Anderson Community Schools board member Jean Chaille says she’s disappointed that the previous school board didn’t address funding shortfalls sooner.
Ms. Chaille and the new majority on the school board are not powerless in this matter. They can, themselves, revisit the Madison County School Alliance’s detailed proposal to more than substantially decrease ACSC debt. She and the rest of the board need to support formation of the East Madison School Corporation.
Richland, Union and Section 36 of Lafayette townships are ready and willing to assume your debt and to take back our schools. That would put ACS and Anderson Township residents in the position of being on much sounder financial ground, probably eliminating the need for tax increases.
If instead this board prefers continuing the intransigence the previous school board and the superintendent have displayed to public, then as the saying goes, Pride Precedes A Fall. Do you want to test how far you can fall — again?
Would it not be more sensible to work with the people in the townships who have shown they care more about serious matters of education reform and fiscal accountability than being the biggest, baddest high school in the county?
Ms. Chaille says the real question posed to voters this November is: Do they think that we are worthy of more of their tax money?
The answer will be a resounding NO. You can be assured of this.
Stephen Sylvester
Anderson
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Letter: School board should support new district
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
To save America some money — by acclimation of course — let’s not have a presidential election in 2012. We already have a good president who will do his best to kill all Republican bills (DOA) and, consequently, create more good-paying jobs in the $30 per hour range.
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Letter: Gingrich cashes in on political amnesia
Rasmussen says that Romney has flattened nationally. Why?
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Letter: Hiring Winkler not wise spending
As a taxpayer I want to know that my taxes are being spent wisely. Hiring Greg Winkler at a salary of $126,000 is not wise spending.
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Letter: Bill of Rights being nullified by new law
President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act on New Year’s Eve. I doubt many Americans noticed its implications because they do not yet comprehend the big picture. This law, coupled with the Patriot Act, is paving the way for America’s direction toward tyranny.
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Letter: $14 trillion debt started by previous president
I’m a proud atheist who’s lucky enough to know the difference between fact and fantasy.
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Letter: Economy putting people in the gutters
We are now getting the results of putting people in the gutters. We need to take a second look at our government and its policies. It’s not working.
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Viewpoint: Look at Creation Museum from an educational, scientific perspective
I encourage any and all who have interest in this vitally important topic to “go to the source,” to invest the time and energy into exploring The Creation Museum for themselves.
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Letter: Blame the voters for our Congress
Why is insider trading legal for Congress and illegal for the rest of us? They make and enact laws for all of us, but then exempt members of Congress. Somehow this doesn’t seem to pass the smell test.
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Letter: Smith’s firings appear vindictive
Anderson is a city of negative publicity and actions. Why else is Sears leaving? Can we stand four years of vindictive actions and negative reporting?
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Letter: Planned devaluation of dollar is coming
I’ve submitted letters regarding the existence of a global elite for years now. I’m now submitting another one in which I hope readers will take note of.
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Letter: Consumer-driven economy will pay off debt
