<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" ><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;"><DIV>Even if teachers do stay in Idaho with a salary or benefit cut, it still isn't right to cut their already meager salaries for the work that they do for Idaho. I think Idaho needs to treat their teachers better, especially newer ones because they hardly make enough to make ends meet and pay their student loans. </DIV>
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<DIV>In my opinion, if they are going to cut salaries they need to cut the ones with the biggest salaries because at least they are not cutting into a family's food budget. </DIV>
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<DIV>People need to start campaigning against some of these House and Senate members, like early before the primaries start, and maybe inspire some other people in their districts to run against them. </DIV>
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<DIV>Best Regards,</DIV>
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<DIV>Donovan<BR><BR>--- On <B>Thu, 3/26/09, Tom Hansen <I><thansen@moscow.com></I></B> wrote:<BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: rgb(16,16,255) 2px solid"><BR>From: Tom Hansen <thansen@moscow.com><BR>Subject: Re: [Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes<BR>To: suehovey@moscow.com, thansen@moscow.com, vision2020@moscow.com<BR>Date: Thursday, March 26, 2009, 1:54 PM<BR><BR>
<DIV class=plainMail>There is one thing (among many) of today's debate of HB 262 that chaps my <BR>EFFING hide.<BR><BR>As Rep. <SPAN>Nonini</SPAN> was closing the debate on <SPAN>HB</SPAN> 262, he made a statement to <BR>the effect . . .<BR><BR>"Does a budget reduction and a cut in pay simply mean that the teacher <BR>will not try as hard next year? There are about 10,000 K-12 teachers. <BR>What about the 260,000 students. My main conern is with the students."<BR><BR>Well, Mr. Nonini, I have an answer. If budget cuts continue in the K-12 <BR>classrooms, as well as the dinner tables of those K-12 teachers, those <BR>teachers may be tempted to look for greener pastures, not just in other <BR>school districts, but other states. Then, how will your concern for the <BR>students increase as there are no teachers when the class bell rings?<BR><BR>Maybe we ought to look more closely at salaries of elected officials.<BR><BR>Tom
Hansen<BR>Moscow, Idaho<BR><BR>> I just received replies from both Shirley Ringo and Tom Trail, <BR>confirming <BR>> what I read. And Shirley continues, "It will get worse today."<BR>> <BR>> Ouch.<BR>> <BR>> Sue H<BR>> <BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Sue Hovey" <<A href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=suehovey@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:suehovey@moscow.com">suehovey@moscow.com</A>><BR>> To: "Tom Hansen" <<A href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thansen@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>>; <<A href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vision2020@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>><BR>> Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 8:04 PM<BR>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >A hurried reading of this tells me there will be no more
reimbursement <BR>for<BR>> > field trips taken in conjuntion with a class, but transportation fees <BR>will<BR>> > continue to be paid to virtual schools even though students aren't<BR>> > transported anywhere other than to their computers on their own two <BR>feet.<BR>> > Hope I misread, but I don't think so.<BR>> ><BR>> > Sue Hovey<BR>> > ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> > From: "Tom Hansen" <<A href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=thansen@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>><BR>> > To: <<A href="http://us.mc381.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=vision2020@moscow.com" ymailto="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A>><BR>> > Sent: Wednesday, March 25, 2009 10:36 AM<BR>> > Subject: [Vision2020] House Bill 256 Passes<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> >> House Bill 256 passed in the House by a vote of
50-20.<BR>> >><BR>> >> <A href="http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0256.pdf" target=_blank>http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/H0256.pdf</A><BR>> >><BR>> >> House Bill 256 (Sponsor - Rep. Nonini)<BR>> >><BR>> >> EDUCATION COMMITTEE - PUBLIC SCHOOLS - Amends existing law relating to<BR>> >> public schools to revise provisions relating to the Transportation <BR>> >> Support<BR>> >> Program.<BR>> >><BR>> >> ----------------------------<BR>> >><BR>> >> Seeya round town, Moscow.<BR>> >><BR>> >> Tom Hansen<BR>> >> Moscow, Idaho<BR>> >><BR>> >> Join us at The First Annual Intolerista Wingding, April 17th, <BR>featuring<BR>> >> Roy Zimmerman and Jeanne McHale. For details go to . . .<BR>> >><BR>> >> <A
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