Cherisa has said it best. Now, let's work
with our school board for the benefit of the students.
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Sent: Monday, November 14, 2005 10:06
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Subject: RE: [Winona] the student
vote
[Winona Online Democracy]
Every student who lives in an apartment pays property taxes- it's their
rent money paying them. Every WSU student who grew up in the
Winona area has a very good reason to vote - they know their school district
better than most of us. Every WSU student who plans on staying in Winona
after graduation has a vested interest in this community and our schools.
The logic used to say they shouldn't vote should also be applied to very
old and dying people - they won't be around to pay the bill... How about
people who know they will be moving in a year or two - they won't be around
either. People in nursing homes shouldn't vote - they don't pay property
taxes... Who else should we disenfranchise? 18 year olds living at home
with Mom and Dad? Who else? Good Grief!
I am so sick of the whining from the people who are against this
referendum, the school board, and the district in general. So many of
their letters to the editor were ignorant, misinformed and just plain
nasty! And now to complain that the school board wants to completely
balance their checkbook and know their exact financial standing before they
spend our hard earned money?!? How dare they! Must be a
conspiracy!! Surely we've been lied to!
Give it a rest people.
Cherisa Templeton
From: "LindaF"
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Reply-To: LindaF
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To: "E Democracy"
<[email protected]>
Subject: [Winona] the
student vote
Date: Sun, 13 Nov 2005 18:28:50
-0600
>[Winona Online Democracy]
>
>** I am not
whining when I complain about the student vote. It is a
>fact, as 2
well written letters to the editor state in the daily
>news today,
the students are not effected by the outcome of the
>referendums.
>And just what does it tell us when groups go out
to get student
>votes? It tells me that they don't think they will
have enough TAX
>paying voters to pass whatever they want
passed.
>As someone told me ' if the vote passes due to student voters
it
>will be criminal but legal'.
>Well put I thought then and I
think now.
>Linda
Fort
>
>
>
>
>> Also, I'm a bit
tired of the sour grapes turning into "whine"
>>sic.
about
>>the outcome of the referendum due to students
voting. They have
>>just a much
>>right to
vote as any other citizen and I really begin to wonder
>>about
a
>>society where only land owners would be allowed to vote. Sounds
a
>>bit feudal
>>to me.
>> > As
for technology, many organizations like PTA, Lions,
Jaycees,
>>foundations and business can step in here and donate for
>>technology.
>>Elementary PTAs have been very generous
with computers, etc. and
>>charitable
>>gambling groups
are always looking for places to donate their
>>funds. All
we
>>need to do is ask.
>>
>>Dick
Gaffron
>>
>
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