HankHill's Blog

This taken from the

Greensboro News and Record

By Morgan Josey Glover
Staff Writer

Monday, May. 5, 2008 2:08 pm

GREENSBORO – On the eve of Tuesday’s election, the black members of the Guilford County Board of Education are asking voters to oppose the $457 million in school bonds.

Deena Hayes, a school board member, cited the poor academic performance of black students and the low participation rates of black contractors in past construction bonds as the reasons for their opposition.

"We believe that it is imperative that this community hold this district accountable to our children and remove barriers to equitable access to a quality education," Hayes said at a Monday news conference. "Due to the deplorable educational outcomes of African American students and the unacceptable participation rate of our African American contractors, we will not be supporting the Guilford County school bond."

Amos Quick, another board member, attended the conference along with 11 other contractors and concerned citizens. Walter Childs, the school board’s third black member, was unable to attend because of a previous commitment.

Other groups with membership from the black community have announced their opposition of the bonds, which are expected to build or renovate 18 schools. Those groups include the Black Contractors Guild of Greensboro, Undoing Racism in Guilford County and the George Simkins PAC.

Read more in Tuesday’s News & Record.

I am glad they oppose the bonds. It is sad they do it for some of the reasons they state. This just further goes to show additional problems we have within our Guilford County School Board. 

These board members need to explain why they should not be removed from their seat on the board.  I wonder if they would understand  a class action reverse racism law suite since they are clearly not representing all of the students of all colors.

Any attorneys available to take this cause?  

Maybe we could all learn from a homeless man, his dog, his cat and his rat.

This is an amazing video of one of the homeless in Santa Barbara and his pets.  They work State Street every week for donations. The animals are pretty well fed and are mellow.  They are a family.  The man who owns them rigged a harness up for his cat so she wouldn't have to walk so much (like the dog and himself).  At some juncture the rat came along, and so no one wanted to eat anyone else, the rat started riding with the cat and often, on the cat.  The dog will stand all day and let you talk to him and admire him for a few chin scratches.  The mayor of Santa Barbara filmed this clip and sent it out as a Christmas card. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D85yrIgA4Nk&feature
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To my knowledge this is all true as a friend sent it to me

I am tired of seeing the "Vote Yes for the Kids" signs. A Yes vote is not for the kids when it comes to voting for the bonds for our schools. Consider this, a No vote is more a vote for the kids and their future and the future of an accountable school system. Vote No for the school Bonds and take back our schools. Force the Board and Guilford County School System, including the construction, design and development, maintenance, facilities, and other branch departments to act in a responsible manner in spending your money now and in the future. For as long as you give they will take. There are much better ways to improve our schools than with the unbridled spending we see now as the norm. GCSS should use existing facilities that now sit empty and unused.

GCSS underinsured Eastern Guilford… Now who pays?

How many other buildings are under insured?

New schools are constantly redesigned and laid out. Use a workable design

Hire a superintendent from inside – Someone that knows the system and the people

Stop the absurd spending

Vote No for School Bonds - Vote No for the responsible future of our schools   

Greensboro, NC -- Leaders of RF Micro Devices, Inc. announced plans Wednesday to consolidate its production test facilities for high volume cellular products.

 

The move will affect 80 Greensboro workers. Testing operations will move from Greensboro to Beijing, China.

 

..."While this is a difficult decision because of the negative impact on employees, these actions are necessary to better serve our customers, ensure competitiveness and help position RFMD for long-term sustainable profitability," Bruggeworth said. 

 

There were more words concerning this but at the heart of the matter is the money. The Green and I am not talking about recycling 

 

This is what 7 million plus of your tax dollars buys you. Inevitability. Guildford County and Greensboro City Governments have given over $7 million to RF Micro in incentive packages and for what? Oh yeah I already answered that. The inevitable fact is that American workers cost American companies too much to be competitive in the world market and our government provides additional tax incentives encouraging this type behavior.

 

I started to pose this question in a much more broad way, but decided to narrow the topic.

 

Is the Greensboro City Council acting in a responsible way by lifting Water Restrictions? To be even clearer is the Greensboro City Council adequately serving and protecting the citizens of Greensboro and their future? 

 

Before answering this, consider the lakes are full. Is that enough to justify this decision?

As promised UNC . You were good but you are not the best.

Kansas is the Best.

Sure, you can say you were beat by the best, but that will hold no water because no matter what your thought process or the tinkertoys you use to build it, the bottom line is that you lost. Appropriate that you lost to Kansas, a much better team.

Heart, Intensity, Desire - The will to win. Kansas brought it all with them and took nothing home.

 As Coach Williams stated,. "they came out and hit us right in the mouth".