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maremayfuss
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 Posted - Oct 30 2009 : 5:00:04 PM
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mtv1805...usually when I want a detailed, line-by-line budget report I head straight for the school calendar...always plenty of room for detail on the ole school calendar. Where is the 6.5 mill surplus the school district is carrying over? I guess there was not enough room on the calendar. What a surprise.
Q: What do you call a person who believes the school budget can accurately be assessed in a 21 line report?
A: (Fill in the Blank)
Q: Should that person be elected to a position which helps oversee said budget?
A: Only if they are a good (Fill in the blank) |
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curious mind
Senior Forum Member
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Posted - Oct 30 2009 : 5:18:46 PM
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I'm sorry mtv1805 (well sortakinda)
But maremayfuss, that last post has me literally  out loud
Thank you. I needed that. 
"You might have to fight a battle more than once to win it" - Margaret Thatcher
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ArmandPDeshler
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Posted - Oct 30 2009 : 7:50:01 PM
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| I wonder whether the Mount Vernon News will report on Watson's response ... or whether they'll continue not to say anything after this Friday because, hey, it's too close to election day to actually report on the freakin' elections! |
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wastintime
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 04:45:35 AM
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From Mount Vernon News, October 30, 2009 (paid subscription)
Editor, the News:
As a lifelong resident of Mount Vernon that moved away only a few months ago, I find the lack of class in my former community quite alarming. Specifically, the comments regarding my friend and former colleague, Paula Barone.
I had the privilege to co-teach reading and language arts with Paula for two years at Mount Vernon Middle School. To say that Paula "pushed her politically liberal views in her classroom" could be nothing further from the truth. Paula taught from the mindset of doing what is best for, and meeting the needs of, all students.
I currently teach in another district, and I regularly call on the strategies and resources that I gained from my time teaching with Paula. I am a better teacher for having worked with her.
What is incredibly troubling to me is the fact that Mount Vernon, once called "Ohio's Most Livable Community," has become a community with a "you're either with us or against us" mentality. Where are the times when individuals could disagree on issues yet still be friends? Where are the times when a individual could voice an opinion without fear of public backlash? Fortunately for Mount Vernon, there are people like Paula Barone that have what is best for our community and our schools in mind, and for that reason, she will be an outstanding school board member.
Matt Bradley,
Wapakoneta
This was an excellent editorial from Mr. Bradley that I felt needed a wider audience. If someone cares to post it to mvohio.net you may do so because I don't know how to do that. |
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wastintime
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 05:04:54 AM
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From Mount Vernon News, October 30, 2009 (paid subscription)
Editor, the News:
Unfortunately, as political races heat up, the editorial page becomes a forum for unsubstantiated statements with no relation to reality. This year's important race for the Mount Vernon Board of Education is no exception.
Earlier this week, Robert Brayton and Dee Briggs stated in separate letters that Paula Barone pushed her "liberal views" on students in the classroom. Nothing could be further from the truth. While Mrs. Barone consistently challenged our daughter and her classmates to discuss difficult social, moral and intellectual issues, she always created an environment in which all points of view were treated with respect, while at the same time being subject to student debate. She did not favor any point of view, and always encouraged her students to reach their own conclusions based on reasonable argument and civil discussion. If Mr. Brayton and Ms. Briggs had themselves been students in her classroom, they would know better than to engage in this sort of baseless innuendo.
Paula Barone was a responsible, caring, challenging and dedicated teacher, and she deserves both our respect as a leader in our community and our votes as a candidate for the Mount Vernon Board of Education.
Andrew and Jill Kerkhoff
Mount Vernon
Here, Here! Mr. and Mrs. Kerkhoff. Thank you!
As a little side point, some will argue that Mr. Freshwater challenged his students in a similar way. His challenges though, were based from his own personal belief system, and consequently, not truly designed to develop independent thinkers.
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wastintime
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 05:15:41 AM
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Mount Vernon News, October 30, 2009 (paid subscription)
Editor, the News:
I am writing in response to recent letters to the editor touting Steven Thompson as a school board candidate with "business experience" and accusing Paula Barone of "pushing a liberal agenda" in her classroom. Poppy****.
