Web site. He said most of the $285,000<BR>raised in 2005 was spent on food,
van and bus rentals, gas and a large tent<BR>for the rallies at several
events.<BR><BR>"All of this money was given to us to take care of people who
came here, and<BR>that's what we did," Wolf said Friday. "If somebody has
fantasies, I can't <BR>affect that."<BR><BR>Wolf said he plans to turn in the
franchise tax report next week - nearly a<BR>year late - to the Texas
Comptroller's Office to regain the Peace House's<BR>recently lost corporate
charter. <BR><BR>Losing a corporate charter means the board members are liable
for any debts<BR>the group might owe, according to the Comptroller's
Office.<BR><BR>The report was not filed sooner because the house's volunteer
director was <BR>overwhelmed with other tasks, Wolf said.<BR><BR>Houses
divided<BR>He also said the Texas Secretary of State's Office made a mistake
last month<BR>in allowing Oliver to file documents forming a nonprofit
corporation called <BR>the Crawford Peace House.<BR><BR>Wolf said the Crawford
Peace House he co-founded still exists as an<BR>unincorporated entity, as well
as a religious group, so Oliver is violating<BR>state statutes that prevent an
organization from having the same or similar <BR>name as an existing
one.<BR><BR>The Secretary of State's Office was closed Friday for the Easter
holiday.<BR><BR>Oliver, who said she left the group in 2005 after encountering
hostility<BR>when she tried to help secure grants for the group, said she does
not want <BR>to form a counter group. But she said she would allow some
current members<BR>to use the name, as long as the house director and leaders
account for the<BR>money and resign.<BR><BR>Sheehan, whose name is listed on
the 2005 franchise tax report as a Crawford <BR>Peace House board member, said
Friday she has never been consulted about its<BR>financial matters and knew
nothing about the current situation.<BR><BR>Sheehan said the matter would not
hurt the peace movement or the weekend's <BR>activities coinciding with Bush's
weekend ranch visit.<BR><BR>C 2007 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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