Hannibal taxpayers praised students and denounced the teachers’ union as the district explained again why it may have to cut jobs, sports and music; raise taxes by a large amount; or both.
Several dozen students sat directly in front of the Board of Education, taking up the first five rows of the auditorium. They all wore white t-shirts that bore their new organization’s name: SOS, for “Save Our School”.
Fulton Mayor Ron Woodward agreed with the report’s recommendations but added that the report pointed out no wrongdoing. “They said there was nothing criminal,” he said.
A 7th grader holds her cell phone camera at arm’s length. She strikes a provocative pose. She clicks the shutter button. Moments later, that photo is on its way to her 7th grade boyfriend.
Cell phones make it easy to take and send such photos. They also make it easy to forward those photos to hundreds of other people.
Barclay announced his decision Sunday night, saying that his conscience would not let him run. He said that he had two choices, both poor ones, if he decided to run. He would either have to miss work in the state Legislature to make the run, or give up his seat and saddle taxpayers with the cost of a special election.
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