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White Pride 
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,1:11 am |
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I want to thank everyone who got out there and voted. You did your civic duty. For those of you who didn't, you could have made the difference. Now I want to thank everyone who voted "yes" for increasing my taxes, not once, but two-fold. With the price of oil hitting a RECORD HIGH, the cost of everything is going to increase. You just exterminated the last hope many families had in not having to fore-go the basic necessities. I think the school district could have streamlined their spending in a much more productive way rather than expect the local taxpayers to not only pay through state taxes, but also local taxes for a publicly-funded school system. Think about it, we pay taxes to the state to fund programs such as public schools, and now we are funding privately for public schools. There is something fundamentally wrong here people... THINK! We could have done much better...
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I'm an ENGLISH speaking white GERMAN-AMERICAN, and DAMN PROUD OF IT!
What bothers people more... the fact others disagree w/them, or that the others just might be right after all?
If you're being stupid, acting stupid, or just plain stupid, I will not hesitate to let u know!
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TameThaTane
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,1:13 am |
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Most referendums require 60%. Never ceases to amaze me how Albert Lean's are so ready and willing to tax themselves and others. They'll be asking for more in a few years. I wonder how many of the 900 absentee ballots were from people who don't even live here anymore.
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Spidey
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,1:35 am |
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Now that the voting is over … the town has spoken and they chose to pass the referendum. Where do we go from here? Will LEARN become involved in the schools financials and curriculum? Will TEAM work with LEARN and share information? Will TEAM and LEARN work together on a monthly basis? Does LEARN want to continue to be involved?
What will be the communities’ involvement after November 6? With or without LEARN or TEAM … how will the schools activities, financials, and curriculum be monitored? Or … once this is said and done is it out of our hands? I for one would like “someone” to keep a close eye on the way this money is being distributed. This is a huge chunk of change. Now that everyone is handing over a check to the schools on a monthly basis, we should be seeing monthly reports, minutes, financial statements and answers to many of the questions that were presented to them from the beginning. Such as: How do they plan on making our children smarter with this money in order to pass state testing; Administrative wages-will there be cuts to bring wages at least down to the state average level (it’s for the children); Will classes now be added, or does this money just maintain what we already had. There were more questions and there will be added questions.
I would like to say that this has been a good debate, and some of it was. However, for the most part, what I saw was horrible. The children should not have been involved. This was an adult/taxpayers issue and to pit the children against the parents was a dirty tactic. Tearing down signs … threatening elders … were just a few things that should not have happened. I understand that TEAM does not have control of the actions of the adult issues, but they did have control of the involvement of the children.
We all need to come together as a community and work together. Whether you have children or not, this is now a huge financial burden to all taxpayers and we should all remain focused on where the money is going and what this means for the future of Albert Lea.
Hopefully now that our schools are receiving this money our children will graduate with enough knowledge to pass all of the state tests, classes will remain in tact, sports will continue, etc. With the taxes going up it will be more difficult to bring new home owners into Albert Lea, however the claim is … with the school at this higher spending tax level people will move to Albert Lea. Ok …let’s see if this happens.
New Jail, New school, new school taxes, new lights … we should see an increase in population for sure! I cannot wait! I just hope our town attracts new businesses that pay well for all of these people to work because as it is now the expenses outweigh the income for most folks .. and it just got worse.
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TameThaTane
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,1:47 am |
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That's easy, TEAM will act like arrogant jerks.
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My choice is what I choose to do,
And if I'm causing no harm, it shouldn't bother you.
Your choice is who you choose to be,
And if you're causin' no harm, then you're alright with me.
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sumpdump
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,6:10 am |
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^^^^^^^^^^^^ How True, but that is the way they were before wining.
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cheeba
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,9:01 am |
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So can anyone tell me who's taxes go up? Just the people living in Albert Lea? Or all the towns that are in the 241 District? Like Clarks Grove, Hayward, Hollendale etc?
I know those towns voted on it. So do thier taxes go up too? They should if they are in the district and voting on it.
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ICU812
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Posted on: Nov. 07 2007,9:02 am |
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Everyone in District 241.
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