You know... the taxpayers have funded 3 previous MCSD SPLOSTs because each was to "fix" everything... but now the MCSD wants another one to fix what the other 3 haven't. Like every other "liberal concept".. it will fail, too, to "fix" things..because like every other "liberal excuse", the right people haven't been in charge, but it was full of "good intent".

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Did you know that the MCSD has 120 empty classrooms? At 25 students per classroom, that's 3,000 empty desks.. The MCSD should be closing at least 4, maybe 5 or 6 schools completely! Think of the savings in administrative and support jobs, think of the savings in food prep and food waste, think of the improvement of efficiency, think of the reductions in utility costs and bus fuel. I guess I'm expecting too much if I expect them to think about what's good for Columbus' taxpayers and children.

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SPLOST math... you know.. $192,000,000.00 divided by 200,000 people puts a per person total of $960.00 in taxes over the life of the SPLOST. If you have a spouse and 3 kids, your share will be $4,800.00 bucks. Now, do you buy more or less than the average person/family?

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The basic question all Columbus voters should ask themselves is "Do I feel confidence in the school board/system?", and vote accordingly. Voting your true feeling is the best thing you can do for the kids.

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Wonder if the group focusing on the autistic children have added 2 & 2 (regular math) together yet? Finally, the school system has partially qualified its intent of putting all those classroom projects in 1 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school location. Seeing as the more desirable schools don't have empty classrooms, the 400 or so affected families will have to deal with less desirable locations.

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Hmmm.. seeing as the location of the new National Infantry Museum is in the proximity of the current Spencer High School... why wasn't "plastic soil" an issue?

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Oh... since Spencer High was built on such "plastic soil", shouldn't the MCSD tell us LOUDLY who was the architect/builder and issue a moratorium on those people/companies from working on any new MCSD projects?

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Oh..again... will some one who works in the Spencer High office go out into the lobby and tell us who was the architect listed on the "look at me" plaque on the wall?

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Don't tell me a man is insane, and can be found not guilty when he takes another's life using a weapon.. If he was that "insane", he wouldn't have known the weapon could kill someone.

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With another birthday on the horizon, I'm reaching the age I remember seeing "old people" driving big Cadillacs. I started looking but have found that Cadillac no longer makes "parade float' sized vehicles. Bummer..guess I'll have to find a 50s/60s model and refurbish it.

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Online headline: "New Englanders brace for another major snow storm" -- Oooops, my bad.. thought Obamageddon was making another fund-raising tour.

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You know.. it would be a lot easier to accept Obamageddon's claims that illegal aliens add value to our economy if there was proof that they had added to the economy of Mexico et al before they became criminals in this country. Oh, BTW, never have figured out how someone earning money in our country benefits our country when he/she sends it back to his/her native country....

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Comment about the above item: What's the difference between an illegal person sending his/her money to another country, and an American Corporation which keeps it's sales/revenues/profits in another country? It's not a trick question... the difference is that Democrats favor the former and denounce the latter.

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L-E headline: "GEORGIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY * TRANSPORTATION BILL DRAWS FIRE * Columbus officials say bill will take $8M a year from government, school district" -- Wow! Now here's something I can agree with and support our Mayor/Council/MCSD on without reservations. Sadly, I guess it means that those three entities have been fully aware of the burdens they have (or trying hard at the present) laid on the backs of the taxpayers...On the other hand.. Hey Mayor.. Council.. MCSD.. how does it feel when government unwantedly reaches into your pockets and takes your money out?

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Jonathan Gruber LIV's L-E "soundoff": " For once, Myers says something that makes sense. Yes, student achievement should be our priority. But that doesn’t mean you ignore badly needed capital projects. That’s like making math your priority and therefore ignoring English." -- You know.. SPLOSTs are all about "capital projects". In fact, GA laws restrict SPLOST revenues to be only spent on "capital projects". Unfortunately, the 3 previous SPLOST "capital projects" were not maintained properly, so the MCSD wants SPLOST #4 to repair them. Fortunately, "maintenance" is not considered a "capital project" in public or private businesses. Vote "No Confidence".

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L-E story: " ATLANTA— Tax regulators in Georgia are scrutinizing every filing they receive for signs of fraud." -- Well, it certainly is an improvement over the past that the IRS is concerned about this BEFORE sending out fraudulent refunds....

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L-E story: Council Agenda - "City Attorney's Agenda" Second readings — An ordinance regulating vehicular traffic in Columbus by enacting time limit restrictions for parking and ranking, handicap parking and loading zones on the streets within the Uptown Business District * An ordinance amending Columbus Code Section 20-16.11 so as to increase fines for parking violations effective Feb. 25, 2015; repealing conflicting ordinances; and for other purposes." -- Hmmm.. you know.. it certainly is telling when Council will boost parking fines to pay for other things, yet won't raise fees for using the Natatorium so users will pay for what they use.

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Have you seen the excess tree stump on the right-of-way on 32nd Street on the south side of Jordan High? Didn't the City expressly buy a new stump-grinder so it didn't have to hire a tree removal company to remove such?