Anonymous said...
What about the other commissioners and auditor? They allowed Milo to do what he did. Not one of them spoke up. If they knew it was wrong? why didnt they step up and stop it from happening? None of them said ANYTHING! No one objected in the minutes, nor did they verbally object. What would the difference be? In this case and compare it with being someone while they committed a crime, and you do not do anything to stop the crime. They all were wrong and one person is taking the full blame. They all should be standing in front of the Judge.
June 1, 2009 5:19 PM
Anonymous said...
I guess I see your point. They should go after the others. Sounds like if they let it happen they are just as Milo and should be co-defendants
This is a very good point! We will add to this. Are they responsible elected officials? The Auditor should have been the one who should have stopped it before it even happened. The County Attorney should have also stopped it. The other two Commissioner's voted in favor of it. Of course, all of the "Chuck's of the world" will grandstand and say- come to a meeting. Elected officials are all entrusted to do the right thing regardless of who shows up. Folks, let's not make the posts about underage drinking.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
What did we miss?
Why did Mark Milo refuse to sign the claims at the last Commissioner's meeting?
Somebody missed a Commissioner's meeting?? Again? Payroll claims are pending investigation.
Somebody missed a Commissioner's meeting?? Again? Payroll claims are pending investigation.
Friday, May 1, 2009
We are sorry about the loss of your son. We will post your story.
My name is Bryan Lloyd, this is my statement of events between what happened between Mark and Vicki Combs and my family leading up to and following my son’s death. I am writing this statement because I believe it is being asked of me by GOD.
I sold my home in Demotte, IN on land contract so that I could move back to the North Judson area to be closer to family. My home sold much quicker than I thought it would, only giving me two weeks to find a place to live in the North Judson area. I called an add in the paper about a home for rent for $800 per month. I met with Mark Combs the owner of the house for rent, he told me that the house was for sale but only one or two people had even looked at it in the last year. He told me if he sold the home I would have thirty days to move out. We also discussed if he did not sell the home before the people I sold my home to get their own financing that I would possibly buy the home from him. No one had lived in the house for quite some time before I moved it. That was obvious inside and out. The weeds throughout the whole yard were waist high or higher, and the leaves on the bottom deck were over three feet deep. The inside of the house had personal belongings, papers, and several bags of trash. The house was also infested with spiders, and black hard shell bugs I called water bugs. My wife and I worked hard for over three weeks to get the mess cleaned up. The pool was polluted with green water and had frozen and busted several parts to the pool. The cost to repair the pool was around $350 I paid out of my own pocket. The next couple months went fine with the exception that Mark kept trying to pressure me into buying the house. He dropped the price from $279,000 to $235,000 then I was told when I was ready he would drop the price more.
On July 13th 2007 me and my four year old son who was my oldest and named after me Bryan Lloyd were sitting looking on the internet for his birthday presents. He has loved Scooby Doo every since I can remember. I bid on stuff for him on E-Bay and bookmarked a few other things he liked on the web. My son Luke came down and him and Bryan went outside on the concrete part of the deck to play. I caught them playing with the water hose and made them turn it off, but let them continue to play in the water. A few minutes later they both came in soaked. I always made them take their clothes off by the door so that they would not drip water through the house. Bryan and Luke were running through the house naked and my Step son Tucker hollered at them to get cloths on, then he told me they were running around naked. I hollered from the basement area and told Bryan to go get some clothes on. This is something that normally happened at our house. Bryan was only a month away from his fifth birthday and had been getting his own cloths and dressing himself for quite some time. A few minutes later while I was sitting at my computer I heard the biggest bang. I thought that the china cabinet had fallen over. I ran up stairs to the Kitchen area and everything looked fine. I then ran up the stairs to Bryan and Luke’s Bedroom. Tucker had beaten me into the room and lifted the TV off of my son Bryan’s head, and all I seen was the dresser laying on him. I