As a resident that commutes 131 everyday and lives on a gravel road and drive, and suffered through interminable construction on 131, the need for a pit in the South Valley is obvious. But make sure the controls are in place with a STRONG reclamation plan.
JLM Hmmmm! "Tax and spend Liberals" as opposed to "borrow and spend Conservatives" borrowing from China. As a fiscal conservative I find it preferable to pay as you go. We have gotten very little over the last eight years for an additional increase of three trillion dollars to our National debt. Crumbling infrastructure, one of the worst health care systems in the world, runaway oil prices with huge subsidies to corporate oil company frinds and supporters, a war that pays other friends huge sums of money, think Haliburton and subsidies, etc. etc. etc.... The piper is knocking at the door and it is time to pay!
Bill, I don't think it is a large population of the electorate that thinks Sarah Palin is up to the job. According to polls its getting smaller every time she talks to a reporter. The debate likely will do her in. But, I do expect her to attack, attack, attack with lies and smears; kind of like Schaffer this morning. Nothing to say but FEAR! And, I do think that the posts above are Good Ol Party supporters who think George Bush is doing a good job along with a whopping 26% of other good Americains out there.
Cunningham, pay absolutely no attention to colorado pu. There are many in the community that support the BOE and their decisions. This is a great district with great parents, great teachers and administrators and great students. Oh, and a few with a dull axe to grind and no life!
The half cent sales tax is critical to the Con-tinued success of the school district and the children of Steamboat Springs. If the tax goes away, so will elementary class sizes of 18 students or less per class. Secondary class sizes of 20 or less will also disappear. Technology improvements that help keep our students abreast of the ever changing information age will disappear. Marthalee, your idea of a property tax increase is interesting, but, the state of colorado and the taxpayer approved TABOR issue make it impossible to raise any property tax for the benefit of education. In the name of "equity" the state determines how much property tax can be collected per enrolled student. Local districts are unabe to change that. I agree that we pay less property tax in colorado than most states, which is why colorado schools are often ranked 49th in the states for funding. The half cent sales tax was an incredibly ingeneous way of raising additional funds for our students on a local level and it has proven valuable in our current ranking in the state for student achievement. People shoud not kid themselves, the amount of money that a district has does make a difference in the achievemnet of our students, our children! Not that money is the only key to success of a district and its students but if you look at districts across the country, those who achieve the highest also spend the most.
Too much lip- you have made it abundantly clear on many, to numerous to count, occasions that you do not support the 1/2 cent sales tax, the school district in general, the school board, the teachers... Do you like kids at all? Do you believe that all kids should be educated? Or do you believe that only those kids who can afford it should be educated? Stop telling us your not going to vote for the sales tax. We KNOW already! I am glad that we live in a country where you get a chance to vote your beliefs. Vote yours already. But remember, without an educated populace you do not have a democracy and you would have no vote. Without a method to pay for education you do not have an educated populace. Do what your beliefs tell you but get over it!
Knez does care about kids but it seems like too often in the past he cares more about himself and his way or no way method of administration. Anyone that has a different thought or approach has been intimidated and at times even suffered retribution from his leadership. While it is true that stated reasons for teachers leaving include (pregnancy, retirement, better pay, family relocation, more opportunities on the front range,) many of those staff also stated an underlying reason of conflict, intimidation and inflexbility on the part of the principal. Most would have preferred staying teachers in Steamboat but found the work situation untenable. So, they went looking for more positive environs. Sorry, but, how many more great staff are going to have to leave and new ones come in that need to be trained at the districts expense before we realize that a change in leadership needs to be made?
Sometimes you don't know how bad it was until its gone. a-c-qb, we don't have 50% turnover in our schools, only in the high school. And, it might be even higher than that at the end of this year. Why is that I wonder? Hmmm... could it be...? I do agree that teachers aren't paid well but we still seem to attract very high quality teachers to our great community. As for parents running the district, didn't we just have an election where we voted for a group of parents to run our district? Seems like there was a group that didn't want a couple of well educated educators running the disttrict. Well you get what you pay for AND what you vote for!
Gravel pit opponents speak up
As a resident that commutes 131 everyday and lives on a gravel road and drive, and suffered through interminable construction on 131, the need for a pit in the South Valley is obvious. But make sure the controls are in place with a STRONG reclamation plan.
October 12, 2009 at 11:24 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sports briefs: Golden Girls tennis shines at district
Way to go Gymnasts! Keep up the great work and effort.
