I am putting this here with deep sadness. It in many way's speaks for the hardships and the lack of real opportunity so many deal with here. And fits in with the newest "grading system" for the 1-12 levels with their pretty colors and no meat on the bones. And the Teachers, etc., still have the stones to want more and more while providing less and less. Is there any real solution for change? Not as long as each and everyone of you who allow yourselves to be used as doormats. And continue to look up passively everyday at the shoe soles of those using you as a doormat? Read on:
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America’s Most and Least Educated States
Cheyenne Buckingham, Evan Comen and Grant Suneson
23 hrs ago (Posted here 4:30 P.M., 25 September 2018)
50. West Virginia
> Pct. of adults with at least a bachelor's degree: 20.2%
> Median earnings for bachelor's degree holders: $43,516 (6th lowest)
> Median household income: $43,469 (the lowest)
> 2017 unemployment: 5.2% (3rd highest)
"West Virginia is the least educated state in the nation, with only about one in five adults holding a bachelor's degree. A college degree tends to increase workers' earning potential and helps them avoid serious financial hardship. West Virginia has the lowest median household income in the nation at just $43,469 a year, far below the national median annual income of $60,336. Across the state, 16.8% of adults rely on government assistance in the form of food stamps, the second highest recipiency rate of all states".
I remember the other day as Mr. Rapp was sluffing off the closing of Sears with a comment on the three new businesses to open soon. Two seem to have, both just Specialty Shop types with little real impact on the Community or potential to be so?
In P'burg, they got to gloat over the new three IT companies that are setting up shop. Will they become the next Microsoft or Google or What? Who knows, but just them being there is a potential magnet to others to consider the same. Seems to say a lot about the mentalities of the two Governance's?
Here we are happy with makeup and gadgets. There, they may well be selling tomorrows?
Had a most unexpected visitor Tuesday afternoon at my home. It was the Pifer who had "investigated" the complaint against me on a "terrorist threat" from back on the 12th. Said he had spoken to the Prosecuting Attorney's office and they had decided that I was not worth the effort to tie down and scalp as one of the most nefarious individuals to enter Wood County in decades. I told him Thank You. His coming to my home to tell me was a bit unusual to me? He called me up to get me to the PD to do his interrogation. So for at least the rest of Tuesday, I guess I am safe to wander the highways and byways of Olde Vienna.
But still don't think the issue is done? Somewhere either at the County or the City or both, is a file with my name on it. Just waiting for another misstep by me so I can be labeled a Terrorist or a Career Criminal? Also called "Character Assassination".
And a bit earlier, I received another surprise or maybe shock to my system. Went to City Hall to pick up the response to my FOIA on the PD Fee that I had submitted on the 30th. Ms. Barr actually made an appearance and handed me the documents. Than said that per the Mayor, there would be "NO Charge". Said to her that "I was not looking for a free lunch". But, she was adamant for some reason or reasons?
Seemingly, my Tuesday early afternoon was one Hell ova day?
But I am not comfortable with getting "special treatment". I am not anybody special as I have noted before. Just someone who can and will stand up for those too afraid, unknowing or just plain don't think it will do any good too whatever?
Will of course go over the documents to see what if anything I can dig out of them. Still pursuing the $879K that went missing in the State Copies of the City Budget for 2018- 2019? It did not show up in the "unassigned line" and the Capital Reserve is not listed either.
And will cover the Thursday Council Meeting as well in the days to come.
The whole thing than went to Hell late Tuesday P.M., when I found the article on the Education Level here versus anywhere else in the Country. Am a bit suspicious that the Survey did NOT take into account the fact that so many took their Sheep Skins and fled the State as soon as they could. Or the unbelievable Corruption that drains so much of the State Tax Dollars from every level into the pockets of so few from the pockets of so many.
It we could get those dollars into one or two places, things would be far different.
1. Never taken from the pockets of so many unless each and everyone of them was the one removing the dollars for THEIR own uses.
2. If they were taken by a Government Entity to be used for a purpose that had a real goal at the end versus taking care of one's bubba somewhere.
Yes, I know the above shows I am a bit naïve sometimes, but I know it could happen if you folks truly wanted it too?
Might be cleaning up loose ends too early on Tuesday with Wednesday- Saturday in the weeds? But for the moment all is well? 'nuff said'.