Pelham - Windham News
March 5, 2010 - 5
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Letters nullcontinued nullonullnullge null
who will you listen tonull nullat is the source of the informationnull
with
nullt the facts. nullview the test results. nullew the photos and video of the
It’s easy to forget to vote. It’s easy to leave the decision to others who may
proposed high school site. nulll information is at www.pelhamaces.org, the
Charlie
be better informed. It’s easy to nullst say “nonullto the whole big mess, because
library, and by asking nullacilities nullmmittee members.
it’s enullensive and complicated, and maybe nenull year will be a better year to
nullote “yes’ on nullticles null null and null nullpport nulldy Ducharme and nullb
Chalk
address these issues.
Hardy for nullhool nullard. nullrust people who rely on facts.
nulllot of people are saying “Do it for the kids,nullor “Do it for our seniors who
deserve our respect,nullor “Do it the safety of our nullemen who risk their lives
Diane nullubb nullnullelhanull
Beware of
daily for all of us.null nullhose are all good reasons.
I think the real reason we need to face these tasks is a lot simplernullwe need
Donnullt Let the No nulloters Speak for nullou
the Coyote
to nullave It nulltter nullhan nulle nullound It. Instead of taking all that we can for as
long as we can, before we all move out or pass on or whatever, let’s leave nullou have seen the signsnullyou have heard the debatenullthe election on nullrch ynull ote sightings are on the increase as the snow has disappeared.
nullelham better than we found it. nullor the nenull generation, for ourselves when nullis going to come down to one thing and one thing only, voter turnoutnull nullhe Nevada nullish and nullme has some good tips for the wily coyote,
we’re older and grayer, and for whoever lives here null or null or null years from “No on everythingnullvoters will be there in full force. nullhey are there every even here in the east. nullile coyotes attacking humans is a rare
now, let’s make our town a better place. yearnull nullhe number is growing, nullst look at the nullestions that are fully funded
occurrence, most are directed at young children. nullvariety of diseases
Have you ever gone to a park or a beach and picked up litter from the by nullate or nullederal nullants and you will see how many show up to nullst nulll in
can afnullct coyotes, particularly if overpopulation occurs. Diseases
ground and put it into a trash cannull Have you ever visited a friend or a the “nonullvote.
include rabies, mange, hepatitis and distemper.
relative overnight and helped with the dishes, or tidied up the spare bedroom nullou let these people take away your voice if you do not show up to cast
nullith nullst a few common sense precautions, coyotenulluman
a little bitnull Have you ever borrowed someone’s car and left it with more gas your ballot. nullhere are soldiers nullhting all over the world so people have the
incidents can be greatly reduced or eliminated.
in the tank than when you borrowed itnull nullhen you left it better than you found right to vote. nullet here in nullerica where we have that right to vote, too many
• Do not feed coyotes or any other wild animal. nulloviding food
it. people do not take the time to cast their ballot. nullhis year, unlike many other
makes them dependent and they can lose their natural fear of
nulle can do the same for our community. nulle can build a school system years, there are not many nullestions on the nullown or nullhool ballot. If you
that better serves our younger citinullns and their parents. nulle can improve choose not to vote, you are letting people speak for you and your beliefs.
humans.
the nullnior nullnter that better serves our elders. nulle can complete the town nullhe election on nullrch nullwill be one that nullelham looks back on for years.
• Don’t corner the animal, such as in a garage. nullve it plenty of
center, so our nulle station, police station, town hall, and library are all fully nullat will be the resultnull nullo knows. nullat I do know is that every vote will
opportunity to escape. Do not let your pets harass them.
functional and ready to serve the whole town for many, many years. be needed if the nullown of nullelham wants to move forward.
