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LS May 18, 2013 at 06:12 pm
Parents know their 17, 18, and 19-year old offspring are not adults. But colleges don't seem to…Read More acknowledge that. They do not notify parents even when their student is failing, has stopped coming to class, or is seriously floundering in some other way. The college won't tell you your child's grades (even though you are legally entitled to them, if your child is your dependent), but they do know where to send the tuition bill.
Tova Markowitz May 17, 2013 at 04:51 pm
Extremely well written. We will be voting for you. Thank you for thinking about the " the…Read More public " - given that the public are the tax payers and transparency should be number one on the priority list. JM
Joey Naham May 15, 2013 at 10:09 pm
I went to the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Press Conference.. For those who missed the press conference…Read More at the Bay Park Sewage Treatment Facility plant yesterday, here is my rebuttal to the proposal which supports ZERO Bio-ethical organization: As you're aware: Shellfish ecosystems thrived in our bodies of water for hundreds of years, once we began overfishing them three hundred years ago, and started using lead based paints on our ship's hulls, simultaneously with polluting into our water systems, the oyster reefs, clam beds, mussel and scallop cultures diminished, and so did the bay's natural ability to filter out the algae's which promote Brown and Red Algae Blooms. Today, we have Dept. of Waterways investing in man built oyster reefs in Reynold's Channel, but the investment is limited, and so is the natural organic nitrogen nutrients which shellfish rely on. We need Compost Tea to replace synthetic chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides to apply to our grounds and support the living organisms who can't speak up at a news press conference! If you remove the outflow pipe from Reynold's Channel you will no longer sustain the oyster reef Population! That will dovetail in less food for larger fish, and birds, and the eco-system will continue to spiral to abysmally low cultures without proper nutrients. Let's also not forgot about the $40 Million being invested into the Nassau County, Long Beach Boardwalk. Today All of suffolk Counties' Sewage is piped out into the ocean in an effort to bypass the moriches bay in Happauge, Patchouge, etc... What you have is a seasonal BROWN ALGAE & Red Algae Bloom which is hazardous to the environment, not to mention to recreational swimmers, surfers etc. Bio-ethics are Crucial Harvey! If you don't refuse to bio-ethically Promote our human supported Filtrating shellfish populations with more oyster seed, compost tea, You will have BEACH CLOSINGS THROUGHOUT THE BUSIEST TIMES OF BEACH SEASONS IN PLO, LIDO, ISLAND PARK, EAST ROCKAWAY, FIVE TOWNS, LONG BEACH, ATLANTIC BEACH. Not to mention the brown and red algae tides will severely eutrify(Compromise) the waterways environments for any chance of any resurgent fish eco-system. As we go on with our lives, there are ecosystems that are breathing and living in cyclical patterns amidst the impacts we force them to incur. There is no investment by Mangano or anyone who spoke at the press conference to support/assist the Bay's natural filtration element.
E. Rollins May 14, 2013 at 09:55 am
The biggest problem facing the district is an imaginary problem at the Middle School? Love Canal?…Read More Not our taxes, insane testing, or the unfunded mandates imposed on the district by the State and Federal governments?
Question for Fred: How many board meetings did you attend in the last year? When you ran last year the answer for the previous year was none, so I'm wondering how many you attended this year to familiarize yourself with all of the REAL issues facing our schools. Did you go to any of the budget meetings? How can you credibly ask the voters to elect you to the board when you haven't even taken the time to find out what's really going on, and instead make wild claims about the Middle School being Love canal.
We need trustees who care enough about this community to be involved even before being elected, not perennial candidates who keep throwing their hat in the ring but never even bother to go see what is really going on. Kislik was one of the most reasonable voices on the old board and Greebel has been president of TWO different PTA units, including Central Council. Those are the kinds of people I want running the schools my kids attend, not someone who sits at home in front of his computer playing with his website.
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