Don't make judgments without all the facts
It is detrimental to make judgments before knowing the facts. Just because you don't understand why something was done, doesn't mean there wasn't good reasoning behind it. It's important to know that the Swanton School Board is bound by legal parameters and that is why they haven't been able to add ...
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Honor flight, W.W.II Memorial were memorable
Everyone was up early, me at 4:30 a.m. But, Chuck Sontelli, BGSU professor, was up at 4 a.m. and at my house two hours later to get me to the terminal at Toledo Express Airport. The Toledo Honor Guard volunteers did not want any veteran to have to drive. Thus I was picked up.
At the terminal ther ...
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Proud of Thursday's response by residents
Last Thursday someone decided to play a horrible "trick" on the residents of a local nursing home. I hope anyone who has information will call the police.
As I headed home late that night I started thinking about how, when I voted in the levy to build the new high school to help the children of t ...
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Swanton can achieve extraordinary tasks
On September 26, I witnessed an extraordinary thing when our community came together in a crisis to help with the bomb threat at Swanton Health Care. Eighty-one residents were evacuated.
I watched as fire, rescue, police and volunteers came to the rescue. It was evident they had a plan and it was ...
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Keep meeting, settle before a strike occurs
I want to commend Swanton teachers for their efforts in moving us to an "Effective" rating on the State School Report Card. I know that it is hard work to get the information into the students' heads and then back out onto to the test papers. Well done.
To the members of the school boar ...
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Swanton school board should be re-called
By their actions rejecting the approved contract agreement that would allow Swanton teachers to continue working to educate our children, The Swanton Board of Education have proven that they are more interested in power than the effective education of our students. Its rejection shows that the boar ...
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It's time for teacher contract resolution
As the parent of a fourth grader, I urge the school board to avoid a teacher's strike, which would be disastrous for our children and community.
When I voted for the income tax levy, it was with the hope this would put our district on a solid financial footing and allow it to compensate our teach ...
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Unfounded rumors can be disconcerting
Having grown up in this small town I realize that a favorite topic of conversations consists of rumors and innuendo. Anyone who has grown up and currently resides in this area has either heard rumors or been the subject of them. So and so is having an affair. So and so left his or her spouse for an ...
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Give teachers fair, equitable contract
I have two children who have in the past, and currently attend Swanton schools. My daughter is a 2006 graduate of Swanton High School. She is currently attending the University of Toledo and majoring in physics and astrophysics. This is in part due to the wonderful education she received in the Swa ...
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We cannot afford to lose our teachers
I recently attended an informational meeting regarding the contract situation with Swanton teachers. I ran into teachers that my kids have had over the years. Every one of them that I spoke to inquired about my kids by name and remembered specific things about them that reaffirmed to me that they d ...
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Swanton's Main St. looks classy
Swanton residents can surely be proud of the appearance of their Main Street this summer. Banks of wave petunias bloom brightly among the well-groomed perennials. It's a real classy look and hopefully a forerunner of new life on our Main Street.
A special thank you to all the volunteers who plant ...
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Checks begin arriving
Some Swanton area residents have already received their 2008 Economic Stimulus Payment by direct deposit while many more will receive their money over the next several months.
Economic stimulus payments will be issued according to the last two digits of the main filer's Social Security number. Fo ...
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