Received today on

Why the Chamber Supports Unification. -jsq

So true, John. There was no meat in the whole letter. The last line sums
it up, “We BELIEVE…” yada, yada, yada. Faith based thinking might
fly in religious institutions, but in the education of our children,
we have a pretty good handle on what is needed. Deferring to those
trained and with years of experience in the education of our children,
who have brought

countless facts to the discussion, none of which the
Chamber can or has bothered to refute, I will go along with
both Boards of Education
and vote NO to consolidation.

I did note that Mr Gooding offered to “combine our resources and our
efforts and work together as a community to transform two average
school systems…” Since he used the first person plural “our,”

I can
only conclude he was including himself, the Chamber and its members,
along with the Boards of Education and citizens of the county. How
wonderful! This is what is needed. Mr Gooding is offering the expertise,
time, and financial resources of its Chamber to help educate all the
children of our community. How great is that?

How about as a first step the Chamber pledge an equivalent amount of
money it and its members have spent on CUEE to the Boards of Education
yearly, to be used as the teachers see fit?

-Jim Parker