Man, I even hate to think this, but Kelly pulled out of a fight on dec 5th to fight on dec 19th because of his hand situation. Your mean to tell me they couldn't work out a deal to fight Williams on a later date????
I hate boxing but love Pavlik because he's a home grown product. I wouldn't think any less of Pavlik if lost to the best competition out there rather then fighting tomato cans for easy wins for an easy payday. On the other hand make that money Kelly!
I hope this isn't the case but it sure does seem like it.
Again I stated that all school district budgets could be tightened up but there are other areas that spending can not be avoided
Some examples are Open Enrollment and Community School - These are kids that live in your district and attend other districts or charter schools. The educating school receives over $5700.00 per regular education child (if the child has special needs that cost goes up). The district has no control over kids leaving their district. If you have a bad year where 20 additional kids leave your district that is a cost of $114,000 per year (1.3 million dollars over 12 years) of your state and local funds and district can do nothing about it.
The new state budget requires all districts to offer all day every day kindergarten at a ratio of 15 kids to one teacher with no additional funding from the state. While some districts already offer this type of program many don't. Two issues arise from this unfunded mandate: One, in order to meet the 15 to 1 requirement more teachers will need hired and Two, if you have no room in your building for additional classrooms you will have to expand to your building or purchase mobile classrooms again with no additional funding from the state. Again something the district no control over.
These are just two of the many things districts have no control of (I would list more but my fingers are getting tired)
I encourage everyone who has never attended a Board of Education meeting to do so (more than once) ask questions, do some actual research before just using what you heard at the local grocery store or gas station. If you are still not convinced run for a seat on the Board.
Just remember someone paid for our educations while we attended school so lets return the favor for our children.
I applaud your interest your local schools finances and I agree there is probably areas that can be tightened up but you probably don't have all of the facts about the stimulus dollars.
The federal stimulus money is smoke and mirrors. It was given to the states to fill budget gaps. In most cases this is not additional dollars for schools, most schools are only receiving 99% of the funding they received last year (that includes the so-called additional stimulus dollars).
There was additional federal grant dollars given to school districts for Special Education and Title I Education but a majority of that money can not be used for current expenditures. The feds are requiring districts to hire more employees and start new programs with this money and then in two years when the money is gone the districts are going to be forced to lay off the newly hired people and discontinue these programs.
Maybe instead of hammering the school board you should have been hammering your local politicians to fix school funding that was deemed unconstitutional for the last 15 years. Or hammer them about why they got rid of the tangible personal property tax that was a tax on businesses inventories and equipment. These two things have slowly shifted a higher burden of funding schools strictly to the homeowner. Your school board has no control of these things.
Now your probably saying, well the school board should be pestering these politicians, but the politicians have been hearing from board members, administrators and teachers for a long time. They need to hear from the homeowner.
Perception? GM does not make a better car then Honda, Toyota or VW. It is your perception that they do. I have currently owned my GM product for under a year and I have already have had it in the shop at least 10 times (brakes twice). I owned a VW for 4 years and it was in the shop ONCE. My spouse drives a Honda (4 years) and it has only been in for brakes twice.
When I take my vehicles into my mechanic he tells me to look around his lot of cars waiting to be fixed and asks me what brands of cars I don't see... the answer was Hondas and Toyotas.
I tried to do my part to help the valley's GM workers but why should I contribute my hard earned dollars to a crap product.
"If I am a restaurant owner in the Valley and I make horrible food, served watered down drinks and had bad service should the Valley people still come and spend money in my restaurant just because my income goes back into the valley?"
I am not sure why the story about Carthage but there are other theories about Carthage that range from the graveyards were filled with the remains of the stillborn and extremely ill children up to two years old to the graveyards were created by the Roman army after they slaughtered all of the children of the town. Nice try to pick out the points that strengthen your argument and neglect the other assumptions of what MIGHT of happened.
But where you lost me is when you said the invisible man in the sky brought the armys to destroy the entire civilization because of child sacrafice. The Roman's declared war on Carthage because Carthage waged a war against a neighboring country (Numidia) without the consent of the Roman Council.
Stan: I must let you know that I personally don't believe abortion is right but It is not my choice to decide what one can do with their own body.
Another question Stan: What do you think is worse - abortion or priests who get charged with molesting children?
Posted on November 9 at 10:12 p.m.
Man, I even hate to think this, but Kelly pulled out of a fight on dec 5th to fight on dec 19th because of his hand situation. Your mean to tell me they couldn't work out a deal to fight Williams on a later date????
I hate boxing but love Pavlik because he's a home grown product. I wouldn't think any less of Pavlik if lost to the best competition out there rather then fighting tomato cans for easy wins for an easy payday. On the other hand make that money Kelly!
