Blog Archives 1/1/09-2/21/09
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Concerning the want or need of a
new greenback school, My
experience in education is that
it is not the condition of the
building that makes for a
successful education. It is the
teachers ability to teach that
makes all the difference in the
world .I attended the old
Browder school many years ago.
the building wasn't that great
in fact a few years after i
went on to high school, they
closed it for good. While I did
attended there for 8 years, we
had some of the best teachers
one could possibly get. Mrs.
Pauline Davis (GOD REST HER
SOUL) was one of the best math
teachers around the state. Bob
Yates( who later was the
principle at Loudon) also was a
great teacher. very often he
would challenge the students to
think outside the text books on
issues of the time. we got to
share our own thoughts on the
issues of the days. In high
school the teaching methods were
a totally different world. EVEN
the cooks at Browder school
were a lot better than their
counterparts at high school.
What I'm saying is that the
kids deserve a better education,
that comes from the teachers
themselves, other than a new
building. I'm not against a new
building for the greenback
kids, I think the school boards
decisions on hiring teachers
are a lot more important than
the building.
Just My Thought 2/21/09 Nancy MARCUS Shame on you, why are you doing this to GREENBACK ? People of LOUDON COUNTY greenback is a very good school ! With some of the best people you will ever meet. it was a gift for me to work at greenback school and yes a new school is in need. don’t let Nancy MARCUS do this, there must be a reason for her to hate greenback this bad. So if anyone can tell me please let me know. Go
kees Some word of advice for the county commissioners from a Christian parent of two boys in the Loudon County school system…….. Separate yourself from Nancy Marcus. Some may disagree, especially coming from a Christian parent. I am not trying to be ugly; however, the Bible says flee from evil and do not associate yourself with it. I pray that Nancy will search deep within herself and really take a step back and look at what she has done over the years, same for Bill. I appreciate their service and dedication, but I wonder what makes them tick. We are all fed up with the politics. Please make the necessary decisions to help our kids. The current county commission has spent the last 4+ years doing nothing about the school building plan, while other surrounding counties are building new schools left & right. Bill’s power of influence over the board in this matter is out the window, isn’t it time that Nancy’s antics be ignored as well. She is going to be gone next election. I can’t imagine many in her district would want her representing them any longer. She would send her own district down the tubes to fight against Greenback. Apparently she has never gotten over being demoted by a previous Greenback resident, Greenback principal, & former Central Office Supervisor. I am sure everyone in each & every district wants the support of the commission and school board. I know that Bob Franke and Lisa Russell care just as much about the kids in the other districts as they do for the Greenback kids. The majority @ Greenback care as well about the kids @ other schools in the county. We do not want our kids taken care of at the expense of others. We did not ask for all the band-aids they have done over the years @ Greenback. What in the world have the commissioners been doing with all the tax dollars over the last 20 years? We definitely have not been building new schools. There has been a lot of “renovations and additions”. Monroe County and Blount County Have built a high school, some middle schools, elementary schools, etc. When was the last new school built in Loudon County? Money is not the real issue. The real issue is that there are some county commissioners and school board members that want their agenda adopted. Anything short of that will cause a bottleneck, the one we have had in this county for years. The main gripe is that finally the school board votes 8-2 for the building plan, yet many fear that there may not be enough support from the commission to pass. Does Nancy Marcus have the commission in her pocket? Does she know things about you that could hurt you? What kind of scare tactics are being used on the commission? I can’t imagine that there would be any other commissioner that would agree with Nancy Marcus and her current position. If the board does not adopt this building plan and make the funding happen, all of those that voted ney should and very likely could be voted from office in 2010. Do you guys want to go out with a bang? What kind of bang will it be. Or just maybe you will do the right thing and keep your seat. Inaction by the commission is a thing of the past. We are tired of it in Loudon County. 2/20/09
Sounds like Nancy Marcus knows a
little about nothing. I find it
interesting that her husband in
on the school board and she is a
commissioner. Again the Loudon
County Home cooking at its best.
Surely there are some qualified
people with construction,
business and other experience
that could speak out for the
people of Greenback. I find it
reprehensible for a commissioner
to step from her position and
address this issue of the
school. As I understand the
commissioner position is to
represent the people.