My children were in Mrs. Barone's classroom more recently than Mr. Robert Brayton's were, so I know Mrs. Barone doesn't push anything on her students; she attempts to teach them to think for themselves. Mr. Thompson is running with the intention of promoting state-sponsored religion in our public schools by trying to reinstate John Freshwater as a teacher. Why doesn't anyone say that? Why all of this tip-toeing around the real issue?
Let's be explicit about the choice here. A vote for Thompson is a vote for Freshwater, branding and creationism. A vote for Barone is a vote for education, freedom of ideas and independent thinking.
Jeanne Griggs
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ylwjkt
Senior Forum Member
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 07:01:46 AM
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I find it interesting that Ian Watson's report on here hasn't been in the MV NEWS -- of course maybe they havent read it yet on here so they can print it@!!!! LOL
Thompson and Kirk need to own up to their shortcomings and quit spewing lies about others!!! |
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seabiscuit
Regular Forum Member
USA
991 Posts |
Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 08:10:29 AM
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curious mind
Senior Forum Member
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 08:25:30 AM
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It's pretty typical - I could mention several stories that he been reported in the Dispatch; stories that the MVNews was aware of, had substantiation for, but quashed - but this isn't the thread in which to do so
Thanks much to wastintime for sharing those articles........
I feel fairly comfortable that common sense and respect for the truth will prevail Tuesday - despite those voters who are "too blind to see," who refer to fact based posts and articles as "hate" and who wish to push their religious agendas on others.........
"You might have to fight a battle more than once to win it" - Margaret Thatcher
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THEFINALWORD
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 09:39:13 AM
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RBibby
Regular Forum Member
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 10:25:49 AM
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Originally posted by maremayfuss
Q: What do you call a person who believes the school budget can accurately be assessed in a 21 line report?
The same kind of person who claims to be an "independent journalist" who has a deep bias for the Freshwater fringe. |
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seabiscuit
Regular Forum Member
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 10:28:00 AM
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In today's mail, I received two things:
1. A folded mail flyer from the Kirk/Thompson campaign
and
2. A brochure that starts "What If? your life were to end today........."
Any connection??????
It sure makes you wonder...............
Is the second mailing a subtle threat????????
I'm no writing expert but it appears to be from the same source as the other one I got on May 30th. Both utilize a mix of lower case and capital letters not necessarily in the right places. Both have been handled carefully and are now stored safely in baggies.
At some point, you do begin to wonder what the agenda of these people are. You can provide actual facts but they still believe it's you that needs to be "saved". Saved from their influence is what I believe I need to be saved from.
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mountvernon1805
New Forum Member
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 12:02:14 PM
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Originally posted by seabiscuit
I notified the MTV News regarding the illegal Campaign contributions. They have chosen not to run a story on that even though the evidence is clearly there. It appears the paper doesn't want to the truth out. Does that surprise any of us??????
Maybe they simply didn’t find anything substantial that would make it worth doing a story. (I've heard that the News was researching the story--and even went so far as to conduct interviews with both Kirk and Thompson.) Have you asked the News why they didn't do a story on the topic? |
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seabiscuit
Regular Forum Member
USA
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 12:07:50 PM
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Nothing substantial?
You're kidding, right? The facts are in black and white. I would be happy to show them to you and to show you the laws that have been violated. Our local newspaper doesn't want to "dirty the water" so to speak. And the Mt. Vernon News is notorious for not running stories about our local community as they don't want to upset the "powers that be".
According the Board of Elections, Kirk has been notified of his illegal contributions. He has 10 days from the date he was notified of the violations to return the money to the contributors and then 21 days from the same date to revise his financial report. As Adam indicated in his story as of yesterday's date, Kirk had not made any changes to his report.
In my last contact with the Board of Elections, they were looking into the problems with Thompson's financial report as well.
Oh, and please correct me if I'm wrong but aren't you the owner of the Accountability in the Media website? So have you decided that the Mt. Vernon News doesn't have to be accountable for the truth regarding the campaign funds?
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curious mind
Senior Forum Member
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Posted - Oct 31 2009 : 12:08:36 PM
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I wonder what they consider "substantive" - they've had proof on stories about bob wise, barber and several others before they were picked up by the dispatch - culbertson put a nix on each and every one of them
give me a break mtvernon1805 - the news prints what it WANTS to print - and ignores the truth and facts ALL THE TIME......I can't believe you really posted what you did
good grief 
"You might have to fight a battle more than once to win it" - Margaret Thatcher
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