- Lawrence Wilson
See where in the Daily Blat of the 20th, that Chemours has donated another $10K to the Blennerhassett Island Historical Foundation. Every time I see one of these donations from Chemours/ DuPont to any thing or anybody in the MOV, I have to question, "is this really just blood money"? Trying to cover its tracks and cleanse its conscience?
No matter the quality of the rank and file that work for the above and no matter where they live in the MOV, it cannot hide the clearly proven wrongdoing that was done to so many for so long. They got off cheap with the $670 Million Dollar settlement, but that is how these things go and some at least got something?
If we had Organizations with Morals, Ethics and Integrity on their own part, they would return the checks with a polite No Thank You. If Chemours/ DuPont wishes to do something meaningful for this area, try testing the folks in Vienna/ Boaz that also have and will continue to suffer from the C8 that has rained down on them for decades. They will have to handle their medical expenses and possibly suffer for years and decades with no relief?
And yet again and again, we find State Agencies that just can't seem to get it right? First in the Daily Blat of the 20th, we find the State Veterans Nursing Home Facility in Clarksburg owes some $5 Million Dollars in unpaid invoices to unsuspecting businesses who entered into legal business transactions with them going back to 2013.
Than to add more insult to injury, the County 911 Systems were said in the Blat of the 21st, to have diverted more than $4 Million dollars in 911 fees to non-911 uses? These Fees are said to be absolutely necessary to maintain the 911 System in protecting the average Citizen from various types of harm on any given day? But the State seems to have a problem with providing documentation to support what it has been doing?
Having watched how Vienna is very, very good at sending money down a rabbit hole while trying to call it a "doorway to perfection", I am very aware of how forgetting to dot i's and cross t's can be so easy when something needs to be hidden. The millions that were misused or wasted for various "I wants", will continue to haunt us for years.
And even though the State has undertaken steps to correct the above issues does not mean that some serious accounting issues were allowed to occur.Someone needs to answer for them?
The Daily Blat made a bit todo on the Hobby Lobby entry into the MOV in the Blat also on the 21st. Only a few weeks late in releasing the news, but I guess better late than never?
May I say "Here we go again"? The Blat on the 22d had another sad article on the number of kids who were suffering from what I will call a really terrible disease called "Chronically Absent". This is where 15% or more, which is about 1,800 of the Wood County Students were or have missed 18 or more days of instruction. The Superintendent, one Mr. Hosaflook said "you can't come back from that". Mr. Hosaflook, with all due respect you are full of S***. I have noted that in my Freshman/ Sophomore years, I missed right on 45 days of School each of those years ( one quarter, 1/4th). While I for sure did not graduate Summa Cum Laude or Magna Cum Laude, I did get out with a C+. The first two years obviously, I bounced along with a D- or D average if I was lucky? My Language classes saved my fanny. Did quite well in English, French, German and Latin while horribly in what was probably more valuable to me in hindsight? In the last two years, I missed only five days total. I as bad as I was did it.
EACH and everyone of them CAN with the proper guidance and self discipline if they choose? I had little or no parenting in my life the first two years because of Illness/ Death in my Family. I had NO parenting in my life during my third and fourth year of High School because of the Illnesses that continued. So I know it can be done and take exception to your statement which can only be destructive to any kid wishing for a turnaround in their behaviors/ life? Shame on you, you are a poor example if I may be kind?
Today's child is far more likely to suffer from poor parenting or no parenting due as much to the mores of our Society as their inability to parent? They never learned how because THEIR parents were to busy living the "Day of Wine and Roses"? Burn the Bra, Burn the Draft Card and what is that nice smelling green stuff in the baggie? In other words, the middle 60s right on through to today. Only now, the green baggie is medicinal and the issue is those numberless drugs by a plethora of names? And don't forget the Booze to wash down the Medicinal Pot and who knows what else that is being taken?
And God forbid a parent takes a mouthy, lazy, well on the way to illiterate kid and spank their fannies? That is a sure road to jail for abuse. Then combine the same children IN the classroom who when attending curse or attack the Teacher. Under Obamacare guidelines which are said to be getting reversed, any attempt to discipline the little darlings was frowned upon? Kick the little monsters out, permanently if necessary and turn the wannabee's around to understand what is expected and follow through on those expectations.
Fire those Teacher's who are unable to teach and upon determination control the Classroom. The Teachers today are said to have on average it is said 15 students and in many cases one or two aides. When I wandered the Halls of Ivy, they had 24- 26 students and no aides. We did have an Asst. Principle with an inch or inch and a half thick paddle and three holes drilled in it. I don't know of any kid who took a second "attendance" session with that paddle?
It can start Sir, with you retracting your stupid comment. Than an AGGRESSIVE Campaign to get the kids back into class. First of course the parents. Why are they not getting the little darlings to class? So many take them to School in their POV's each day? Are they staying in the School when dropped off or just passing through from one door to another? Are they just telling the kids there is Cereal in the cupboard or are the kids eating at School and than out the back door. Basically are the parents trying to parent or ignoring the responsibility?
Than of course we move on to the Classrooms. Are the Teachers providing an atmosphere for those kids who do want to learn something? Is there a process by the Administration to filter out those who are just there for the Picnic of the day?
And the sick, lame excuse on having more safety in the District's Attendance Office? What the Hell is that about? Do they send those who can't get to class to an office as noted above? Used to be, each School handled its attendance issues in each School via the Principal's and Staff as noted above? Sounds like another excuse to hire more staff rather than empower the ones they have on staff now? I will go in for a SRO in each School but that is about it?
Here is a heads up for the evening of the 31st of December if you have no immediate plans? There will be a New Year's Eve Concert at 7:30 P.M. at the Community Building in the Jackson Memorial Park. The performers will be Elvis tribute artists Jim Forshey and Hank Poole. There is NO admission and the doors open at 6:30 P.M. The Johnson Chiropractic Clinic can be thanked for this opportunity to while away the hours with music of years gone bye. So spread the word...... (I have to do some "Truth in Advertising" here. Forgot to give the Daily Blat credit for putting out the initial info. Updated 7:10 A.M., 28 December.)'nuff said'.