Good point Frank!  Because there IS NO problem with my work performance.  All of this has to do with personality conflicts and the constant lying of our President who has completely tainted the board against me.  This all goes back to their jealousy over No. 3.  They can't get over it and can't hide their lies anymore.  If you question that, I'll gladly give you the e-mail address of the man who handled the project with the Smithsonian.  

While I was laying in bed last night, I too wondered how we could put the subject of "pursuing the posibility of a musuem" on the ballot for the membership to decide, but they had no choice in this matter.  We just sent out a ballot.  It could have been on there.

Yes, the team they assembled is going to cost more money.  The new editor, who is NOT in the publishing business, but assembles his chapter's "newsletter", will be responsible for gathering material and turning it over to a true professional design team who will then lay out the magazine and print it.  Your new editor, who is NOT a professional, will be required to do much less work than I did, but they're going to pay him more money.  That shouldn't be discussed though because it came from my inside source.  However, it is a slap in the face after 10 years of service.  

If a board member does respond on this forum, I'll bet their reasoning is not believable.  I'm not sure who 98dba is, but I know it's a good friend of Terry Allens as they're from the same town.  I really think it's a family member of Terry's.  

In the next few days, I will post my explanation of my termination on my website.  I was holding off until I received notification from them as this hasn't happened yet.  They haven't even had enough nerve to inform me yet.  They sent Landis to do their dirty work and he too is crushed by this.  I look for him to resign shortly and then their workload is really going to be multiplied.  

Another thing they have not taken into consideration is my personal archives.  I have accumulated one of the best collections of Oliver paper around just to help me do my job better.  The doors are now locked on their access to that.  If a member needs help and calls me, I'm sure I'll help them....if I'm around and have time.  Having to go get a job again changes everything.

The board is definitely not acting for the betterment of the club.  It's personal.  That's all.
Sherry