[Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
keely emerinemix
kjajmix1 at msn.com
Fri Jan 26 12:42:17 PST 2007
I echo Sue's thoughts, and wonder if Kerry and others remember that this is
to raise the amount of the permanent levy Moscow voters enabled by voting
years ago for (I think) nine consecutive levies, whose passage resulted in
the permanent levy, but at the current rate. It's not enough.
keely
From: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: "kerry becker" <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>, kjajmix1 at msn.com,
deco at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:32:26 -1000
Kerry,
I guess most of us do what we do based on our personal feelings, but I
wonder what has impacted you to feel a levy is unnecessary? There are those
on this site I know would never vote for a levy and regardless of their
talking around it, that's their bottom line. Mostly I don't respond to
their postings, because I know they really don't care about the kids in
Mocow schools. As Doug Wilson once told me, "I wouldn't care if every
government school in Moscow closed tomorrow." But others may have
legitimate concerns. I tend to believe you are among that group, so I am
wondering what led you to believe Moscow Schools don't need the money a levy
would bring in. I want something more than, "cut the fat," because I know
there hasn't been any fat in the school district budget for a long, long
time. If you disagree, please be specific.
Sue
----- Original Message -----
From: kerry becker
To: suehovey at moscow.com ; kjajmix1 at msn.com ; deco at moscow.com ;
vision2020 at moscow.com
Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 8:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
I agree. I would gladly vote for a levy whether my children were in
public schools or not if I thought that money was needed. I just personally
don't feel it is at this time.
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From: "Sue Hovey" <suehovey at moscow.com>
To: "kerry becker" <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>, kjajmix1 at msn.com,
deco at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 18:46:48 -1000
Johnathan Kozol once shrewdly asked the question, "Why when it's
investment in General Motors, for instance, is it referred to as R & D, but
when it's funding for public schools it's "throwing money at them?" Just a
thought.
I am retired living on a fixed income, and my children are no longer in
Moscow's schools, but when they were, someone whose children were no longer
there understood my children's education was also important, so they voted
for those levies anyway. I plan to do that for someone else's children when
I vote for the levy this time around.
Sue Hovey
----- Original Message -----
From: kerry becker
To: kjajmix1 at msn.com ; deco at moscow.com ; vision2020 at moscow.com
Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 5:46 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
Keely, I currently have two kids in the public schools and I still
may not vote for the levy. Throwing money at the situation is always the
solution.
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From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
To: kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com, deco at moscow.com,
vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:53:34 -0800
>My goodness, Kerry. It's a good thing you're not prone to
>defensiveness.
>
>"Sane" in this context was a bit of rhetorical hyperbole;
contrasted
>to the idea of worshiping God through a hope for the destruction
of
>public schools, it was a parallel. As in, one idea that sounds
odd
>contrasted to another, albeit exaggerated, idea.
>
>How 'bout this: People who vote against the upcoming levy are not
>clinically insane.
>
>They are, however, evidently unaware of the difficulties public
>schools face these days -- or else they're so blinded by hate for
>them that they don't really care.
>
>Feel better?
>
>keely
>
>
>
>
>
>
>From: "kerry becker" <kerrybecker6924 at hotmail.com>
>To: kjajmix1 at msn.com, deco at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:57:11 -0800
>
>
>
>"Saner people will, we hope, study the facts and vote "yes" on the
>levy."
>
>
>Keely- Those of us who vote Against the levy are still "sane."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>From: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>
>To: deco at moscow.com, vision2020 at moscow.com
>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
>Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:21:52 -0800
> >Thanks, Wayne, for the info you presented here. You're right,
of
> >course, but if one's worship of God requires them to pray for
the
> >destruction of public schools, well . . . not much is gonna
> >penetrate.
> >
> >Saner people will, we hope, study the facts and vote "yes" on
the
> >levy.
> >
> >keely
> >
> >
> >From: "Art Deco" <deco at moscow.com>
> >To: "Vision 2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Subject: Re: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
> >Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 16:10:47 -0800
> >
> >The vapid Lemon-O
>cites:
> >
> >"Iâ?Tve asked this rhetorical question before: why, when the
>number
> >of students are increasing, do the school districts say they
need
> >more money; and, when the number of students are decreasing,
they
> >say they need more money?"
> >
> >1. Inflation, which is greater for some things than others
and
> >most likely impacts schools more than many other activities.
> >
> >2. Requirements from the unfunded/underfunded "No Child Left
> >Behind," a Bush program which places additional burdens on local
> >school districts, but either does not fund these burdens or
funds
> >them inadequately.
> >
> >3. More and more parents are unwilling to take the time to
> >participate with helping their children with their education
thus
>
> >slowing the rate of education and causing expense for remedial
> >actions.
