Comments on: Antiques appraiser comes to town

By: Qodrn

Qodrn — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:36:42 +0000

It is probably a waste of time, but who is the genius who kept open the entrance furthest from the handicapped parking at the Hayward County Courthouse?

So, we have the scenario of walking to the nearest entrance, can’t use it. Then walking around over half the building to reach the entrance that is open. Plus, when I finally got to the destination, the country’s computer system was down, and I could not file my case. Plus, no bathrooms were open on the first floor.

I know I should be grateful there is still a court open in Hayward, but it is hard to be grateful when your legs and back are shooting stabbing pains up and down your body.

By: Eric Kurhi

Eric Kurhi — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:05:40 +0000

Yeah, I don’t recall getting those. I remember getting something from Sherry during the downtime, but that’s about it. I just did a search of my email for anything coming from a Booth and found the ones from your husband’s addy in 2010 but that’s it… were they sent from an unfamiliar addy? I would think I’d still spot them, but BANG also has a spam filter that may have snagged them.

By: Kathi Booth

Kathi Booth — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:41:31 +0000

Eric,
Using your email address posted on the blog, I have sent you several during the period of time that you were not contributing articles. I asked for an explanation of your absence or notice of the demise of the blog to be posted on the blog but received neither a response on the blog nor one to my personal email. I do not twitter nor do I facebook…just blogging is a technological milestone for me.

By: Eric Kurhi

Eric Kurhi — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:52:27 +0000

Kathi — I’m not aware of a problem with the blog that requires re-registering every time you log on. I did notice some time ago that I had to approve postings by already verified commenters, but thought that had to do with people changing their login info. Haven’t seen an email from you since 2010… when was the last time you sent one?

By: Sherry Blair

Sherry Blair — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 18:00:11 +0000

And you,Michael perfectly represent both the tea party and the occupiers!

I love it too.

By: teachermama

teachermama — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:28:52 +0000

I heart the HayWord blog

By: Michael Moore

Michael Moore — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 02:25:19 +0000

Sherry, Kathi and Teachermama you have all perfectly identified what is wrong with the present system.
Additional fees, assessments and taxes will not fix what is wrong.

The District Management should be allocating to Teachermama and her compadres that $58 per student from the existing budget, removing it by refinancing debt, reducing duplicating and paper costs, or cancelling an event.

The Union should be in support of challenging the budget and expenditures by the board. Everyone needs to learn to excel with what we have and quit grousing about what is not going to happen.

By: Kathi Booth

Kathi Booth — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:57:19 +0000

Sherry,
You hit a homer with that posting. Any parcel tax should go to classroom supplies and if there is any left over then HUSD should look at restoring music at the elementary level.

By: Sherry Blair

Sherry Blair — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:37:07 +0000

Teachermama, neither individual parents nor teachers should bear the burden of necessary school supplies and materials. Education should be provided by the public through taxation. It’s the only way to insure that all the students have an equal opportunity. I would vote for a tax without second thought if I thought that is where it would go.

By: teachermama

teachermama — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:03:21 +0000

I have to pinch my pennies too . . . I need them to buy school supplies for my students! I spend far more than 58$ every year providing books, folders, notebooks, markers and materials for science and social studies projects for my students, not to mention magnets, sharpies, and other miscellaneous items that I need in order to do my job. These are unreimbursable expenses that are funded with my take home pay. Neither the district nor my school’s PTA cover them and I wouldn’t want to run the risk of charging “illegal fees” to parents, so even though I have not had a raise in several years, I just spend my own time and money buying what the kids need. So does every teacher I know who works in a low income school. Bring on the parcel tax and let the public pay for public schools!