Utterly disgusting. 2/19/09 Tax- payers of Greenback unite!! Nancy Marcus is delusional if she believes your kids don’t deserve a new school and evidently she thinks Greenback has ceded from Loudon County. Commissioner Marcus repeatedly states that “Loudon County Taxpayers” should not have to pay for schools in Greenback. Last time I checked Greenback was just full of “Loudon County Taxpayers”. Always amazed…L.C. 2/18/09 Ask Marcus family why the dollars always stayed at the other side of the Dam. For years and years county dollars had come very slowly to the Greenback area- how come, can they explain that? what kind of degrees does she have? Any in business?? just wondering.. she claims knowledge of the school systems and schools. Does she run a business currently? Previously?? She needs to explain with more details, more specifics, with more substance why not a new school for Greenback. - or just ask in front of everyone present- Do they hate Greenback?? It is time for the dollars to start coming this way, There was a growth toward this area before the economic issues of this country. Also, ask the Marcus family how come, or can they explain why they allow Illegals to attend schools, also ask Marcus family how come the other schools in the county are on the news (bad news, incidents) more often than Greenback ? I believe it is time for Greenback to get a facelift – the area deserve more than the rest of the county – Parents want to take their kids to Greenback, because it is a GOOD SCHOOL.. that is the bottom line and for the benefit of kids.... Hey ask the governor, or Mr. Duncan for the money - President Obama signed the stimulus - why not ask for that now... God Bless America 2/18/09
I noticed in Nancy Marcus statement
about why she felt qualified to pass
judgment on Greenback that she
didn't mention how she was demoted
from principal to reading teacher
because of her incompetence. She had
to be removed as principal because
she couldn't perform the simplest
functions required of her. Just wanted to let
everyone know there is a new blog
site on the internet called, sherry we are worried about the kids.. that's why we are against "booze" booze contributes to 100,000 deaths a year according to the info i read. the dead beat parents of unwanted kids are usually drunks or dope heads. and no im not worried about being seen in a liquor store concerned 2/9/09
while the ppl of this county are arguing over "booze", the children of this county are going without child support. i have had my grandsons since they were born, almost 7 years. getting child support is like pulling teeth!! we go to court every 2 months. child support workers do their job by trying to get these "dead beats" into court. parents don't show up so the judge orders them to be picked up. the parents are not picked up. the answer i get from the "law" is, we can't go door to door looking for these people. i thought the police were supposed to do what the judge orders. i give addresses, do everything. i've even offered to take them where the parents live. i'm told the officers can't do that. anybody out there have any suggestions? why don't you people forget about the booze and worry about our children? are you all afraid of being seen in the stores? i'd say a lot of you go to knox county where you can't be seen!!!!!
sherri 1/28/09
i might give your comments some
consideration had i not seen
the council meeting in which
some of the councilmen said
they didn't care how close it
was to a church or for anything
else for that matter. as for
the laws.. the city council had
the opportunity to keep
alcohol under most
restrictions. but choose not
to, there is no one else
responsible for that no matter
how you look at it. i know
very well about beer ,wine, and
alcohol, drugs. and the ppl
its has killed. the thing is
this": you cannot use the
problems we already have as an
excuse to add more fuel to the
fire. as for me being confused,
your assumption is incorrect,
many people may be confused
about it. the truth is: wine
is a mocker strong drink is
raging and whosoever is deceived
by it is not wise. it has
deceived very many people, many
are dead ,many in prison few on
the city council , many that
write to van site seemingly
defending it, but not i
concerned but not deceived
1/27/09
TO Concerned:
I think you have your facts a
little wrong. Loudon city never
voted to have liquor alone. The
citizens of the county voted and
because of the laws of TN
requires that it be IN Loudon
city only. The council members
of Loudon had no choice but to
allow it in there because the
LAW tells them they have to. As
for drunk drivers, 1 in every 5
cars on the rd are intoxicated
drivers, no liquor stores
needed. 95% of drunk drivers
are drunk on BEER not liquor and
the other 5% drank that liquor
at a restaurant not getting it
at a store. To fight drunk
drivers we should look at
ourselves and go door to door
and witness to your neighbors
get them in church and bring
them to GOD because he is the
only way to save the world.
JC
i just read about the liquor
barons in loudon. The
surprising thing to me is this:
when pilot wanted to open a
travel center in loudon, these
same people were so concerned
about it bringing in drugs
(which have already been here
every since i can remember) and
prostitution to "mayberry".
they all opposed it till they
brought on a lawsuit. Less
than a year later they voted
in liquor, my guess would be
that it will save some of the
council men gas money. they
seemed so concerned about who
would police the truckstop, not
a word was mentioned about the
police who will have to police
the drunken drivers. Im thinking
all responsible parties that
brought the booze in on the
people of loudon (WHO DIDNT WANT
IT ANYWAY) CAN NOW BEAR THE
BURDEN OF KNOWING THEY HAVE
BROUGHT AN EVIL TO PPL WHO WILL
NOW HAVE TO BEAR THE BURDEN OF
all the problems associated with
booze. i hope it wont be one of
their kids are grandkids that
will be ran over by a drunk.
i'm sure with the councilmen
that voted for it to be sold
practically in the front door
of any church, have no respect
for GOD, church or any of the
teachings of jesus christ.