September 14, 2009 at 8:37 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ken Collins: Election no game
JLM Hmmmm! "Tax and spend Liberals" as opposed to "borrow and spend Conservatives" borrowing from China. As a fiscal conservative I find it preferable to pay as you go. We have gotten very little over the last eight years for an additional increase of three trillion dollars to our National debt. Crumbling infrastructure, one of the worst health care systems in the world, runaway oil prices with huge subsidies to corporate oil company frinds and supporters, a war that pays other friends huge sums of money, think Haliburton and subsidies, etc. etc. etc.... The piper is knocking at the door and it is time to pay!
October 2, 2008 at 2:13 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Bill Wallace: Where is outrage?
Bill, I don't think it is a large population of the electorate that thinks Sarah Palin is up to the job. According to polls its getting smaller every time she talks to a reporter. The debate likely will do her in. But, I do expect her to attack, attack, attack with lies and smears; kind of like Schaffer this morning. Nothing to say but FEAR! And, I do think that the posts above are Good Ol Party supporters who think George Bush is doing a good job along with a whopping 26% of other good Americains out there.
September 28, 2008 at 4:58 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Ready to mend
Cunningham, pay absolutely no attention to colorado pu. There are many in the community that support the BOE and their decisions. This is a great district with great parents, great teachers and administrators and great students. Oh, and a few with a dull axe to grind and no life!
June 18, 2008 at 8:26 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Fund Board eyes ballot
The half cent sales tax is critical to the Con-tinued success of the school district and the children of Steamboat Springs. If the tax goes away, so will elementary class sizes of 18 students or less per class. Secondary class sizes of 20 or less will also disappear. Technology improvements that help keep our students abreast of the ever changing information age will disappear. Marthalee, your idea of a property tax increase is interesting, but, the state of colorado and the taxpayer approved TABOR issue make it impossible to raise any property tax for the benefit of education. In the name of "equity" the state determines how much property tax can be collected per enrolled student. Local districts are unabe to change that. I agree that we pay less property tax in colorado than most states, which is why colorado schools are often ranked 49th in the states for funding. The half cent sales tax was an incredibly ingeneous way of raising additional funds for our students on a local level and it has proven valuable in our current ranking in the state for student achievement. People shoud not kid themselves, the amount of money that a district has does make a difference in the achievemnet of our students, our children! Not that money is the only key to success of a district and its students but if you look at districts across the country, those who achieve the highest also spend the most.
June 5, 2008 at 9:13 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Sailors tennis squad expecting good returns
Way to Go Molly!!!! Congratulations!
May 12, 2008 at 1:59 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
SSMS project moves forward
Too much lip- you have made it abundantly clear on many, to numerous to count, occasions that you do not support the 1/2 cent sales tax, the school district in general, the school board, the teachers... Do you like kids at all? Do you believe that all kids should be educated? Or do you believe that only those kids who can afford it should be educated? Stop telling us your not going to vote for the sales tax. We KNOW already! I am glad that we live in a country where you get a chance to vote your beliefs. Vote yours already. But remember, without an educated populace you do not have a democracy and you would have no vote. Without a method to pay for education you do not have an educated populace. Do what your beliefs tell you but get over it!
April 3, 2008 at 11:49 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knezevich's renewal uncertain
Knez does care about kids but it seems like too often in the past he cares more about himself and his way or no way method of administration. Anyone that has a different thought or approach has been intimidated and at times even suffered retribution from his leadership. While it is true that stated reasons for teachers leaving include (pregnancy, retirement, better pay, family relocation, more opportunities on the front range,) many of those staff also stated an underlying reason of conflict, intimidation and inflexbility on the part of the principal. Most would have preferred staying teachers in Steamboat but found the work situation untenable. So, they went looking for more positive environs. Sorry, but, how many more great staff are going to have to leave and new ones come in that need to be trained at the districts expense before we realize that a change in leadership needs to be made?
March 21, 2008 at 1:01 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
Knezevich's renewal uncertain
Sometimes you don't know how bad it was until its gone. a-c-qb, we don't have 50% turnover in our schools, only in the high school. And, it might be even higher than that at the end of this year. Why is that I wonder? Hmmm... could it be...? I do agree that teachers aren't paid well but we still seem to attract very high quality teachers to our great community. As for parents running the district, didn't we just have an election where we voted for a group of parents to run our district? Seems like there was a group that didn't want a couple of well educated educators running the disttrict. Well you get what you pay for AND what you vote for!
March 20, 2008 at 3:42 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )