Other than the money making possibilities for a few people, I have never understood the drive of any community to grow as fast and as big as can be forced along.
It seems to me that the main aim of a town council should be to make that community a safe, pleasant place to live, raise families and enjoy a quality life style. This is done, usually by having a well maintained town with good schools, well maintained streets, and always with good police and fire departments.
These things are pretty well in place with the exception of streets (and sidewalks in school areas. So why not allow the natural growth which always comes to a community simply because it is a good place to live and is a nice community. Why all the rush to try ot attract tourists - haven't they always come in the summer season ? Why the big push to add more housing units before the water and infrastructure is even available? Letting the town take a normal growth rate will keep the very things available which make the area real quality living area for everyone.
How much change do you see so far in his cabinet appointments? The majority are re-runs from the Clinton days. To me, "change" means new ideas, new approaches to problems with new leaders in charge!
Remember the ad with the old lady who kept asking, "Where's the beef?" We all need to keep a close watch and let every Washington DC electee know how we feel about anything they do - good or bad.
Mr. Naughton, As a Roseburg resident, I only subscribe to the News Review and never get tired of the paper. What I do get tired of is finding out that town politics is exactly the same, no matter what town you live in or what paper you read!
Oregon is indeed a lovely place but I miss the warm DRY days of Payson!
Obama is very bright, but he is a politician first and I can't remember who remarked during a biographical program of him that he was a focused person who would be ruthless in the pursuit of his goals. This was referring to Reverend Wright, if I remember correctly. He has been very careful to select real diversity in his cabinet, but as you may have noted, made no effort to salvage Richardson's nomination last week. I'm afraid he is a bright person with too little experience for the job he has been given. And we are probably in for some very troubled times .
I am sending my apologies to both of you for the comments I made about the lack of publicity for the academic students ! Obviously I was ill informed about all the good things you already are doing for the scholars. It appears that you are indeed doing a thorough job of letting the public know about the successes and I simply made some pretty stupid assumptions.
To the site moderator:
Thank you for your information about the subscription and the message was not lost on me! However, you must know that I was a faithful subscriber of the Roundup for all the years I lived in Payson. Now that I subscribe to my local paper here, my scanty budget just won't allow me the luxury of another subscription! I truly do appreciate the internet version and will be careful not to comment again on a subject on which I am not current through reading that!
You forgot to explain to Mr. Obama that if he follows the FDR precedent, he must first bring back all the factories from their new outsourced homes in foreign lands. Without production facilities, we can;t put people to work. So which comes first, the chicken or the egg?
He will also have to consider the 20 million or so illegal aliens who are living in our country, taking the entry level jobs as well as many of the tradesmen jobs (construction, etc,) thus reducing the job availability. He has talked amnesty during the campaign, but that would not help make jobs available for Americans.
He is in Washington today setting up a bill for several billion dollars to be used toward infrastructure rebuilding all over the country, yet little planning on needs , plan availability etc. so he may well end up a quagmire of special interest projects like the bridge to nowhere and only a small percentage of needed jobs. This should not be rushed through with a rubber stamp vote!
A suggestion from someone who admires the achievements of young people: Why don't you make an effort to publicize these scholarships? You may well tell the students about them, but how much information do you get out to the community who may not be aware. I would think that might be a good subject for your creative writing classes. Couldn't the Roundup give you a page each month to praise the achievments of special students? Or a human interest story featuring one of them. And in particular a feature article about the person receiving one of the prestigious scholarships.
My point is that the sports activities are highly publicized and lauded but seldom is there any information about particular academic achievment.
Breaking news on my car radio this morning: Gov. Richardson has withdrawn his name from his cabinet nomination because of a possible problem in an investigation into the awarding of state contracts in New Mexico. His withdrawal has been accepted with regret by Mr. Obama.
But Mr. Burrus from Illinois intends to be seated in the Senate during the comng week.
I haven't forgotten the days of Spiro Agnew and what a mess that was, so lets hope this isn't a continuing saga.
And the Franken / Coleman soap opera continues in Minnesota. This is almost as good as Desperate Housewives, but not nearly as racy!
Getting your name printed in the paper at the end of each year doesn't seem very rewarding to me. However, at least recognizing those that are above average should build their self esteem. I just think that a youngster who applies him or herself enough to get an "A" or "B" in science, languages, Arts or any other academic subject should get a great big Hooray from the student body just like the jocks do.
Where else could the macho guys gather on Monday nite for their fun?
Football, Basketball, golf, soccer etc. etc. etc. will always have big appeal to sports addicts. And of course Miller and Budweiser can afford the air time!
I don't know what happened to College Bowl, but I can tell you that Jeopardy is still going strong and has high viewer ratings in its 25th year. They have regular contests for Middle School ages, High School ages and College ages as well as the adult stuff. May daughter and I watch it regularly and are amazed at the variety of knowledge some of the younger kids show. Makes me realize how my "recall" won't call these days!
8 January 2009 at 10:42 a.m.
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Ruby_Finney (Ruby Finney) says…
Other than the money making possibilities for a few people, I have never understood the drive of any community to grow as fast and as big as can be forced along.
It seems to me that the main aim of a town council should be to make that community a safe, pleasant place to live, raise families and enjoy a quality life style. This is done, usually by having a well maintained town with good schools, well maintained streets, and always with good police and fire departments.
These things are pretty well in place with the exception of streets (and sidewalks in school areas.
