[Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play

[Tom Savielo]

I totally agree with Skip. We are asked to approve something and have no real idea of what is happening. Deals are being struck for votes. I personally will be voting no.

> From: skipg at hypernet.com> To: crawford at prexar.com; local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:57:42 -0400> Subject: Re: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play> > Good morning,> > I concur with your expression of appreciation to Brian Hubbell for his> play by play description of the House debate last night , George.> > Unfortunately, I believe that the legislature is poised to enact today the > late night "fix it" to which to refer. The scariest part is not so much > that it will be passed "late at night", but that it will be passed without > the ap-> propriate examination by the members of the legislature. On Wednesday, one > of the most respected members of the education committee was asking Judy > Sproule and me for information about the draft that was circulating that > day. Sue Gendron, Commissioner of Education, was holding non-stop meetings > with legislators and others> (including Judy and me). The bill was then being tweaked, as the law was > last year, to accomodate wishes of certain legislators. The bill was only > printed late Wednesday before the Senate voted on it Wednesday night. Most > legislators feel that they are under such pressure to do something before > they adjourn so that they can come home and tell their constituents that > they did the best they could. Their best is not good enough.> > Sincerely,> Skip Greenlaw> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "George Crawford" <crawford at prexar.com>> To: <local-maine-schools at mainetalk.org>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:58 AM> Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play> > > >A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature > >and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be > >there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with > >looking at the consquences like they did last June!> >> > George Crawford> > Harrington, Maine> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Local-Maine-Schools mailing list> > To send a message to the list, write to:> > Local-Maine-Schools at mainetalk.org> > To unsubscribe or change subscription settings:> > http://mainetalk.org/mailman/listinfo/local-maine-schools_mainetalk.org> >> >> >> >> > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message.> > Checked by AVG.> > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1384 - Release Date: 4/17/2008 > > 3:47 PM> >> > > > > _______________________________________________> Local-Maine-Schools mailing list> To send a message to the list, write to:> Local-Maine-Schools at mainetalk.org> To unsubscribe or change subscription settings:> http://mainetalk.org/mailman/listinfo/local-maine-schools_mainetalk.org> 
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