Concerned 1/23/09 Is anybody really surprised that Bill Marcus would vote against a new school in Loudon? Think back. Just a few months ago Bill voted to pay for a board trip with maintenance money. Then his wife Commissioner Marcus voted for the same thing. Guess who got a free trip on the tax payers? There's something wrong with this picture. We almost got Bill out last year and we will get Nancy out in 2010. Life Long In Loudon 1/22/09 A great quote from a
story in Tuesday's News-Sentinel,
"Guns for Teachers" BEZ 1/22/09
to angela
if you had no heat at your home, the authorities would take your child away and say you were unfit as a parent. on the other hand they can be herded like animals with no heat into a cafeteria and not a word is said concerning it. The thing is, a lot of people make a lot of money off the kids being there. so what if they get sick? That's more money pumped into the economy thru medical expenses. sorry about the pneumonia 1/19/08 Are you aware that there is NO heat at Eaton Elementary School?? I have a problem with this, due to the fact that the parents haven’t been contacted about this problem, but yet you let your child’s lunch account get behind a single dollar, and Parent link is calling you; and school at Eaton’s is still in session. The cafeteria, especially, is very cold (Even with the sun shining today), so I can’t imagine how cold it will be tomorrow, with temperatures expected to be in the single digits. My daughter was treated right before Christmas for pneumonia, and I can’t see spending the money in medical treatment, only to send her into a school with no heat, in the middle of winter. Doesn’t anyone have an issue with this?!?!?! Angela- Lenoir City 1/16/09 Can someone please tell me why Bill Marcus voted against the building plan? He is suppose to represent the residents of the first district, Loudon area, and he voted not to build a new middle school. What's wrong with that man and his wife for that matter. If Bill had gotten his way, we wouldn't be getting a new middle school or the new part of the elementary school. I'm sorry to admit that I voted for Bill Marcus back in August but I promise I wont make that mistake again. Thanks to Scott Newman for standing up for the children of Loudon. At least we have one representative in Loudon who is looking out for us. I wish there was some way to get Bill out of office now. I guess we can start in 2010 by getting rid of his wife on the commission. LAD Loudon 1/11/09 The T.V.A and the
K.G.B.,
I
really must give you a great big
"thank you" for the article
"Brookshire's Not Happy" I
laughed until I 'bout peed my
pants!!!! He looks sooooo
distraught!!! I think it is
absolutely hilarious that he
didn't get his way this time. He
obviously had someone in mind
for that job!! I expected to
see him stomp his feet and pound
his fists on the table at any
minute. Word of warning to the
job winner - watch your back!!!
Matt the Brat ain't happy!!! 1/6/08 I see the Newsless Herald is blowing it's horn about a whole new look to the paper. Do you suppose that means they are actually going to start printing news instead of propaganda? Doubtful. Red 1/6/08
To all who are
concerned about people not
smiling at them.. i cannot
believe that people still go to
a "branch"of the l.c.u.b. to
pay their bills and are unhappy
about the employees there. There
are many ways to avoid the
unsmilers.. simply pay the bill
by mail, or have them
automatically deduct it from
your bank account, or pay
online. i cannot believe that
people still take the time to
go to an office to try to
deal with ppl that apparently
are unhappy to work there.
smiley was belittling me when
she said that i didn't read her
post correctly, when actually it
wasn't written correctly, she
talked about a branch of some
kind , then later talked of
l,c.u.b. hiring an attorney. i
suppose she was talking about
the same office although it was
unclear at the time any way
here is you a big
smile ; ]
jar
1/5/08
It's disturbing that the Lenoir
City would waste money on those
stupid ugly markers. I have a
novel idea. Why don't you spend
some money on those damn humps
in the road. You know, the big
one in front of the red light up
from the pilot. There's another
one on west Broadway near C St.
too.
JC
My thoughts on the new employee
at LC codes is that it seems
ironic that only 12 people
applied for the job, some places
are getting 200+ applications
nowadays, and it is very strange
that the person they hired has a
working history to the current
Codes officer. Not to put a
damper on her start but it just
sounds like the city is
following along with county
politics. It is good that she
has these qualifications and I
wish her the best. Remember
this and your will have a long
career in Loudon County; no
one is your friend and keep
your nose clean or else others
will be looking for those nasty
boogers and wipe them on the
mirror for everyone to see and
if there is something you don't
want people to know then don't
tell anyone.
JC 1/3/08
these people seem to have an
agenda (who doesn't these days),
but they have some great details
on what's happening at the Steam
Plant
Shawn 1/1/09
JAR,,,,how is Smiley trying to
"belittle" anyone? What they
posted is the truth and a
fact.....Nothing to
"belittle",,,unless you're one
of the employees at that branch.
HUMMMMMMM The only friendly
person that LCUB had at that
branch is now gone, she always
called me by name, always smiled
and always was pleasant.......As
a matter of fact, I witnessed
people waiting for her to wait
on them when the other
employees were doing
nothing............Sorry if
someone speaks the truth and it
apparently struck a nerve.
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