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 Citizen of the Week 02/03/10 John Summers is this week's COW. One of his nominators writes, "John has served Carroll-Boone (Water District) for 27 years, and at age 77, he can outwork all of us here. For 27 years, John has been 'on call' 24/7 for all but a few weeks. He answers problem calls from the plant or anywhere on 47 miles of our distribution line at any time of the night or day. ... |
Eureka Gras will get underway with the Coronation Royal Ball on Thursday, Feb. 4 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Crescent Hotel, and the carnival will continue through Feb. 16. The event will offer all the features of a New Orleans...
What Do YOU Think?Do you feel informed enough about the new high school project to vote?
Former Hotel Owner "Not at all. Would like to know where the bids and figures came from."
Music Man "I do not. I want to check out the old site before voting."
Under the Radar "I do. Just from what I've read in the paper."
Colorful Gal "Yeah, I'm gonna vote. Why haven't they looked into buying the Victoria Inn?"
Local Picker/ Grinner "Sure. I think so. New high school would be good."
Snow Conquerer "Personally, it's what you learn on the inside that's important." |
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In my opinion, it starts with the elimination of "party idolatry". The Us VS Them mentality (which the Citizen embraces) has enslaved the majority of voters, for the last 50 years. That's why unqualified morons get into office, over and over. It's the same mentality voters use, when voting "their guys" in, for the Pro Bowl. It doesn't matter to them if they're the best players, they just know they wear the uniform they root for. Believe me I know, because I used to be a willing stooge that way. That's why it pisses me off, when the Citizen holds the feet of some to the fire; while ignoring the same behavior of others, for the "sole" purpose of political expediency.
If we all stood together and voted out the bums maybe things would change. That of course will never happen because you and I don't have a voice (this is a polite way of saying we can't buy a politician, only the super rich and corporations can). So, what should we do?
And, appropriately, in closing their fan-tastic Super Bowl halftime show, the Who said it best: 'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss......'
Andi, for what it's worth, I'm the right wing version of the Citizen. Although I am not a conservative or a big fan of G.W. Bush, I'm not so small to not give him credit, where it was due. The Citizen bashed Bush for 8 years and sometimes it was deserved but most often it was only for partisan sport. I'm not one of these morons like Gary Adamson or Wolf Grulkey, that looks for the word "Democrat", instead of a candidate's name when voting. I guarantee you, that if I had written the same stuff here about Bush, no one would have got upset or angry about it. When Obama does something that merits a positive comment, I won't be too small (unlike the Citizen) to say it. A good start for him would be to fulfill HIS PROMISE, that HE PROMISED at least 8 different times; to air the health care talks on C-SPAN. At the very least, he owes the American people an explanation as to why he's not following through, with HIS PROMISE. Until then, he's A LIAR and his word is worth less than a free copy of the Citizen. Oprah stated that, Obama's "tongue is coated with the unvarnished truth". Surely Wolf or Gary can find something amusing to draw, with that truck load of free material.
NC, does everything really have to be about Obama? Was it about Bush during his 8 year rule? Clinton before that and Bush again before that? Have you ever been happy with a president? If so, who was it?
Everyone who pays property tax pays for schools. I don't have kids and I don't complain about paying the tax as I know the future of our country depends on having an educated, healthy populace. The question as I see it, is how do you get the most bang out of a limited buck. I see both sides of the issue.
I also understand how people can be leery. Didn't something happen in the past where people voted in a special tax for the school and the money was not well spent? Maybe I'm thinking of something else?