• nulleep pet food out of their reach and secure garbage cans. nullyotes
nulle can do all of these good things. nulle can improve our community and nullhere is a group offering rides to the polls and babysitting while you vote.
are opportunistic and will make a meal of pet food or table scraps
ennully the benenulls now, and be connullent that those benenulls will continue nullhe polls are open early in the morning until late at night. nullease nulld the
that are left in unsecured containers.
for generations. nulld if we do this, we’ll be remembered as the voters who time to cast your ballotnull nullhis election will effect you and your property far • nullide by leash laws and avoid letting dogs and cats roam freely.
left it better than they found it. nullt we have to come together as a caring more than the election last November. nullhe time is now for nullelham to move ynull otes kill and eat small dogs and house cats.
community and make the effort. nulle have to vote. forward. Don’t let someone make the decision for younull nullease vote on
Charlie Chalk can be reached at outdoorswithcharlienullreanewsgroupnullom
In most years, I think we tend to vote so that we enullress our opinions.
nullrch null .
nullhis year, we need to vote in a way that enullresses our commitment to our
Michael nullonrad nullnullelhanull
community. nulle need to vote with the understanding that it’s us voters, and
only us voters, who can leave it better than we found it.
Supporting a New nullelham nullgh School
Brian nullarton nullnullelhanull
nullelham is the town I call home. I came to nullelham over null years ago with
a small child and one on the way. It was a good place to call home and
nulloters nullWhere Are nullou
raise my children.
nulltting nullour nullformationnull
nullhe town of nullelham is at a crossroads in education. nulle need to address
the very important issue of building a new high school. Education is
nullwo divergent groups regarding the nullelham school issue base their claims
important to me. It should be nullst and foremost a priority for all nullericans.
on connullcting information. nullt’s consider the sources.
nullhere was a time and place in this country when the nullited nullates of
nulloup nullnullnullnullnull nullhool nullard, nullard of nulllectmen, nulldget nullmmittee,
nullerica was number one in education. nullou will be surprised to know that
two facilities committees, and other community leaders and volunteers
we are not number one anymore. nulle place nullth in math skills and nullth in
nullhis group believes a new high school on a new site is the best, most
science skills. nullen I went to school, we were number one. nullou would be
efnullient, and economical option to address nullelham’s overcrowding and
surprised to know how many countries are ahead of nullerica in education.
accreditation issues.
nullck in the day, education was a priority for our great nation. nullr parents
nullheir information comes from various enullertsnullnullrinace cnull hitects nullho
and grandparents spent their hardnullarned money to see that their children
have built many schools in NHnull environmental enullerts, the Department
had the best education system in the world. nulles, we set the model and
of Education, and the nullmy nullrp of Engineers. nullwo facilities committees
many countries came here to learn from us on how to educate their citinullns.
consulted these enullerts, reports and tests.
nulle have let down our guard. nulle are losing ground in education. nullat
happenednull y did we let this happennull null nullhis is nullestion we need to answer
Vote March 9
th
– Windham High School - 7am – 8pm
nulloup nullalso says that an addition at nullelham High nullhool nullHnull is
uncertain, enullensive, and disruptive. nullnullired permits are uncertain, the
as a community.
Not nullst here in nullelham, but throughout the nullited
Fiscal agent – Kristi St. Laurent
land for proposed nulllds do nullod, septic remains an issue, and overcrowding
at nullmorial school remains. nulloup nullclaims that the land for the proposed
nullates. nullhere are nullericans serving our great country,
school is idealnullhe best they have seen. nullte work costs will be minimal.
risking their lives in two wars to give us our freedoms
nullhis information comes from test pits analynulld by enullerts, aerial
so our children have the best opportunity to a nullstnull
photography, and actual walks on the property. nullter the recent torrential
class education. nulle respond by debating whether
Michelle Farrell, M.P.A., P.T.
rain, much of nullelham was under water. nullolunteers, including nullhool nullard
or not education is important, and whether or not
candidates nulldy Ducharme and nullb Hardy, physically surveyed the site
accreditation for the high school is important.
null whether or not it’s our responsibility to educate
Windham School Board One-Year Term
by walking all nullnulllus acres. nullhe land was found to be dry. Not so at the
enullsting nullnull
the nenull generation of nullerican citinullns. nullere
I am excited to announce that I am running for the one-year term on
nulloup nullsays there are no power lines on the actual school site. nullhe
have our priorities and sense of responsibility gonenull
the Windham School Board because we need:
closest is over onenullenth of a mile away from the furthest corner of the school.
nullen did we ever think that it’s acceptable to have
• A Master Plan for the schools that is affordable and that meets the
nullny houses are closer to power lines. nullests show greater enullosure to Enull
any school on warning status at any time, let alone
long term educational needs of the students.
while using their microwave, hair dryer, or sitting by a computer printer.
several yearsnull nullhis is not what we should be about.