> >
> >4. Public schools have more and more non-educational problems
>to
> >deal with, many of them wrought by inadequate/irresponsible
> >parenting.
> >
> >5. Etc.
> >
> >
> >Also Lemon-O, it is nice of you to pass on these nuggets of
> >illogical rhetoric from chicken-shit Courtney's web-blot as he
> >covers in fear of being found out by those he thinks he is
> >preventing from accessing his pathetic efforts to be almost as
> >vapid, and certainly at least as dishonest and hypocritical as
you
> >are.
> >
> >
> >Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
> >deco at moscow.com
> >
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: <heirdoug at netscape.net>
> >To:
><vision2020 at moscow.com>
> >Sent: Wednesday, January 24, 2007 3:47 PM
> >Subject: [Vision2020] MSD is at it again!
> >
> >
> > > My latest installment for those under the ban!
> > >
> > > Wednesday, January 24, 2007 2:13 PM Right-Mind
> > >
> > >
> > > MSD to send out newsletter to residents regarding levy
increase
> > > Iâ?Tll post a copy of this as soon as I get it.
> > >
> > > Iâ?Tve asked this rhetorical question before: why, when the
> >number of
> > > students are increasing, do the school districts say they
need
> >more
> > > money; and, when the number of students are decreasing, they
>say
> >they
> > > need more money?
> > >
> > > Hereâ?Ts what one local blogger had to say about this:
> > >
> > > But in this case, and in this
>election, I think all these
> >standard
> > > issues are really beside the point. The real point in this
> >election is
> > > one of simple affordability. The major industry in town (the
> >University
> > > of Idaho) is in serious decline. Our Moscow civic leadership
>has
> >been
> > > busy chasing new prospective businesses out of town. Within
the
> >next
> > > year, a good portion of the tax base is going to move just
>across
> >the
> > > state line, and the businesses in the new mall there will no
> >doubt set
> > > up some blinking lights to summon Moscow shoppers over. Ross
> >Perot's
> > > famous phrase about the giant sucking sound comes to mind.
> > >
> > > Another illustration that comes to mind is the one about
> >champagne
> > > tastes and a beer budget. And
>you can't chase all the champagne
> >vendors
> > > out of town, and then complain about the beer. As a simple
>matter
> >of
> > > economics, tax support for the MSD requires a thriving tax
>base.
> >When
> > > you cut the latter, you cut the former. Some might want to
> >complain, if
> > > this levy goes down, that it was the nefarious work of home
> >schoolers,
> > > Christian conservatives, or what not. But this one appears to
>me
> >to
> > > have been done already, without any opponents of "government
> >schools"
> > > lifting a finger.
> > >
> > > No, this was done by the liberals running the Moscow show.
You
> >can't
> > > take a chain saw to the orchard, and wonder resentfully the
> >following
> > > autumn about the apple shortage.
> > >
> > > As
>reported in today's edition of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News.
> > >
> > > The Moscow School District is moving forward with plans for
its
> >$1.97
> > > million supplemental levy increase, which will go before
voters
> >March
> > > 27.
> > >
> > > Superintendent Candis Donicht worked with the districtâ?Ts
>school
> >board
> > > members during their Tuesday meeting to develop a draft of an
> > > informational newsletter that will hit mailboxes in the
coming
> >weeks.
> > >
> > > The newsletter will give a brief explanation of the
indefinite
> > > supplemental levy. It also will explain how the levy increase
> >works,
> > > what it will cost taxpayers, and what it pays for within the
> >district.
> > > The newsletter also will answer other basic questions.
> >
> >
> > > Board members discussed changing the time the polls would be
>open
> >for
> > > the election. Board clerk Annette Erickson reported to the
>board
> >the
> > > effects of a 7:30 a.m. opening of the polls that had been
> >suggested at
> > > their December meeting by board member Margaret Dibble. The
>board
> > > decided to maintain its current plan to have the election
from
>8
> >a.m.
> > > to 8 p.m. at the Exhibit Building of the Latah County
> >Fairgrounds.
> > >
> > > Board members also discussed how to support and offer their
> >assistance
> > > to groups of parents who want to support the levy.
> > >
> > > In other news, Donicht reported on the districtâ?Ts first
> >participation
> > > in the city of Moscowâ?Ts 18-month long-range planning
process.
>
> >Three
> > > district administrators and two board members participated in
a
> > > facilitator training session about 10 days ago. If selected
by
> >the
> > > city, they will go into sections of the community to help
>gather
> >input
> > > from residents on issues such as neighborhoods and growth.
> > >
> > >
> > >
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