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It sure doesn't take much of a drop in the polls to turn the usual sarcasm
so bitter as to be completely incoherent.
Guy Western
the West Side
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From: "Thomas Swift" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Tim Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "St. Paul Issues Forum"
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Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:54 PM
Subject: Re: [StPaul] Como Planetarium
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> Tim Says that:
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> "Everyone on this list could come up with program that
> they think should be cut in favor of the Planetarium
> and justify their case."
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> The Planetarium closing is nothing more than a single
> example of a very well entrenched set of ideologically
> driven priorities that have little to nothing to do
> with academic education Tim. You're exactly right in
> your assertion, there are more than enough such
> programs and policy directives in our district for
> everyone to claim one for their own!
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> Remember when the district voted to cut the
> transportation budget, and then voted to put "teeth"
> (Al Oertwig's words) a policy in place meant to help
> guarantee that the bus companies would become
> unionized despite two failed attempts? In what way
> does that help the students?
>
> Or how about what happened in the wake of Dr. Harvey's
> attempts to apply some genuine accountability into the
> schools? Read the paper lately? SPPS's already dismal
> record of neglect to our minority students has taken
> another downturn under the direction of the board's
> three AFT mascots with nary a word about what is
> actually happening in the schools.
>
> And Tim's use of the district's all time favorite
> boiler plate "it's too complicated for you to
> understand" obfuscation fails to address the facts, as
> always. Sure, there is always some "Latino Outreach"
> type smoke and mirrors to accompany any questionable
> use of the district's resources but it doesn't take
> much to clear the air.
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> While GLSEN and it's allies have threatened their way
> into many schools, other schools have recently begun
> to fight and win against their coercions. In any case,
> nowhere is it written that any district must set up a
> separate department complete with it's own office
> building and permanent staff to implement a
> homosexual-centered curriculum to the exclusion of all
> other victims of intolerance or school-yard bullying.
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> I'm still waiting for Anne to inform us of the correct
> cost..I've got a bet that it is actually closer to
> $150k a year now.
>
> In no state or federal document will you find a
> mandate to dispense birth control medical services
> within the schools to the tune of better than $275k
> per year.
>
> I also failed to find the directive mandating a $180K
> legislative lobbyist anywhere in "No Child Left
> Behind".
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> I could go on for quite some time in pointing out
> instances where the district board has put it's
> politics ahead of the students' welfare, but I'm well
> aware that the bulk of this forum's participants are
> very pleased with the direction that the district is
> heading.
>
> So be it!
>
> Just do the rest of us the courtesy of averting your
> eyes a bit while you claim to worry so deeply "for the
> children".
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> TJSwift
> Cherokee Park
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