Comments on: Keith Farnham: Elgin’s new state representative http://elginite.org/blog/2009/01/14/keith-farnham-elgins-new-state-representative/ Fri, 18 May 2012 12:46:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Jack Gilbert http://elginite.org/blog/2009/01/14/keith-farnham-elgins-new-state-representative/#comment-47416 Jack Gilbert Fri, 05 Jun 2009 11:46:27 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2009/01/14/keith-farnham-elgins-new-state-representative/#comment-47416 Why does the state provide free bus transportation to school children? Most of our parents and grandparents came from other countries and learned English. To provide a second language teacher for public school children just is nor right. No state agency today has the funds to pay these teachers, and learning English should be a parents responsibility, not the schools. Lets just say our ages are about the same. If you told your teacher no, and cussed at her, what would have happened?? Should not today be any different. This state needs to put responsibility back in government by doing what is right, not because threats of lawsuits and polls. We both know we can change any poll, but we should vote with our heart, what we believe in, and what is right and raising taxes is not right nor fair. Thank you Respectfully, Jack Gilbert Why does the state provide free bus transportation to school children?

Most of our parents and grandparents came from other countries and learned English. To provide a second language teacher for public school children just is nor right. No state agency today has the funds to pay these teachers, and learning English should be a parents responsibility, not the schools.

Lets just say our ages are about the same. If you told your teacher no, and cussed at her, what would have happened?? Should not today be any different. This state needs to put responsibility back in government by doing what is right, not because threats of lawsuits and polls.

We both know we can change any poll, but we should vote with our heart, what we believe in, and what is right and raising taxes is not right nor fair.

Thank you

Respectfully,

Jack Gilbert

]]> By: Tom http://elginite.org/blog/2009/01/14/keith-farnham-elgins-new-state-representative/#comment-45537 Tom Mon, 19 Jan 2009 21:11:56 +0000 http://elginite.org/blog/2009/01/14/keith-farnham-elgins-new-state-representative/#comment-45537 Tax Hike Mike is up for re-election in two years. That's when he's going to know what people think about his tax hike. Tax Hike Mike is up for re-election in two years. That’s when he’s going to know what people think about his tax hike.

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