lifted the dresser off of him and lifted him to see if he was ok. I didn’t know the TV had landed on him and thought at first it was just something he could shake off. His body was limp, his mouth fell open where I could see his tongue was almost bitten off. There were no cuts or scratches, then all of a sudden blood was pouring out of his mouth, nose, and ears. He started choking on his own blood, I had Tucker call 911, as I turned his on his side to clear the air way. When I saw it was getting worse not better I picked him up and ran to the dining room area so that when the ambulance arrived they could get to him faster. I had to keep turning him on his side to clear the blood from his airways. Then he stopped breathing and his heart stopped. I started CPR, and Mouth to Mouth to save my baby. Just a few minutes later he was gone. I continued Mouth to Mouth and CPR until the ambulance arrived. When the first person from the Ambulance crew came through the door they just stopped stunned and looked at me like they were in shock. A second person had to scream at them to get them to help. Nobody can ever understand losing a child unless you have lost a child. The last breath my son had in his body was mine. I didn’t just lose my son, he died in my arms with no body to help me. There is no way to describe the feeling of knowing your four year old baby is dying in your arms and you don’t know what to do to save him. It took the Pulaski County Ambulance at least twenty eight minutes to arrive. They arrived the same time as the White County Ambulance Service which is the County Below Pulaski County, and I live on the furthest North West part of Pulaski County. There is an Ambulance station in North Judson only eight miles from their door to 7902 W 700 N where my son died. I was told that the Pulaski County Ambulance Service had a guest speaker is why it took so long for them to arrive. I don’t understand why Starke County was not called they are obviously the closest place to respond for help. My son was gone at least ten minutes before any help arrived. They waited for me to take a shower to wash the blood off of myself and get dressed before the ambulance left for the hospital. Then I was told there was still a chance that they could save him. I knew my son had passed before anyone ever arrived at my home to help me. Then while at the hospital, they kept coming and telling me that they were still working on him, implying that there was a chance he was still alive. A while later they came out and told me that he was gone. That is almost like losing him twice in a couple of hours. They let me go back to see my son just a few minutes later with a tube sticking out of his mouth and his hair spiked with blood. His body was ICE cold and his body was already becoming hard and stiff. My son died in my arms, his last breath was mine long before any ambulance arrived. It was all up to GOD. I knew before he died that he was going to die without help. I knew the second he died I felt him leave his body. I knew he was gone and not coming back. I still continued with CPR and Mouth to Mouth because I will never wanted to give up trying to save my baby. He had been gone too long for the ambulance or the hospital to bring him back.
The coroner and the police at the hospital still had not decided if they were going to make the area where my son died a crime scene where they would go in and take pictures of the area and the wife of the person I am renting the home from came to my home un-invited and un-welcome with a carpet cleaner to clean the blood from the carpet. My opinion which is pretty obvious she was more worried about the carpet being stained then me losing my son. She told my step son Tucker to get out of the house as she went through my personal belongings. Within 5 minutes of me returning home Mark Combs shows up and tells me to drain the swimming pool which I spent my own money to fix. Swimming was the last thing on my mind at the time. Mark Combs then called me on the 17th of July and told me I needed to get the blood stains out of the carpet he had someone who was coming to look at the house. I had been mentioned to Mark that there were a few things that needed fixed the main thing was the front door frame was rotted, and I could not lock the door. He called on July 19th and said he was going to come over and do some work to the house. I assumed he was going to repair the front door, but he came over while I was not home and cleaned the blood stains from the stairway and upstairs. When you rent a house from someone my understanding is it is your home If in some way you damage the house they have the security deposit and can take you to court to make you pay for any damages. You cannot understand how violated I feel by Mark and Vicki. The blood from my son was my responsibility to clean up. That was not just a red juice stain, that is where my son died.
