You Can't Polish a Turd
Last night may well have been the most significant night in SR school board history. Only time will tell if today will be.
Last night was Bill Adams last night as a board member.
Whenever I talked to people about Mr. Adams, they would always say-" ya know, he has some good ideas, but I just don't like the way he puts them". The strange thing is, I almost never agreeded with any of his ideas, but appreciated the way he pitched them! Say what you want about Bill, but I believe he is a man of honor and intergrity. He represented his people well. And I will miss him.
But he ain't dead yet!
So, I presented Bill with a ream of paper so he can continue to pontificate his radical views on public education via letters to the Butler Eagle editor. In addition I also presented him with the above plaque .
So, Bill is gone. The most colorful characters to ever serve on our board. Can't wait for his next book!
Bill gets Mid-Evil on they Ass
In his "I'm outa here speech" Bill recounted the story of how he has been reading Dante's Inferno and that it is a sin to raise taxes while student acheivement is going down. He went on to say that public education is too concerned with making the students feel good about themselves at the expence of academic standards and that always raising taxes and never cutting them is insane.
Tom Reiber will take his place on Dec. 3. I know Tom and think he will make a fine, middle of the road politicaly , board member. If he dosn't go crazy first and quit..