I hope this isn't the case but it sure does seem like it.
Posted on October 29 at 8:51 p.m.
akafr1,
Again I stated that all school district budgets could be tightened up but there are other areas that spending can not be avoided
Some examples are Open Enrollment and Community School - These are kids that live in your district and attend other districts or charter schools. The educating school receives over $5700.00 per regular education child (if the child has special needs that cost goes up). The district has no control over kids leaving their district. If you have a bad year where 20 additional kids leave your district that is a cost of $114,000 per year (1.3 million dollars over 12 years) of your state and local funds and district can do nothing about it.
The new state budget requires all districts to offer all day every day kindergarten at a ratio of 15 kids to one teacher with no additional funding from the state. While some districts already offer this type of program many don't. Two issues arise from this unfunded mandate: One, in order to meet the 15 to 1 requirement more teachers will need hired and Two, if you have no room in your building for additional classrooms you will have to expand to your building or purchase mobile classrooms again with no additional funding from the state. Again something the district no control over.
These are just two of the many things districts have no control of (I would list more but my fingers are getting tired)
I encourage everyone who has never attended a Board of Education meeting to do so (more than once) ask questions, do some actual research before just using what you heard at the local grocery store or gas station. If you are still not convinced run for a seat on the Board.
Just remember someone paid for our educations while we attended school so lets return the favor for our children.
Posted on October 29 at 1:53 p.m.
Mr. Palumbo,
I applaud your interest your local schools finances and I agree there is probably areas that can be tightened up but you probably don't have all of the facts about the stimulus dollars.
The federal stimulus money is smoke and mirrors. It was given to the states to fill budget gaps. In most cases this is not additional dollars for schools, most schools are only receiving 99% of the funding they received last year (that includes the so-called additional stimulus dollars).
There was additional federal grant dollars given to school districts for Special Education and Title I Education but a majority of that money can not be used for current expenditures. The feds are requiring districts to hire more employees and start new programs with this money and then in two years when the money is gone the districts are going to be forced to lay off the newly hired people and discontinue these programs.
Maybe instead of hammering the school board you should have been hammering your local politicians to fix school funding that was deemed unconstitutional for the last 15 years. Or hammer them about why they got rid of the tangible personal property tax that was a tax on businesses inventories and equipment. These two things have slowly shifted a higher burden of funding schools strictly to the homeowner. Your school board has no control of these things.
Now your probably saying, well the school board should be pestering these politicians, but the politicians have been hearing from board members, administrators and teachers for a long time. They need to hear from the homeowner.
Posted on October 5 at 10:55 a.m.
Clark Kent - Do you have children that go to Liberty Schools?
Posted on August 17 at 8:47 a.m.
Perception? GM does not make a better car then Honda, Toyota or VW. It is your perception that they do. I have currently owned my GM product for under a year and I have already have had it in the shop at least 10 times (brakes twice). I owned a VW for 4 years and it was in the shop ONCE. My spouse drives a Honda (4 years) and it has only been in for brakes twice.
When I take my vehicles into my mechanic he tells me to look around his lot of cars waiting to be fixed and asks me what brands of cars I don't see... the answer was Hondas and Toyotas.
I tried to do my part to help the valley's GM workers but why should I contribute my hard earned dollars to a crap product.
I will not eat at that restaurant again.
Posted on August 14 at 10:03 a.m.
Let me ask you Valley or Die folks a question:
"If I am a restaurant owner in the Valley and I make horrible food, served watered down drinks and had bad service should the Valley people still come and spend money in my restaurant just because my income goes back into the valley?"
I'll wait for your responses (or lack there of)
Posted on August 14 at 9:59 a.m.
Posted on June 25 at 8:24 a.m.
Don't hold your breath for an answer to that ysugirl. I asked the same question last week and no one had an answer for it.
Posted on June 22 at 12:39 p.m.
Great Post Atown!
Posted on June 22 at 10:13 a.m.
Stan,
I am not sure why the story about Carthage but there are other theories about Carthage that range from the graveyards were filled with the remains of the stillborn and extremely ill children up to two years old to the graveyards were created by the Roman army after they slaughtered all of the children of the town. Nice try to pick out the points that strengthen your argument and neglect the other assumptions of what MIGHT of happened.
But where you lost me is when you said the invisible man in the sky brought the armys to destroy the entire civilization because of child sacrafice. The Roman's declared war on Carthage because Carthage waged a war against a neighboring country (Numidia) without the consent of the Roman Council.
Stan: I must let you know that I personally don't believe abortion is right but It is not my choice to decide what one can do with their own body.
Another question Stan: What do you think is worse - abortion or priests who get charged with molesting children?