So why not allow the natural growth which always comes to a community simply because it is a good place to live and is a nice community. Why all the rush to try ot attract tourists - haven't they always come in the summer season ? Why the big push to add more housing units before the water and infrastructure is even available? Letting the town take a normal growth rate will keep the very things available which make the area real quality living area for everyone.
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7 January 2009 at 9:17 a.m.
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Bernice,
How much change do you see so far in his cabinet appointments? The majority are re-runs from the Clinton days. To me, "change" means new ideas, new approaches to problems with new leaders in charge!
Remember the ad with the old lady who kept asking, "Where's the beef?" We all need to keep a close watch and let every Washington DC electee know how we feel about anything they do - good or bad.
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7 January 2009 at 9:06 a.m.
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Mr. Naughton,
As a Roseburg resident, I only subscribe to the News Review and never get tired of the paper. What I do get tired of is finding out that town politics is exactly the same, no matter what town you live in or what paper you read!
Oregon is indeed a lovely place but I miss the warm DRY days of Payson!
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6 January 2009 at 8:24 p.m.
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Ruby_Finney (Ruby Finney) says…
Tom,
Obama is very bright, but he is a politician first and I can't remember who remarked during a biographical program of him that he was a focused person who would be ruthless in the pursuit of his goals. This was referring to Reverend Wright, if I remember correctly. He has been very careful to select real diversity in his cabinet, but as you may have noted, made no effort to salvage Richardson's nomination last week. I'm afraid he is a bright person with too little experience for the job he has been given. And we are probably in for some very troubled times .
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6 January 2009 at 12:11 p.m.
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To Mr. Sandoval and the Roundup News Staff,
I am sending my apologies to both of you for the comments I made about the lack of publicity for the academic students ! Obviously I was ill informed about all the good things you already are doing for the scholars. It appears that you are indeed doing a thorough job of letting the public know about the successes and I simply made some pretty stupid assumptions.
To the site moderator:
Thank you for your information about the subscription and the message was not lost on me! However, you must know that I was a faithful subscriber of the Roundup for all the years I lived in Payson. Now that I subscribe to my local paper here, my scanty budget just won't allow me the luxury of another subscription! I truly do appreciate the internet version and will be careful not to comment again on a subject on which I am not current through reading that!
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5 January 2009 at 9:49 a.m.
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Ruby_Finney (Ruby Finney) says…
Tom,
You forgot to explain to Mr. Obama that if he follows the FDR precedent, he must first bring back all the factories from their new outsourced homes in foreign lands. Without production facilities, we can;t put people to work. So which comes first, the chicken or the egg?
He will also have to consider the 20 million or so illegal aliens who are living in our country, taking the entry level jobs as well as many of the tradesmen jobs (construction, etc,) thus reducing the job availability. He has talked amnesty during the campaign, but that would not help make jobs available for Americans.
He is in Washington today setting up a bill for several billion dollars to be used toward infrastructure rebuilding all over the country, yet little planning on needs , plan availability etc. so he may well end up a quagmire of special interest projects like the bridge to nowhere and only a small percentage of needed jobs. This should not be rushed through with a rubber stamp vote!
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5 January 2009 at 9:35 a.m.
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Ruby_Finney (Ruby Finney) says…
Mr. Sandoval,
A suggestion from someone who admires the achievements of young people: Why don't you make an effort to publicize these scholarships? You may well tell the students about them, but how much information do you get out to the community who may not be aware. I would think that might be a good subject for your creative writing classes. Couldn't the Roundup give you a page each month to praise the achievments of special students? Or a human interest story featuring one of them. And in particular a feature article about the person receiving one of the prestigious scholarships.
My point is that the sports activities are highly publicized and lauded but seldom is there any information about particular academic achievment.
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4 January 2009 at 1:45 p.m.
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Breaking news on my car radio this morning: Gov. Richardson has withdrawn his name from his cabinet nomination because of a possible problem in an investigation into the awarding of state contracts in New Mexico. His withdrawal has been accepted with regret by Mr. Obama.
But Mr. Burrus from Illinois intends to be seated in the Senate during the comng week.
I haven't forgotten the days of Spiro Agnew and what a mess that was, so lets hope this isn't a continuing saga.
And the Franken / Coleman soap opera continues in Minnesota. This is almost as good as Desperate Housewives, but not nearly as racy!
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3 January 2009 at 3:44 p.m.
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Getting your name printed in the paper at the end of each year doesn't seem very rewarding to me. However, at least recognizing those that are above average should build their self esteem. I just think that a youngster who applies him or herself enough to get an "A" or "B" in science, languages, Arts or any other academic subject should get a great big Hooray from the student body just like the jocks do.
But they don't.
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3 January 2009 at 1:57 p.m.
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Ruby_Finney (Ruby Finney) says…
Shovelhead,
Where else could the macho guys gather on Monday nite for their fun?
Football, Basketball, golf, soccer etc. etc. etc. will always have big appeal to sports addicts. And of course Miller and Budweiser can afford the air time!
I don't know what happened to College Bowl, but I can tell you that Jeopardy is still going strong and has high viewer ratings in its 25th year. They have regular contests for Middle School ages, High School ages and College ages as well as the adult stuff. May daughter and I watch it regularly and are amazed at the variety of knowledge some of the younger kids show. Makes me realize how my "recall" won't call these days!
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