A few days later I called Mark on his Cell Phone My words to Mark were I have a few things I really need to get off of my chest. I told him that he or his wife had no business in my house to clean it, that that was mine or my family’s responsibility that I felt violated. He replied with Obscene screaming saying that was his house and he would come in it any time he felt like it. That I was TRASH and that my family was TRASH. My Wife and her family was Trash. That all we had done since we moved in his house was Trash it, that we were dirty and nasty. I was told to get out of his house immediately. I told Mark that it was my house as long as I paid rent there and if he even looked up my drive way while I was still there I would kick his ass. Now I had lost my son, being personally violated and verbally attacked by the person I am renting from who is a preacher. I had to find a place to live and fast. I decided I wasn’t giving Mark another penny for rent. I knew the house was ten times cleaner than it was when we moved in and there was no way he was going to return my deposit. I figured he could keep my deposit for August 2007 rent. Trying to find a house took longer than what I had expected. There was not a lot to choose from in this area. I talked to mark the end of August and told him it was taking longer to get moved than expected. That the house would be cleaned and I would pay for whatever time I stayed into September 2007. He said that was fine. Then two weeks the bank I was going through to buy a home denied the loan because it was a Modular Home. I talked to mark again and was told to take my time. That sometimes he doesn’t realize how he comes off to people, if I needed to stay till the end of the month it wasn’t a problem. I told him I would call him and let him know and I would have the key and a check for the month If I was still interested in buying the house he talked to his bank and he would take $205,000 for it but couldn’t take any less the bank wouldn’t let him. At this point I have no faith or trust for Mark or Vicki. I found a house to rent, and figured once I was moved out I would call Mark have him meet me at the house look the house over to verify that there was no damage to the house and it was clean and have him sign off that the house was fine than give him his check. When It came time to start moving I had little help. My wife, kids and I were all sick. It was during the third week of September. I moved for three days by myself while sick, while my wife stayed home sick herself and taking care of the kids. I finished moving on Tuesday and My Wife Chris had to go back to work that Wednesday. We planned on going back to the house the following weekend to clean up. I spoke to Mark while I was moving myself and was under the impression that as long as I was paying for the whole month I had till the end of the month to get everything out and cleaned. Mark called my cell phone three to five times a day leaving messages while I was working. I never returned his calls because he was becoming irritating wanting his check before I had everything moved out and that wasn’t going to happen. Then I get a call from an unknown number, I was working so I didn’t answer it before it quit ringing. I checked my voice mail and there was a call from Vicki Combs Saying I didn’t deserve Children, that Mark was right my wife and I were trash. Before I finished listening to the end of the message, I got one of my guns, drove over to the house at 7902 W 700 N Winimac, IN called my wife and told her I was going to Kill Vicki. I drove up pulled in the end of the driveway. My mother and my wife kept calling trying to talk me out of it. Nothing they said was going to stop me. The only thing that stopped me from killing her is I thought no matter what I do it won’t bring my Bryan back, and a message that I have heard several times in church. I can’t remember what verse, what chapter but the story is about a man who loses his son, and he says my son cannot come back to me, I can only go to him.
I cannot tell you where I get my strength to move on day to day. I believe god has work for me to do here on earth and he gives me my strength. When my work is done here my greatest reward will be to be with my son again.
My Contact Information:
Bryan Cambridge Lloyd
e-mail: bryan@nwitech.net
Phone: 219-202-4060
My name is Bryan Lloyd, this is my statement of events between what happened between Mark and Vicki Combs and my family leading up to and following my son’s death. I am writing this statement because I believe it is being asked of me by GOD.
I sold my home in Demotte, IN on land contract so that I could move back to the North Judson area to be closer to family. My home sold much quicker than I thought it would, only giving me two weeks to find a place to live in the North Judson area. I called an add in the paper about a home for rent for $800 per month. I met with Mark Combs the owner of the house for rent, he told me that the house was for sale but only one or two people had even looked at it in the last year. He told me if he sold the home I would have thirty days to move out. We also discussed if he did not sell the home before the people I sold my home to get their own financing that I would possibly buy the home from him. No one had lived in the house for quite some time before I moved it. That was obvious inside and out. The weeds throughout the whole yard were waist high or higher, and the leaves on the bottom deck were over three feet deep. The inside of the house had personal belongings, papers, and several bags of trash. The house was also infested with spiders, and black hard shell bugs I called water bugs. My wife and I worked hard for over three weeks to get the mess cleaned up. The pool was polluted with green water and had frozen and busted several parts to the pool. The cost to repair the pool was around $350 I paid out of my own pocket. The next couple months went fine with the exception that Mark kept trying to pressure me into buying the house. He dropped the price from $279,000 to $235,000 then I was told when I was ready he would drop the price more.
