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"My feeling is that we can certainly accomplish the same goals by having a service project within an organization that doesn't have a religious affiliation, and I'm hoping that sometime in the future they'll come up with an alternative," Fried said.

Like, um, fer instance, UNITED WAY?? My ex-boss didn't understand why I wouldn't contribute to the company-wide Dane County drive for funds for Untied Way**. I told him "for political reasons," but I know he just thought I was being cheap -- which is OK with me, if it makes him feel better.

And other office politics and romances, (RUMORS, of course) etc. notwithstanding....I wouldn't have donated anyway.

Here's hoping this joker Chavez principal Howard Fried (and his family) never has to face a disaster (natural or otherwise) and need help. Given freely....

** Yeah, I know -- but that's the way it's spelled at our house.