[Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A school district's example

[Scott Dredge]

I don't think it qualifies as bonafide satire.  I'm not sure if Donovan was serious with his statement that '3/4 of politicians belong in prison'.  A lot of politicians push legal envelopes, but only a small percentage of them that actually break any laws worthy of incarceration.  And if giving lucrative contract to friends and campaign contributors illegal, then those doing so should be prosecuted.

Regarding the comment of 'finding the deal that is best for the taxpayer', that's very subjective.  Whether politicians blow the whole wad of available taxpayer cash in one place or spread it out in several places may not make any difference to taxpayers in that the overall chunk of taxes taken out the taxpayer's wallet remains the same for both cases.   Another case could be made that 'what is best for the taxpayer' could be that taxes collected are spent on goods and services that the taxpayer provides.  Any taxpayer's mileage may vary. 

-Scott

Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 18:11:56 -0700
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A school district's example
From: philosopher.joe at gmail.com
To: scooterd408 at hotmail.com
CC: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com; bear at moscow.com; vision2020 at moscow.com

Is this satire? Sorry but I don't always get satire.


On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 5:52 PM, Scott Dredge <scooterd408 at hotmail.com> wrote:




Oh come on Donovan!!!  It's not just politicians that are getting their palms greased.  The same thing happens in the private sector over nightly lobster dinners, kickbacks, favors for golfing buddies, quid pro quos, bringing in the local talent for 'entertainment', and whatnot.  It's human nature.  Maybe you haven't spent eoungh time around sales pukes adorned with gold chains and rolex watches that sit back with their hands clasped behind their heads asking 'what can we do to close this deal today?'.  Cut them some slack.  Our prisons are already filled up with blue collar criminals.


Date: Thu, 1 Aug 2013 16:48:04 -0700
From: donovanjarnold2005 at yahoo.com
To: bear at moscow.com; vision2020 at moscow.com

Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A	school	district's example

Reread the poorly written article. The $278,000 is the school districts contract for the Internet. $6000 is the cost per high school, not every school. It doesn't surprise me that individual school districts can find cheaper and better ways to get Internet connections then the State. It has become very obvious that politicians are giving lucrative government contracts to their friends and campaign contributors rather then finding the deal that is best for the taxpayer. 3/4 of politicians belong in prison. 
 Donovan J. Arnold
   
     From: Wayne Price <bear at moscow.com>

 To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
 Sent: Wednesday, July 31, 2013 2:35 PM

 Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Perhaps the MSD should follow the Cd'A school	district's example
   
Unfortunately, you must have gone to school in Idaho, the math doesn't work out to $6,000.00 !
$278,000.00  divided by 17
 schools is  $16, 352.94
And I'd be against any plan where a school district gets bogged down owning  Wi-FI equipment that is out of date by the time it gets installed.

Wayne



On Jul 31, 2013, at 2:12 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
The Ednetics option is less expensive, more reliable, and (DAMMIT!) they're local.

Courtesy of today's (July 31, 2013) Spokesman-Review.
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CdA schools to pass on statewide Wi-Fi contract

The Coeur d’Alene School District has announced that it’s selected Ednetics, a Post Falls firm, to provide Wi-Fi service districtwide, including all 17 schools, rather than sign onto a controversial statewide high school Wi-Fi contract signed last week by state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna with a Nashville firm.
The $278,000 deal with Ednetics is up for final school board approval on Monday, but it’s been long in the works. It’s part of a bond issue voters approved last August.
Wendell Wardell, chief operating officer
 for the district, said Tuesday that the district wanted one platform for all its schools, not two; it wanted local support for the products; and it wanted a “sturdy system” that could be up and running as soon as possible. He said the Ednetics network will be higher-powered than what the state’s offering; it’ll cost much less; and it’ll be “online and running by Nov. 1.”
Plus, Wardell said, “We’ll own the equipment, as opposed to a vendor owning the equipment and having it reside in our buildings. We didn’t feel comfortable with that.”
When he compared costs between the state network and the Ednetics network for Coeur d’Alene’s three high schools, Wardell said, he found that service from Ednetics would cost less than $6,000 per high school, while the state contract’s costs could be around $23,000 per school.
School districts have until midnight Thursday to decide whether to opt into the statewide contract. “We’ve got a better system,” Wardell said. “We’ve got a better mousetrap, and we’re pretty excited about it.”
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Edneticshttp://www.ednetics.com/


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But first you must learn how to smile as you kill If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

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