On July 13th 2007 me and my four year old son who was my oldest and named after me Bryan Lloyd were sitting looking on the internet for his birthday presents. He has loved Scooby Doo every since I can remember. I bid on stuff for him on E-Bay and bookmarked a few other things he liked on the web. My son Luke came down and him and Bryan went outside on the concrete part of the deck to play. I caught them playing with the water hose and made them turn it off, but let them continue to play in the water. A few minutes later they both came in soaked. I always made them take their clothes off by the door so that they would not drip water through the house. Bryan and Luke were running through the house naked and my Step son Tucker hollered at them to get cloths on, then he told me they were running around naked. I hollered from the basement area and told Bryan to go get some clothes on. This is something that normally happened at our house. Bryan was only a month away from his fifth birthday and had been getting his own cloths and dressing himself for quite some time. A few minutes later while I was sitting at my computer I heard the biggest bang. I thought that the china cabinet had fallen over. I ran up stairs to the Kitchen area and everything looked fine. I then ran up the stairs to Bryan and Luke’s Bedroom. Tucker had beaten me into the room and lifted the TV off of my son Bryan’s head, and all I seen was the dresser laying on him. I lifted the dresser off of him and lifted him to see if he was ok. I didn’t know the TV had landed on him and thought at first it was just something he could shake off. His body was limp, his mouth fell open where I could see his tongue was almost bitten off. There were no cuts or scratches, then all of a sudden blood was pouring out of his mouth, nose, and ears. He started choking on his own blood, I had Tucker call 911, as I turned his on his side to clear the air way. When I saw it was getting worse not better I picked him up and ran to the dining room area so that when the ambulance arrived they could get to him faster. I had to keep turning him on his side to clear the blood from his airways. Then he stopped breathing and his heart stopped. I started CPR, and Mouth to Mouth to save my baby. Just a few minutes later he was gone. I continued Mouth to Mouth and CPR until the ambulance arrived. When the first person from the Ambulance crew came through the door they just stopped stunned and looked at me like they were in shock. A second person had to scream at them to get them to help. Nobody can ever understand losing a child unless you have lost a child. The last breath my son had in his body was mine. I didn’t just lose my son, he died in my arms with no body to help me. There is no way to describe the feeling of knowing your four year old baby is dying in your arms and you don’t know what to do to save him. It took the Pulaski County Ambulance at least twenty eight minutes to arrive. They arrived the same time as the White County Ambulance Service which is the County Below Pulaski County, and I live on the furthest North West part of Pulaski County. There is an Ambulance station in North Judson only eight miles from their door to 7902 W 700 N where my son died. I was told that the Pulaski County Ambulance Service had a guest speaker is why it took so long for them to arrive. I don’t understand why Starke County was not called they are obviously the closest place to respond for help. My son was gone at least ten minutes before any help arrived. They waited for me to take a shower to wash the blood off of myself and get dressed before the ambulance left for the hospital. Then I was told there was still a chance that they could save him. I knew my son had passed before anyone ever arrived at my home to help me. Then while at the hospital, they kept coming and telling me that they were still working on him, implying that there was a chance he was still alive. A while later they came out and told me that he was gone. That is almost like losing him twice in a couple of hours. They let me go back to see my son just a few minutes later with a tube sticking out of his mouth and his hair spiked with blood. His body was ICE cold and his body was already becoming hard and stiff. My son died in my arms, his last breath was mine long before any ambulance arrived. It was all up to GOD. I knew before he died that he was going to die without help. I knew the second he died I felt him leave his body. I knew he was gone and not coming back. I still continued with CPR and Mouth to Mouth because I will never wanted to give up trying to save my baby. He had been gone too long for the ambulance or the hospital to bring him back.
