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<body class='hmmessage'>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.<BR><BR><BR><BR>
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> From: skipg@hypernet.com<BR>> To: crawford@prexar.com; local-maine-schools@mainetalk.org<BR>> Date: Fri, 18 Apr 2008 07:57:42 -0400<BR>> Subject: Re: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play<BR>> <BR>> Good morning,<BR>> <BR>> I concur with your expression of appreciation to Brian Hubbell for his<BR>> play by play description of the House debate last night , George.<BR>> <BR>> Unfortunately, I believe that the legislature is poised to enact today the <BR>> late night "fix it" to which to refer. The scariest part is not so much <BR>> that it will be passed "late at night", but that it will be passed without <BR>> the ap-<BR>> propriate examination by the members of the legislature. On Wednesday, one <BR>> of the most respected members of the education committee was asking Judy <BR>> Sproule and me for information about the draft that was circulating that <BR>> day. Sue Gendron, Commissioner of Education, was holding non-stop meetings <BR>> with legislators and others<BR>> (including Judy and me). The bill was then being tweaked, as the law was <BR>> last year, to accomodate wishes of certain legislators. The bill was only <BR>> printed late Wednesday before the Senate voted on it Wednesday night. Most <BR>> legislators feel that they are under such pressure to do something before <BR>> they adjourn so that they can come home and tell their constituents that <BR>> they did the best they could. Their best is not good enough.<BR>> <BR>> Sincerely,<BR>> Skip Greenlaw<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "George Crawford" <crawford@prexar.com><BR>> To: <local-maine-schools@mainetalk.org><BR>> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2008 6:58 AM<BR>> Subject: [Local-Maine-Schools] LD 2323 and the Play by Play<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> >A big thank you to Brian Hubbell for the play by play in the Legislature <BR>> >and the battles over LD2323. It keeps us informed of those who can't be <BR>> >there. I hope the Legislature doesn't pass another late night fix with <BR>> >looking at the consquences like they did last June!<BR>> ><BR>> > George Crawford<BR>> > Harrington, Maine<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > _______________________________________________<BR>> > Local-Maine-Schools mailing list<BR>> > To send a message to the list, write to:<BR>> > Local-Maine-Schools@mainetalk.org<BR>> > To unsubscribe or change subscription settings:<BR>> > http://mainetalk.org/mailman/listinfo/local-maine-schools_mainetalk.org<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > -- <BR>> > No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>> > Checked by AVG.<BR>> > Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.23.1/1384 - Release Date: 4/17/2008 <BR>> > 3:47 PM<BR>> ><BR>> > <BR>> <BR>> <BR>> _______________________________________________<BR>> Local-Maine-Schools mailing list<BR>> To send a message to the list, write to:<BR>> Local-Maine-Schools@mainetalk.org<BR>> To unsubscribe or change subscription settings:<BR>> http://mainetalk.org/mailman/listinfo/local-maine-schools_mainetalk.org<BR>> <BR><br /><hr />Get in touch in an instant. <a href='http://www.windowslive.com/messenger/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_Refresh_getintouch_042008' target='_new'>Get Windows Live Messenger now.</a></body>
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