Matt, it was not a question of if the superintendent is not worth getting paid more than the University of Idaho President, for 1/10 the number of students, OK maybe just a little bit. But it is more about if they can afford to pay a small stipend for the School Board position so lower income people can run and serve too, and the answer is yes, they can afford it. So the question is, why don't they?<br> <br> _DJA<br><br><b><i>Matt Decker <mattd2107@hotmail.com></i></b> wrote:<blockquote class="replbq" style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); margin-left: 5px; padding-left: 5px;"> D,<br><br>What about sports? They get paid a chit load to do the thing they love. Are <br>they overpaid? Yes of course they are. However, the point is many people are <br>paid obscene amounts of money, only in which the common folk is willing to <br>pay/see. So is a superintendent making 200k too much for you, when they are <br>leading our youth? In my eyes
no.<br><br>Matt<br><br><br>>From: Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 @yahoo.com=""><br>>To: joekc@adelphia.net, Bill London <london @moscow.com=""><br>>CC: vision2020@moscow.com, Donovan Arnold <donovanjarnold2005 @yahoo.com=""><br>>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Not Votng anymore-Waste of Time<br>>Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 21:38:53 -0700 (PDT)<br>><br>>Joe,<br>><br>> The trouble is not so much with finding good candidates, it is with the <br>>election system. The wealthiest school district in northern Idaho can hire <br>>a superintendent for five times the average household income in the <br>>county, but cannot compensate an average person in Moscow an average wage <br>>to offer suggestions to improve the system?<br>><br>> Maybe NOT voting will not solve the problem, but it so far has not <br>>improved the situation. So maybe I should try not voting for a while in <br>>hopes that does.<br>><br>>
_DJA<br>><br>>joekc@adelphia.net wrote:The MCA sponsored a candidate forum featuring all <br>>four candidates and I left feeling that any one of them would do a fine <br>>job. They all had interesting ideas, showed a genuine concern for Moscow <br>>and its school system, and -- most importantly -- were refreshingly frank <br>>and honest. They seemed like interesting and nice folks to boot.<br>><br>>Whatever problems the election system has, not voting is not the solution. <br>>The solution is to run yourself or to convince a viable candidate to run, <br>>that way our choices are increased. I applaud this year's candidates one <br>>and all for being part of the solution and not part of the problem.<br>><br>>--<br>>Joe Campbell<br>><br>>---- Bill London wrote:<br>><br>>=============<br>>D-<br>>Your response is misinformed and way off the mark.<br>>The election today is a school board election. The four
candidates are <br>>competing for two volunteer positions (as in unpaid).<br>>The winning candidates will be forced to sit through interminable <br>>meetings, listen to mind-numbing statistics, choose alternatives that <br>>nobody likes, and deal with angry uninformed constituents -- all for the <br>>chance to help a school district that really needs direction and <br>>assistance.<br>>My guess is that they are candidates because they care about Moscow's <br>>schools and schoolchildren.<br>>BL<br>> ----- Original Message -----<br>> From: Donovan Arnold<br>> To: Dan Carscallen ; vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:27 PM<br>> Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Not Votng anymore-Waste of Time<br>><br>><br>> When less than half the population votes, that is the majority not <br>>voting. Out of 20,000 people in Moscow, less than 4,000, probably less <br>>than 3,000 or even 2,000 will vote in
this election tonight.<br>><br>> I bet you a beer, less than 5,000 votes are cast. I will bet you another <br>> beer that the winning candidate does not give a rip, only that they won <br>>and will do nothing serious during their term to try and get the majority <br>>to the polls in the next election.<br>><br>> _DJA<br>><br>> Dan Carscallen wrote:<br>> Donovan says:<br>><br>> "I think I speak with the majority when I say I am not going to vote. <br>>At<br>> least not in elections that offer no choice, it is a waste of my <br>>time."<br>><br>> I guess I'm in the minority, because Donovan doesn't speak for me.<br>><br>> planning on wasting my time,<br>><br>> DC<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> __________________________________________________<br>> Do You Yahoo!?<br>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around<br>>
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