The coroner and the police at the hospital still had not decided if they were going to make the area where my son died a crime scene where they would go in and take pictures of the area and the wife of the person I am renting the home from came to my home un-invited and un-welcome with a carpet cleaner to clean the blood from the carpet. My opinion which is pretty obvious she was more worried about the carpet being stained then me losing my son. She told my step son Tucker to get out of the house as she went through my personal belongings. Within 5 minutes of me returning home Mark Combs shows up and tells me to drain the swimming pool which I spent my own money to fix. Swimming was the last thing on my mind at the time. Mark Combs then called me on the 17th of July and told me I needed to get the blood stains out of the carpet he had someone who was coming to look at the house. I had been mentioned to Mark that there were a few things that needed fixed the main thing was the front door frame was rotted, and I could not lock the door. He called on July 19th and said he was going to come over and do some work to the house. I assumed he was going to repair the front door, but he came over while I was not home and cleaned the blood stains from the stairway and upstairs. When you rent a house from someone my understanding is it is your home If in some way you damage the house they have the security deposit and can take you to court to make you pay for any damages. You cannot understand how violated I feel by Mark and Vicki. The blood from my son was my responsibility to clean up. That was not just a red juice stain, that is where my son died.
A few days later I called Mark on his Cell Phone My words to Mark were I have a few things I really need to get off of my chest. I told him that he or his wife had no business in my house to clean it, that that was mine or my family’s responsibility that I felt violated. He replied with Obscene screaming saying that was his house and he would come in it any time he felt like it. That I was TRASH and that my family was TRASH. My Wife and her family was Trash. That all we had done since we moved in his house was Trash it, that we were dirty and nasty. I was told to get out of his house immediately. I told Mark that it was my house as long as I paid rent there and if he even looked up my drive way while I was still there I would kick his ass. Now I had lost my son, being personally violated and verbally attacked by the person I am renting from who is a preacher. I had to find a place to live and fast. I decided I wasn’t giving Mark another penny for rent. I knew the house was ten times cleaner than it was when we moved in and there was no way he was going to return my deposit. I figured he could keep my deposit for August 2007 rent. Trying to find a house took longer than what I had expected. There was not a lot to choose from in this area. I talked to mark the end of August and told him it was taking longer to get moved than expected. That the house would be cleaned and I would pay for whatever time I stayed into September 2007. He said that was fine. Then two weeks the bank I was going through to buy a home denied the loan because it was a Modular Home. I talked to mark again and was told to take my time. That sometimes he doesn’t realize how he comes off to people, if I needed to stay till the end of the month it wasn’t a problem. I told him I would call him and let him know and I would have the key and a check for the month If I was still interested in buying the house he talked to his bank and he would take $205,000 for it but couldn’t take any less the bank wouldn’t let him. At this point I have no faith or trust for Mark or Vicki. I found a house to rent, and figured once I was moved out I would call Mark have him meet me at the house look the house over to verify that there was no damage to the house and it was clean and have him sign off that the house was fine than give him his check. When It came time to start moving I had little help. My wife, kids and I were all sick. It was during the third week of September. I moved for three days by myself while sick, while my wife stayed home sick herself and taking care of the kids. I finished moving on Tuesday and My Wife Chris had to go back to work that Wednesday. We planned on going back to the house the following weekend to clean up. I spoke to Mark while I was moving myself and was under the impression that as long as I was paying for the whole month I had till the end of the month to get everything out and cleaned. Mark called my cell phone three to five times a day leaving messages while I was working. I never returned his calls because he was becoming irritating wanting his check before I had everything moved out and that wasn’t going to happen. Then I get a call from an unknown number, I was working so I didn’t answer it before it quit ringing. I checked my voice mail and there was a call from Vicki Combs Saying I didn’t deserve Children, that Mark was right my wife and I were trash. Before I finished listening to the end of the message, I got one of my guns, drove over to the house at 7902 W 700 N Winimac, IN called my wife and told her I was going to Kill Vicki. I drove up pulled in the end of the driveway. My mother and my wife kept calling trying to talk me out of it. Nothing they said was going to stop me. The only thing that stopped me from killing her is I thought no matter what I do it won’t bring my Bryan back, and a message that I have heard several times in church. I can’t remember what verse, what chapter but the story is about a man who loses his son, and he says my son cannot come back to me, I can only go to him.
