Judy Stratton and Jaqueline Simon are right--meetings are a waste of time if you don't talk about important issues

Judy Stratton

PHILIP K. IRELAND writes in the North County Times:

"MiraCosta College Trustees voted 5-2 to hire the Center for Dispute Resolution for $16,000 to help trustees resolve their disputes.

""Two members of the board -- Judy Strattan and Jaqueline Simon -- voted against the expenditure. Both trustees said they opposed spending more money on dispute resolution until the other board members agree to talk about the problems that led to the divide.

"'I am unlikely to change as long as we continue to do workshops, (but) never get to the issues that caused the split,' Strattan said. "Workshops have not made a difference with this board.'"

http://nctimes.com/articles/2008/02/20/news/coastal/2_04_182_19_08.txt

Jaqueline Simon