Freeman 52.56%
Coston 46.78%
In Washougal, several city council races were close on election night. Today’s leaders are Caryn Plinskii, who has a 10-vote lead on Rodney Morris; Joyce Lindsay, who leads Michael Delavar by 185 votes; Jennifer McDaniel, who has apparently won her race against Niki Anderson; and Connie Jo Freeman, who leads Molly Coston by 158 votes.
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Freeman calls out Molly Coston for Possible Conflicts of Interest
WASHOUGAL- Connie Jo Freeman candidate for Washougal City Council Position 7 is calling into question two campaign donations to Washougal City Councilwoman Molly Coston from Local 307 City Employees Union $500 and Waste Connections $500.
Waste Connections pays the city $151,000 a year for franchise fees and services.
Local 307 Washougal City Workers have a contract with the city for approximately $205,000
Coston received the maximum contribution from Local 307 two weeks after voting to create a new union position in city hall. The vote was controversial and contentious.
“Can Coston honestly vote to approve or disapprove any negotiated contract with Local 307 or Waste Connections?”, asked Freeman. “Coston is supposed to represent the people, not the special interest of unions or private corporations doing business with the City. It is not illegal, but it is a major conflict of interest,” said Freeman.
Freeman continued, “It’s one thing to receive an endorsement or if the union does an independent expenditure for Coston, it’s quite another to take a contributions from entities with hundreds of thousands in contracts with the city.”
“Molly Coston should recuse herself from any future vote concerning these two entities or she should return the money, or both.”
To My Washougal area friends,
Connie Jo Freeman, Candidate for Washougal City Council, is someone who I know to be of strong character and values, and I believe she will be very conscientious in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a city councilman and representing the citizens of Washougal with accountability. I endorse her candidacy for City Council wholeheartedly. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Gary A Meier, CLU, ChFC
Remarks by the President at the Human Rights Campaign’s Annual National Dinner 10/1/11 “Now, ultimately, these debates we’re having are about more than just politics; they’re more about — they’re about more than the polls and the pundits, and who’s up and who’s down. This is a contest of values. That’s what’s at stake here. This is a fundamental debate about who we are as a nation.”
I couldn’t agree more… this is a contest of values!
William Penn “Governments, like clocks, go from the motion men give them; and as governments are made and moved by men, so by them they are ruined too. Wherefore governments rather depend upon men than men upon governments. Let men be good and the government cannot be bad. . . . But if men be bad, let the government be never so good, they will endeavor to warp and spoil it to their turn. . . .[T]hough good laws do well, good men do better; for good laws may want [lack] good men and be abolished or invaded by ill men; but good men will never want good laws nor suffer [allow] ill ones.”
[William Penn quoted from: Thomas Clarkson, Memoirs of the Private and Public Life of William Penn (London: Richard Taylor and Co., 1813) Vol. I, p.303.]
What is at stake here are the fundamental values of what made America the exceptional nation she is. Here is a definition of American Exceptionalism: The unprecedented stability, freedom and prosperity that are the result of institutions and policies that are produced by a unique set of ideas and philosophy. (David Barton, Wall Builders)
First our founding fathers started with ideas and philosophy. These ideas produced institutions and policies that produced prosperity, stability and freedom. Our birth certificate, The Declaration of Independence, establishes these ideas upon which our foundation was built:
I can’t believe that I’m agreeing with President Obama speaking to a room full of social re-constructionists… THIS IS A CONTEST OF VALUES!
Elected officials will vote their values.
Choose wisely this day whom you will elect for “good men will never lack good laws nor allow ill ones.”
