A Thank You Note to CCCNews and MCCAC For Helping NAMI Gorge Find A Meeting Space
“I write to thank you and your staff, especially Cole Goodwin, for the work your publication does in our community. CCCNews does more than just tell our communities stories, they help local organizations engage the community to find solutions to problems.”
Jail Problems in Klickitat County 'neglect if not negligence'
I just read the Oregon Public Broadcasting story, "A Klickitat County inmate’s deteriorating health raises new concerns about jail." I was surprised at some of the rationales cited by the Klickitat County Sheriff's Office for what appears to be neglect if not negligence.
I fully endorse and support Matt Ellis, the current Wasco County District Attorney!
It is disheartening to see a “new” political action committee (“PAC”) concerned with crime called Save Wasco County advocate for Mr. Ellis’ removal especially when one of them wore a shirt stating, “Black Guns Matter.” I speculate that these people have limited to no experience dealing with the criminal justice system.
Vote Yes and Invest in the NWCSD Students!
On November 7th we as a community have an opportunity to invest in the students of North Wasco County School District. As a D21 board member, I have been focused on addressing the criticisms we heard about the 2018 bond measure for $235 million. In 2023, we have addressed many of those 2018 criticisms. As a board member, parent, and community member I encourage you to Vote Yes for TDHS!
Sadly, I am voting NO
I don't think it is fair for us to all pay such a large chunk of the cost via our already high property taxes. I would like to see another source of funding contribute to the new school as well.
Our Community Can Build a New High School
It is our duty as a community to take care of and upgrade our public educational facilities. We cannot keep kicking this can down the road. Someone paid for our schools, now it is time for us to pay for the schools of the future. It will be a legacy we can be proud of. It will also help our community grow economically, academically, and socially. The schools are the heart of our town.
Our community deserves a safe, secure, and accessible high school; Vote Yes TDHS
Our community deserves a safe, secure, and accessible high school. By now readers know - if they didn’t before this bond - that our existing high school has shortcomings where accessibility, safety, security, and climate control are concerned. We know the cafeteria is grossly under-sized, leading many students to leave the campus during lunch and others to eat while sitting on floors in hallways and stairways.
Understand the math, vote yes TDHS
I find the Sept 24 CCC News article to be a clear & easy read to explain how the combined hard and soft costs for the bond is $772/sqft (blueprints, building permits, student desks) and the hard cost (the physical building) is $509/sqft. The comparison school, Caldera in Bend, was nearly exactly the same.
Vote YES for School Bond
But time grinds on and this once "state of the art" building has worn out. Building security is now everyone's priority. That was not a major concern when the high school was originally built. If the building isn't safe and secured no amount of training can protect staff and students from harm.
Vote YES for TDHS
More important than comfort, however, is safety. The most disturbing duty I had as a teacher was participating in “active shooter” drills with my students. Thinking about why we needed such drills was bad enough, but realizing that I could not fit all my students into a place in the classroom where they would all be safe made it so much worse.
Vote Yes on The Dalles High School Bond
When the community sends a positive message about education, by passing school measures, students thrive. It is our generation’s opportunity and responsibility to provide for this and future generations of students in The Dalles.
We endorse the bond to build a new high school in The Dalles
We also look forward to building a high school that welcomes all students with ADA-compliant accessibility. The way our current high school was constructed (with concrete doorways) means that it is literally impossible to widen them to accommodate wheelchairs.
Rely on OPB
Because OPB is a reliable source of factual, objective and balanced reporting. And you might not have to wait long, if at all, because OPB has been building its reporting staff in response to the shrinkage and disappearance of community newspapers.
