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Topic: A local thread
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Mon 11/17/08 10:10 AM



My biggest problem locally is they went and built this massive elementry school expecting a huge growth to the city... and it's not quite been what they expected. Now the school can't afford anything. Enrollment is expensive, the lunches are double to cost, they have not one single free things for the kids do. Where I came from there was all sorts of school sponsored activities... Not here grumble
Thats the sound of it everywhere. Our schools have sufferd because growth. Over crowded and short staffed.
what they pay teachers is a crime!! these are people responsible for educating our country's future!!!! and at least down here in Florida they only teach the info found on the FCAT tests- the schools are graded on how well they did and that is how they get funding!!! its actually disgusting!!


I'm thinking we need an education thread... I could say SO much on this subject, but... offtopic

As for the subject itself, I'm from Washington. Yeah... not exactly proud myself. It's bad enough we had thing 1 and thing 2 running for govenor in the most evil, hate-filled race ever conceived, but I'm in Spokane, where our mayor was run out of town on false accusations from the city council which is 90% one particular family who owns half the town because he had the audacity to disagree with them.

...and I won't even start on the roads. ill

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Mon 11/17/08 10:27 AM
You FL people certainly have some interesting problems.

Any of the FL posters live near the chickens?

TAMPA, FL -- Ybor City is known for its culture, history and wild chickens. Some consider the chickens a nuisance due to the dirt and noise. Others believe the chickens have rights that need to be protected despite efforts to ban the chickens. Tourists have been known to feed the chickens that roam through parts of 19th Avenue and 5th Street.

"I love the chickens," says Debra Hawkins. "I think they are a heritage of Ybor City and I think they belong here".

Trappers were brought in to control the roosters and chickens because they were making too much chicken noise.

Michael Martinez spent the day tagging the chickens saying, "a lot of people want them to stay and a lot want them to go".

Martinez caught up with about 80 chickens by Sunday afternoon.

Regardless of where on the fence residents sit regarding Ybor chickens, for now they are here to stay.

City leaders are expected to talk about the subject this week.

It is believed the chickens were brought to the area in the 1800's and they have flourished ever since.

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Mon 11/17/08 02:03 PM

You FL people certainly have some interesting problems.

Any of the FL posters live near the chickens?

TAMPA, FL -- Ybor City is known for its culture, history and wild chickens. Some consider the chickens a nuisance due to the dirt and noise. Others believe the chickens have rights that need to be protected despite efforts to ban the chickens. Tourists have been known to feed the chickens that roam through parts of 19th Avenue and 5th Street.

"I love the chickens," says Debra Hawkins. "I think they are a heritage of Ybor City and I think they belong here".

Trappers were brought in to control the roosters and chickens because they were making too much chicken noise.

Michael Martinez spent the day tagging the chickens saying, "a lot of people want them to stay and a lot want them to go".

Martinez caught up with about 80 chickens by Sunday afternoon.

Regardless of where on the fence residents sit regarding Ybor chickens, for now they are here to stay.

City leaders are expected to talk about the subject this week.

It is believed the chickens were brought to the area in the 1800's and they have flourished ever since.
Chickens,gators, lizards,bugs,mosquitoes year round,so hot in the summer you can fry eggs, nice winters way more people crowed roads, property insurance twice anywhere else with extra coverage to cover one of those storms, one of the highest cost of living with well below national standards in most fields,over crowed schools, roads behind, ERs packed, corruption everywhere!!!! Why don't I leave? PLUS I still have those molesgrumble

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