About busing, missing students and the Shadyside deal
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About busing, missing students
and the Shadyside deal
Each Monday, The Herald Bulletin publishes “You Said It,” a compilation of reader comments from www.theheraldbulletin.com, coupled with responses by the newspaper’s editorial board.
About hour-long delays addressed at schools
"This is NOT new. It will get worked out. People need to not get frustrated because it only makes our children more nervous and causes unneeded stress.”
THB: Agreed, patience is the key word here. We are in uncharted territory here and logistically transporting students from one side of the city to the other in a timely matter will take some practice. Let’s give the transportation folks some time to work out the kinks.
About the infant victim in 2009 near-drowning dying:
“People make mistakes and bad choices every day. My heart goes out to the mommy of this dear little baby. Not only did she lose her baby but to have thoughtless cruel people pointing fingers is totally insane. It’s as if all those finger-pointers have never made a mistake in their life. As my brother-in-law always said: ‘We judge people by our expectations but we judge ourselves on our good intentions.’ Signed — a mother of six that has made plenty of mistakes.”
THB: A sad end to a tragic accident; let’s show some compassion.
About ACS’s first day showing 1,374 fewer students:
“The stellar graduation rate and ISTEP scores under the previous board and superintendent was solely responsible for this flight of students. The parents of these kids couldn’t stand the thought of them not excelling educationally so they moved them to other school districts.”
““What do they expect? People are tired of our so-called public school corporation doing stupid things. Closing schools after they have been remodeled, Closing offices that are still in good shape, Moving the classes back to the old AHS building that resulted in a known cost increase to the programs.”
THB: School officials are still expecting the numbers to go up after Labor Day, but it seems unreasonable that there are that many students out there not registered for classes.
About Shadyside, Prairie Farms deal hits snag:
“Considering the current state of Anderson’s economy, I would be willing to offer even more of the park land to Prairie Farms if it will secure local investment and jobs. I don’t know Judge Spencer’s record of military service, but I just completed nine years of active duty in the U.S. Navy. Veterans understand the idea of sacrifice. Six-tenths of an acre is not much of a sacrifice to keep good-paying jobs in the local economy so that hard-working men and women can support their families. I think I’ll go have a cold glass of Prairie Farms milk to show my support.”
THB: We couldn’t have said it better.
About an Anderson couple turning church into bookstore:
“This is the best news in a very long time. The building has been a prominent historic structure in downtown for many years. That it will be used as a home and to bring back a bookstore to we local readers is wonderful news. Hopefully parking and new landscaping and its high visibility will make it a destination. The concepts of factoring in music, local art, and book clubs are incredibly promising. Look forward to them getting it right and getting it their way for their evolving dream. Hate having to drive to Hamilton Town Center or Noblesville for a good bookstore, but do it for the sake of literacy and enjoyment aside from the library, so really looking forward to this project being completed for Anderson.”
THB: It will be good to have a bookstore back in town and especially one that’s housed in a historic building. Seems the owners have some unique ideas in combining books, with local art and music.
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