Frankly, there’s just more important things to do, like spending time with my family as they grow. Because they’re the important ones. And my time with them feels like it’s fading as the sun into the sea.
Fifteen years ago today, on what would have been my dad’s 56th birthday (Happy Birthday, dad, I miss you), under a window-rattling thunder clap, the most beautiful woman in the city said “I do” when asked if she would marry me. The thunder was a nice touch. Even the gods were celebrating the union of [...]
If you’ve driven by Mountain Gap School recently, you’ve no doubt noticed the construction vehicles on campus. In one area of the campus, equipment is reshaping the lot to improve drainage and all asphalt surfaces are receiving a new skin. A large sign on the front lawn of the school declares that the activity is [...]
For starters, keep in mind that whatever I post tonight is going to be inadequate; frankly nearly every question asked over the past two weeks has gone unanswered. These are just a few highlights as night turns into day. Why has David Blair only attended one of the School Closing Meetings? (Huntsville High. He was [...]
Last night Dr. Richardson and Dr. Wilson, the assistant demographer, conducted the third of five meetings at Johnson High School to discuss the closing of up to nine schools in Huntsville City. The number of community members in attendance was slightly larger than those seen at Huntsville High and Grissom High last week, but the [...]
My friend Russell posted a great article detailing the costs associated with closure of a school. In the article, he establishes that there is a significant impact to property values in areas served by public schools. Many are left wondering, when there is such a downside to shuttering school buildings, why Huntsville City Schools would [...]
These are the comments I made at the closing meeting tonight. Russell Winn District Three Mt. Gap/Challenger Over the past decade, the population of Huntsville has grown by 13.5%. During that same period, and unlike the rest of the state, the workforce of Huntsville has grown by 8.2%. Additionally, live births in Huntsville have increased [...]
Tuesday night at the first public meeting to discuss Dr. Salmon’s demographic recommendations for the closing of nine schools in Huntsville in 2012-2013 school year, approximately 250 people came out to discuss the closings and the implications for our students, our schools, and our community. Unfortunately, Dr. Richardson seemed to only want to discuss generalities [...]
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