I cannot tell you where I get my strength to move on day to day. I believe god has work for me to do here on earth and he gives me my strength. When my work is done here my greatest reward will be to be with my son again.
My Contact Information:
Bryan Cambridge Lloyd
e-mail: bryan@nwitech.net
Phone: 219-202-4060
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Truth Comes OUT
It never ceases to amaze this writer about the drama surrounding Starke Memorial Hospital. Our never-ending frustration of the media on this one, is the icing on the cake. The local politicians and media all have said this was a good thing. We now have a few questions for them now. What more did you need to know about Cameron Gilbert being a bully and a crook? This is an embarrassment to Starke Memorial, the residents of Starke County, to the many names that have made Starke Memorial what it is and has become. We feel sorry for all of the great employees who now work in a tarnished atmosphere.
The media should be ashamed of themselves with the lack of better judgement. (you knew Cameron's history) To think that all of you welcomed this with open arms. Do you intend to seek or post a public apology for your lack of better judgement? We are inviting you to do so here!
The media should be ashamed of themselves with the lack of better judgement. (you knew Cameron's history) To think that all of you welcomed this with open arms. Do you intend to seek or post a public apology for your lack of better judgement? We are inviting you to do so here!
Friday, March 20, 2009
Elected Officials Report Card
I have not started a new post because I wanted to wait and see how things transpire and come about. One thought that I heard while I was out and about was that someone suggested that the elected officials-(school boards included) get a report card for their performance, or lack thereof. So, please rate your favorite, or not so favorite, elected official by posting them here in the blog.
We ask a few things of those that post.
1. You can remain anonymous, there is no way that anyone can slip in here to see who you are, or, your IP address. It is your right to freedom of speech.
2. Per the policy of Google Blogger- No you cannot post threats of violence of any other illegal crime.
3. Yes- you can say whatever you want. Public Officials cannot sue you for slander.
4. Please Rate them on the list below.
Rather than use A's and B's etc., Use 5 as being the highest, and 1 being the lowest
a,. Compentency
b. Communication
c. Effectiveness
d. Integrity
e. Leadership
f. Attendance
We will add them up against a point scale and post the results
We ask a few things of those that post.
1. You can remain anonymous, there is no way that anyone can slip in here to see who you are, or, your IP address. It is your right to freedom of speech.
2. Per the policy of Google Blogger- No you cannot post threats of violence of any other illegal crime.
3. Yes- you can say whatever you want. Public Officials cannot sue you for slander.
4. Please Rate them on the list below.
Rather than use A's and B's etc., Use 5 as being the highest, and 1 being the lowest
a,. Compentency
b. Communication
c. Effectiveness
d. Integrity
e. Leadership
f. Attendance
We will add them up against a point scale and post the results
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Anyone Read the Legals Lately?
Seems the county can lay people off, give raises, hire their family/friends, get pricey insurance for Commissioners and Council members.
(the list goes on and on and on)
In such economic times the County Auditor is notifying us of Additional Appropriations.... What does this mean? MORE OF OUR MONEY! or WASTE OUR MONEY!
The meeting to decide this is Monday, February 16, 2009 at 5pm in the Annex
Its all posted in this weeks Leader!
(the list goes on and on and on)
In such economic times the County Auditor is notifying us of Additional Appropriations.... What does this mean? MORE OF OUR MONEY! or WASTE OUR MONEY!
The meeting to decide this is Monday, February 16, 2009 at 5pm in the Annex
Its all posted in this weeks Leader!
Friday, January 30, 2009
Hats Off!
We have repeatedly stated our position with the local news media. We will give credit, when credit is due. In this case we are giving a "HATS OFF" to Mr Terry Turner for this weeks editorial in his newspaper.(1/29/09)
The truth is that the Knox Community School Corporation has SEVERE issues that the public needs to know. These issues go further than the Nathan Marcum issue but in reality there are several other problems brewing.
