e-democracy------and YOU

I am pleased to reprint for our blog an article written by Jan Willms from the MIDWAY MONITOR of St. Paul, Minnesota on E-Democracy and the retirement of its first moderator. One might ask why I am doing this. My brother, Denis Woulfe, is the editor, and after watching the dialogue on our Evansville Observer he thought it was quite unique until he checked with his local political contacts. This has been happening in the Metro Mpls-St. Paul area for years.

When city officials are frustrated that nobody is attending the meetings they are holding, and when citizens are complaining that they want to attend but cannot fit it in their schedule, both want the same thing---a place to meet and go over the issues, a place to have questions answered, to have concerns raised.

Hope you enjoy the article.