Letters to the Editor 2-7-10

Discussion

February 6, 2010

Anonymous The News Courier Sat Feb 06, 2010, 05:46 PM CST

The News Courier encourages letters to the editor. Submissions should be no more than 400 words and should include a name, address and telephone number for verification. Submissions that do not meet requirements are subject to editing. Send letters by noon on Thursdays to P.O. Box 670, Athens, Ala., 35613, or e-mail to kelly@athensnews-courier.com.

Board offers limited ability

Dear Editor:

Relative to the latest Limestone County School Board meeting, there are several concerns here.

First, as a newcomer to the area, Limestone County Board of Education offers limited or no ability to understand the debate.

The Limestone County Board's Web site offers no communication tools to show meeting minutes, bio's of school board members, how to contact them, etc. It is hard to understand all the nuances of the debate without having all the facts. Having a Web site with posted minutes would certainly help present all the facts.

Second, having the Board meetings at 7 p.m. would help those of us who work in Huntsville to attend.

Getting off at 5 p.m. then fighting traffic makes it almost impossible to attend, and I would certainly love to attend.

Third, if the representation of James Shannon’s arguments is accurately represented in the News-Courier then it is Mr. Shannon that should resign.

The East Limestone area certainly appears to be growing faster than the rest of the county. It is likely East Limestone that will attract BRAC and others looking for great location and a nice place to raise children.

Mr. Shannon's “If-I-don't-get-something-you-don't-get- something-either” attitude is detrimental. This school board needs to do what is best for all children, not just those in their district.

We are all in this together but it appears from the article that Mr. Shannon doesn't feel that way. Of course if there was more information available in the way of meeting minutes or more convenient meeting times this might have appeared differently.

Fourth, where are the plans for new schools? Already Creekside is overcrowded and requires portables and judging from the growth things are only going to get worse.

Where are the loans for this? Where are the discussions of a building plan and details of when all aspects of my children's education will be addressed, physical as well as intellectual?

Sincerely

James C. Banks

Athens

Text Only

Letters to the Editor

Letters to the Editor 2/5/12
February 5, 2012
Letters to the Editor 1/29/12
January 29, 2012
Letters to the Editor 1/15/12
January 15, 2012
Letters to the Editor 1/8/12
January 8, 2012
Letters to the Editor 1/1/12
January 1, 2012
Letters to the Editor 12/18/11
I have never heard so many outright lies, propaganda put out trying to brainwash the middle class into voting for them again in order for them to make janitors out of our children and low paid slaves out of everyone else.

December 18, 2011
Letters to the Editor 12/11/11
December 11, 2011
Your vote can help

Dear Editor:
I am very pleased that the mayor, after the last City Council meeting, has emphatically assured me that there will be no changes in the fire codes or city ordinances regardless of who requests it.
On to a new subject — politics. Our nation is full of suffering, angry, people who need somebody to blame for their pain.

November 26, 2011
Letter to the Editor 11/20/11
November 20, 2011
Letters to the Editor 11/13/11
November 13, 2011
More Letters to the Editor Headlines