If there was a one word description of the Knox School Corporation it would be "BULLY" and we do not even need to mention the name of the Bully Ringleader. Yes we took the gloves off and we said it!
The above terminology will probably offend some but as Terry Turner stated, "looking inward at themselves" and we agree why now? why not back before the election do we have this long winded and put you to sleep letter? The truth is the reason that this was not brought up during the election was that someone thought that Nathan did not have a chance in winning. ( Boy I guess he proved them wrong!!)
Lets also discuss the real losers of this ordeal. That is our Community and our Children in the Knox Schools. The teachers are losing in this as well. It would seem to me that it would be a smarter move to put our tax dollars in bringing the BEST and BRIGHTEST Teachers as well as RETAINING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST TEACHERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE! Pay them a rewarding wage and benefit package that they DESERVE! Perhaps they will stay and focus on these kids!- No we will wage tax dollars on legal battles!
Simple Solution- Seat Nathan and allow him to continue his career with the JESSE. Make him sign the same conflict of interest as Harold and Jerry. There would be no conflict of interest as Nathan would not be a sole decision maker- He would be one person and one voice on that board. It would be of his character and morals to break any executive/public confidence. That is why you have a quorum when you conduct meetings- so him being a Supervisor of his Supervisor would be a mute point. I think that Nathan would by far be able to seperate his role in a professional manner. Taxpayers need to ask this question- What is really going on? and Why?
Just to name a few, you have drug abuse, students committing crimes, teen pregnancy... need we go on? Why don't we address programs and job skills that will build a future of prosperity. We also need to bring an updraft of Students who move up and go onto college. We should be looking to teaching our kids that working hard will guarantee them success and not show them the route that things come easy or its acceptable to make excuses.
Another final Note is... The Knox School Board needs to do a much better job in the Public Relations Department. The goal should be to work even harder to close the widening gap of Parent-Teacher-Student Relations.
The truth is that the Knox Community School Corporation has SEVERE issues that the public needs to know. These issues go further than the Nathan Marcum issue but in reality there are several other problems brewing.
If there was a one word description of the Knox School Corporation it would be "BULLY" and we do not even need to mention the name of the Bully Ringleader. Yes we took the gloves off and we said it!
The above terminology will probably offend some but as Terry Turner stated, "looking inward at themselves" and we agree why now? why not back before the election do we have this long winded and put you to sleep letter? The truth is the reason that this was not brought up during the election was that someone thought that Nathan did not have a chance in winning. ( Boy I guess he proved them wrong!!)
Lets also discuss the real losers of this ordeal. That is our Community and our Children in the Knox Schools. The teachers are losing in this as well. It would seem to me that it would be a smarter move to put our tax dollars in bringing the BEST and BRIGHTEST Teachers as well as RETAINING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST TEACHERS THAT WE ALREADY HAVE! Pay them a rewarding wage and benefit package that they DESERVE! Perhaps they will stay and focus on these kids!- No we will wage tax dollars on legal battles!
Simple Solution- Seat Nathan and allow him to continue his career with the JESSE. Make him sign the same conflict of interest as Harold and Jerry. There would be no conflict of interest as Nathan would not be a sole decision maker- He would be one person and one voice on that board. It would be of his character and morals to break any executive/public confidence. That is why you have a quorum when you conduct meetings- so him being a Supervisor of his Supervisor would be a mute point. I think that Nathan would by far be able to seperate his role in a professional manner. Taxpayers need to ask this question- What is really going on? and Why?
Just to name a few, you have drug abuse, students committing crimes, teen pregnancy... need we go on? Why don't we address programs and job skills that will build a future of prosperity. We also need to bring an updraft of Students who move up and go onto college. We should be looking to teaching our kids that working hard will guarantee them success and not show them the route that things come easy or its acceptable to make excuses.
Another final Note is... The Knox School Board needs to do a much better job in the Public Relations Department. The goal should be to work even harder to close the widening gap of Parent-Teacher-Student Relations.
