Guidelines « Nils Ribi's Blog

Guidelines

I chose to have this blog with the express purpose of holding an inclusionary dialogue that is civilized, open and honest on topics of interest to Sun Valley and the surrounding area. You will see from reading some of the comments in the pre-WP archives this was not always the case. With that in mind, I have a few simple rules:

Treat people as you would like to be treated. Respect and courtesy are important.
No personal attacks, hate speech, bigotry, or the seven dirty words in the comments.
No anonymous comments, please use your real name and a legitimate e-mail address.
Everyone is entitled to an opinion, no one is entitled to heap personal abuse on his or her political opposition or citizens with differing opinions. I can’t be clearer: I will not tolerate disrespect.

Let’s stay on topic and add value. Discuss the message, not the messenger.

Please respect these wishes. I reserve the right to delete anyone or any post not following these guidelines.

Great thanks.

Welcome

Nils Ribi

Councilman Nils Ribi is completing his first term representing the citizens of Sun Valley, Idaho on the City Council. On November 3, 2009, Nils was re-elected to a second term on the Sun Valley City Council. His personal website is NilsRibi.com

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Greetings and welcome! I started this independent blog in November of 2006 as a communication tool to work along with my website. This is an opportunity to communicate with the residents of Sun Valley and with my friends around the world on all sorts of topics.

This blog focuses primarily on issues of the day facing the City of Sun Valley and those which effect our citizens and property owners. I also use the blog to discuss some of the lighter sides of things as well. Although I have been “blogging” since October of 2005, I am very excited and grateful to have my own independent blog in a non-commercial setting where we can keep the discussion focused on the issues of the day.

To help keep this blog positive and constructive, I established a few simple Guidelines. You can see them at the tab above.

Great thanks for stopping by!

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I was born in the Bitterroot Valley of western Montana, a first generation American. My mother immigrated from Sweden and my father from Switzerland. I grew up with the pristine mountains at my back door and came to appreciate and value the natural setting and all it gave us.

I first came to ski in Sun Valley in the early 1960’s with my family and came back almost every year after that. Like most of you, the natural beauty and sense of community lured me here full-time over 20 years ago. It is because of my desire to help preserve those values that I feel so strongly about giving back to the town I now call home.

My lovely wife of 30 years, Patti, is active in many community service projects. She currently serves as a Trustee on the International P.E.O. Foundation Board. Proir to that, Patti completed a seven year term on the state board of the Idaho State Chapter of P.E.O., serving the last year as President. In her free time Patti practices law.

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For additional information visit my website: www.NilsRibi.com