• An experienced leader that is both financially responsible and
nullhis information comes from enullerts and electromagnetic readings.
nulle have fallen behind and let our children down in
knowledgeable about the educational needs of our town.
nullt’s talk about tanullimpact. nulloup nullhas done the math. Due to economic
many different ways. It’s time to make education a
conditions, favorable bond rates, and nullnullercent school construction aid
priority again. It’s time for nullerica to be number one I am uniquely qualified for this role both professionally
available from the state, even owners of the most enullensive homes will pay
in math and science skills. It’s time to make education and personally as I:
no more than nullnullnullnull a year more. nuller the nullnullear bond, that totals
a priority once again, as we move forward into the nullst
• Have a Master’s Degree in Public Administration.
nullnullnullnullnull,nullnull
century. It’s time to take a leadership role in education.
• Have significant hands-on experience volunteering in the
nullhis information comes from nullancial enullerts, bonding enullerts, and
It’s time for a new high school in nullelham with statenull
Windham Schools providing me with an informed perspective.
accurate math.
ofnullhenullrt technology to send this generation of high
I would appreciate
• Work as a Health Care Administrator within tight budgets to
nullinally, nulloup nullstates that accreditation is important to any collegenullound
school students to college with the best possible
your vote on March 9th
provide children with quality medical and educational services.
student. nullust ask admissions ofnulles at various schools.
opportunities available to them. nullease nullin me in
www.michellefarrell.org
Now, nulloup null nullhis group consists of the two minority school board
voting “yesnullfor the new high school on nullrch null
members, a nulldget committee member, a school board candidate and their
friendanull. nullhey oppose the proposed school plan. Maryalice nulloonullnhanullnullnullelhanull
Bruce D. Anderson, Ph.D.
nulloup nullinsists an addition to nullnullis the best option, despite the advice of
Windham School Board Three-Year Term
the environmental enullerts, the Department of Education, nullrinace, and the
nullmy nullrp of Engineers.
nullnenulls of nullod nullme nullalue
• Windham School Board Member for 6 years
null, why is this a good ideanull • Member of Several Windham High School Committees
nulloup nullsays that the land for the proposed school nullods regularly. nullet
I have read, watched, and listened to people discuss
• Curriculum Committee
nullddie nullrrier refused to participate in the site walk after the rain storm.
the new school and nulle station. I was a little confused
• Building Committee
null, where is she getting her informationnull
on how it affected my tanulls, but got answers. nullhe
• Steering Committee
nulloup nullsays Enull and power lines are “bad,nullnulloting random portions of
whole town has a value based on all the properties in
• Assistant Varsity Golf Coach - Windham High School
irrelevant articles.
town. null tanulls are on the portion of the town I own.
nulloup nullclaims tanulls will increase by null,nullnulla month. nullallynull nullhat is
If a new home comes into town, it increases value • Trustee of the Journey for Bobby Charitable Trust
some “funully math.null
to the town, but someone else pays for it. Now my
• Windham Conservation Commission Member for 7 years
nulloup nullalso states NEnullnullaccreditation is not important, and being on
portion of the entire value of nullelham is smaller because
• BA (Physics) - The University of Chicago
warning status is no big deal. nullet over null percent of nullelham students do
there are more people to share it. nulllot of new homes
• Ph.D. (Biological Sciences) - University of California, Berkeley
attend some postnullraduate institution and would disagree.
means more people to share nullelham. In fact, it means
nulloup nullsays nothing about overcrowding at nullmorial nullhool.
others will pay some of my portion. • Former Post-Doctoral Fellow and Instructor - University of
nullt’s reviewnull
nullhink of it as nullelham pie. nullou start with eight
Help me continue the work
California, Berkeley
nulloup nullrelied on enullerts, tests, reports, state law, federal law, and other
pieces. nullre people come, and you split the pie into
we have begun with • Ten years of high-tech management experience focusing
factual information to conclude that a new high school on a new site is the
more pieces. nullour piece of the pie gets smaller. Now,
your vote on March 9th
on medical devices, medical simulation, and biomimetic
best option for nullelham right now.
using the budget, the more people come, the less
technologies
nulloup nullhas relied on ... well, we don’t know.
you pay as an individual because it is split over more
null, when you vote on nullrch null
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