Comments on: Trey Kay, Charleston native, producing national radio doc on Kanawha Textbook Controversey http://thegazz.com/gblogs/wvfilm/2009/01/12/charleston-native-trey-kay-to-produce-national-radio-doc-on-kanawha-textbook-controversey/ Just another Thegazz.com weblog Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.0 by: Karl Priest http://thegazz.com/gblogs/wvfilm/2009/01/12/charleston-native-trey-kay-to-produce-national-radio-doc-on-kanawha-textbook-controversey/#comment-6952 Thu, 09 Apr 2009 22:33:18 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/wvfilm/2009/01/12/charleston-native-trey-kay-to-produce-national-radio-doc-on-kanawha-textbook-controversey/#comment-6952 I was part of the teachers wing of the teachers’ wing of the Business and Professional People for Better Textbooks. Until Mr. Kay contacted me, NOT ONE person ever asked about the many teachers who opposed the books for academic and/or moral reasons. The media wants to portray the protestors as wild-eyed fanatics when in reality they were honorable and their cause was noble. Many did not have the education of some of the snobs who wanted to impose their values upon the overwhelming majority of citizens (check the vote tally for Alice Moore’s re-election), but they were every bit (if not more so) intelligent. We will find out if NPR is another censoring agnet or if NPR presents the historical truth. Karl Priest 304-769-0217 I was part of the teachers wing of the teachers’ wing of the Business and Professional People for Better Textbooks. Until Mr. Kay contacted me, NOT ONE person ever asked about the many teachers who opposed the books for academic and/or moral reasons. The media wants to portray the protestors as wild-eyed fanatics when in reality they were honorable and their cause was noble. Many did not have the education of some of the snobs who wanted to impose their values upon the overwhelming majority of citizens (check the vote tally for Alice Moore’s re-election), but they were every bit (if not more so) intelligent. We will find out if NPR is another censoring agnet or if NPR presents the historical truth.

Karl Priest 304-769-0217

]]> by: Henry L. Thaxton http://thegazz.com/gblogs/wvfilm/2009/01/12/charleston-native-trey-kay-to-produce-national-radio-doc-on-kanawha-textbook-controversey/#comment-6491 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 15:26:41 +0000 http://thegazz.com/gblogs/wvfilm/2009/01/12/charleston-native-trey-kay-to-produce-national-radio-doc-on-kanawha-textbook-controversey/#comment-6491 I was involved from the very beginning of this controversy. Most of the writings I have seen as well as main stream media coverage seems to start with a false assumption and are then edited to prove said assumptions. The buzz words you are using indicates you and Public Radio may do it again. I am aware that you are a product of the government school system that was our opponent in 1974 and often is seen as such still. My interviews with national media never were used because I did not support the assumptions and the message they were hell-bent on delivering. Find an honest, unbiased reporter and allow me a few minutes to explain our side of the story. Sincerely HENRY L. THAXTON RR 13, BOX 420+1/2 CHARLESTON, WV 25312 HOME 304-984-3509; CELLULAR 304-543-8509 I was involved from the very beginning of this controversy. Most of the writings I have seen as well as main stream media coverage seems to start with a false assumption and are then edited to prove said assumptions. The buzz words you are using indicates you and Public Radio may do it again. I am aware that you are a product of the government school system that was our opponent in 1974 and often is seen as such still. My interviews with national media never were used because I did not support the assumptions and the message they were hell-bent on delivering. Find an honest, unbiased reporter and allow me a few minutes to explain our side of the story.
Sincerely HENRY L. THAXTON RR 13, BOX 420+1/2
CHARLESTON, WV 25312 HOME 304-984-3509; CELLULAR 304-543-8509

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