Community Vision
A city council candidate who has practical qualifications without a wholesome vision of human relationships won’t lead our community to prosperity. In Washougal, candidates Coston and Lindsay are endorsed by the National Women’s Political Caucus which supports those “who demonstrate a commitment to reproductive freedom.” That’s a euphemism for the practice of killing preborn children and the promotion of related policies. Coston was quoted on the NWPC website as saying “If Planned Parenthood wants to come to Washougal, I would welcome it.” As for Lindsay, she has donated $1250 to NARAL over the last few years. No community benefits from an abortuary in town and elected officials need to know the difference between serving the public and killing it. Vote Freeman and Delavar.
Dan Duringer
By Jon Russell, Washougal City Councilman
If you are a Washougal resident and you’re Pro-life, please read this note. If you are someone who can divorce your pro-life position from your voting….you may want to stick your head back in the sand.
On City Council, we handle zoning issues, budgets and other fiduciary items. To my dismay, we have dealt with social issues in the form of resolutions or personnel policy such as global warming issues and homosexual rights.
I believe a broader issue to consider when voting for any elected official from President down to City Council is where they stand on the issue of life. As elected officials we have a platform to promote issues and ideas within and without our city limits. Even though one council member does not speak for the others, the things we promote or oppose are associated to the city.
I am staunchly pro-life, I make no bones about it. It is the issue that motivates me to be politically active. I am fully aware that the vast majority of media and the public do not share my point of view of the necessity of electing pro-life people from top to bottom. Regardless, any opportunity I get to promote the value and worth of life, I take it.
Where a person stands on the issue of life says a lot about their character…It gets to the root of who they are as a person and the value they place on human life.
This brings me to Joyce Lindsay, candidate for Washougal City Council. It’s one thing to be Pro-life or apathetic when is comes to abortion, it’s quite another to advance a pro-abortion agenda with your money and time. That is exactly what Joyce Lindsay has done for most of her adult life. Below I have documented the financial contributions (PDC) of Joyce Lindsay to Pro-Abortion organizations going back to the earliest records available from the 90′s. This list does not include the tens of thousands she has raised for pro-abortion candidates such as Patty Murray and others. She even gave money to stop a ban on partial birth abortion (No on 694).
Lindsay sought and obtained the 2011 endorsement of the Pro-Abortion organization The National Women’s Political Caucus
Joyce even flaunts her pro-(abortion) choice position on her website and bumper sticker with a play on words: “Joyce is my Choice”.
Joyce’s Pro-Abortion donations:
4-21-1o- National Abortion Rights Action League WA $1,000
9-17-03- National Abortion Right Action League WA $100
9-17-03- National Abortion Rights Action League WA $75
9-17-03- National Abortion Rights Action League WA $25
10-27-98 No on 694 $100
10-27-98 No on 694 $100
For more information please visit www.lifepac.org
Friends:
I would like to personally endorse Connie Jo Freeman for Washougal City Council! Please vote for her this November! Ballots drop October 19th! Please pass this information out to your friends and family members who do live in Washougal. Connie Jo will represent you well!!!
Josephine Wentzel
Candidate, Vancouver City Council 2011
PO Box 873353 Vancouver, WA 98687
(360)241-8789
Freeman is a fiscal conservative
As a candidate for Washougal City Council, I was very gratified for the support I received from our community’s citizens. Unfortunately, however, I didn’t garner enough votes to compete in the General Election.
In considering the two candidates for position seven, Connie Jo Freeman and Molly Coston, there were a number of areas I felt needed evaluating, e.g., core values, fiscal responsibility, and desire to improve the community.
Ms. Coston has a history of participation in community affairs, is pleasant in her demeanor towards others, and I believe, she is sincere in her desire to serve.
Ms. Freeman has actively served as well, and brings a fresh approach to the needs of Washougal. Her personal values and standards are high. She is clearly a fiscal conservative.
While both candidates have a desire to better the community. I feel Ms. Freeman will serve the citizens more effectively. In my campaign, I indicated that it is time for a change. Because it is time for a change, I would recommend Washougal voters elect Connie Jo Freeman to position seven of the Washougal City Council.
Hugh R. Roberts, Washougal
