The last days of Spring
by M. Stewart
I went to the Tri-State Pottery Festival with some colleagues yesterday afternoon to eat and take in some live music, and I plan to do the same today. I'm not much into the carnival-aspect of the festival, but I do enjoy seeing the people and meeting friends.
Suburbanites who think of themselves as too good for the Pottery Festival should stick with their original plan and spend the weekend power shopping. After all, if you come to town, you could be killed or, even worse, exposed to people who don't look like you.
I see in today's Review that county common pleas Judge C. Ashley Pike will decide "no later than Wednesday" on the fate of East Elementary School. According to the paper, demolition of the school is to begin Monday. What if the judge decides to save the school and it's already gone?
On the surface it seems crazy to tear down a perfectly good building. School board member Dick Wolf's idea of donating the building to some community organization makes sense to me--that is, if there is an organization ready to use the structure and able to maintain it. Frankly, I'd rather see the building donated to a business. Surely there is an outfit somewhere that could use a free modern office building. Has anyone bothered to look? How about city hall? Has anyone there tried to get involved in this issue?
I find it interesting that those who live in the Beaver Local School District won't pony up to build decent school buildings for their own children, yet we in East Liverpool are literally throwing buildings away. If state education officials had any sense, they would redraw school district lines in Columbiana County and abolish Beaver Local. Calcutta students should go to East Liverpool, with students in the rest of the current BL district sent to Lisbon, Southern Local, and East Palestine.
Why doesn't this make sense?
posted by M. | 7:25 AM
16 Comments:
Why do you continue to spout your bitterness to those who do not live in town. Your perception that they think they are better than those who live in town sounds like envy on your part. Note I didn't say it was envy I said it sounds like envy on your part. Besides it's pointless to even talk about it.
NGS#--
I've listened to people in the suburbs badmouth and stereotype East Liverpool and the pottery festival forever. It's just a matter of giving it back. You don't like it do you? Even so, I think you're right. I've always dreamed of living in the suburbs, and I envy the people who have achieved suburban status. I've always wanted an SUV too. Maybe someday . . . .
Forever is a long time. I don't live in the suburbs of ELO so don't put the badmouth me. Clearly you are bitter which gets you absolutely nowhere.
I didn't realize I badmouthed you. You're the one who put on the shoe. But hey, your comment reminds me of that Beatles tune:
"He's a real nowhere man
living in his nowhere land
making all his nowhere plans
for nobody."
The Nowhere Man comment doesn't make any sense.
However, the song contines:
...Doesn't have a point of view,
knows not where he's going to,
isn't he a bit like you and me?
I'm wondering, do you have a point? You say you don't live in the ELO suburbs, but you're personally offended by my ELO suburb jokes. As for the Beatles song, do you really not get what prompted it? And do you think I don't know the rest of the song? Come on out with it. What is it that you want? Be specific about something and I'll be happy to discuss it. Otherwise, it's been fun fucking with you.
Matt
Dude, you need to talk to a professional and get a grip on what is bothering you.
I surprized that you didn't comment on the fact that Steubenville city got 4 million of stimulus money for road repairs and Columbiana County got zero.
Didn't hear about it. Was it in the newspaper?
Matt,
The article was titled,
"Costs curb road paving"
Byline was Tom G.
State officials do not want to touch local boundary issues after all that could cause them to lose elections. Instead they allow local school boards to tear down perfectly good buildings and watch other school districts whose buildings fall in disrepair to continue to do so. All because local voters decide to do so and it allows them to say "see what your local people want". It does not make sence but to have county education boards set up like our neighbors in West Virginia has then maybe we could have the kids true interests at heart instead of local boards competing so hard for state monies.
Perfect idea to put city hall @ East Elementary. That way Ryan Estell could sit on his porch and watch everything that goes on at city hall as his family's home is across the street from East Elementary. Also sitting in the back yard of WTI who they are in great opposition to yet remain there! Some people just gotta bitch about something all the time!
What a shame to raze this building! Once again some committee has their heads up their asses.
By the way, Ryan Stovall made todays paper. My only comment is, if you have rental property then keep it cleaned and cut the grass. That makes you a slumlord if you don't. You'll fit in well with the others who work for the city and own rental property.
What the hell,
Maybe that Steubenville story you were talking about was one of those stories you had to BUY the paper in order to read. Imagine that, huh?
Jeff--
If I thought that buying the print edition of the newspaper would improve working conditions and salaries for journalists, I would subscribe to our newspapers in a minute, but I know better (and so do you). As you well know, the Nuttings own all of our local newspapers, which means that nothing trickles down. Never forget that this is the same corporate "family" that owns and operates the Pittsburgh Pirates. Bob Nutting is the devil in our area, and the only people who willingly hand over money to him are those who don't know any better.
Here is a picture everyone should see to understand why some people make fun of the Pottery Festival. The person in the picture was there all 3 days dressed like this for all to see including all the little children. The police SHOULD of done something about it!!! And shame on them for not taking care of it.
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=1291292&l=bb1f213e4d&id=1068313323
Kara--
I saw that woman when I was at the Pottery Festival; however, the vast majority of the people I saw there didn't look anything like her. They were normal folks having a good time. I'm fairly certain I saw the same woman dressed similarly at the Memorial Day carnival in Calcutta. Nobody made fun of Calcutta or the Memorial Day carnival because she was there.
I have no desire for my children to attend ELO schools until the district raises its scores. I'd rather see them attend class in BL's less-than-pristine buildings.
Kids can learn in old buildings; they can't learn in brand new buildings where something is obviously wrong with the way they are being taught. ELO just cannot seem to raise its scores, despite the new surroundings. Why is that?
And I think it's appalling that people call the Pottery Festival the "poverty festival," which downgrades all the people who work so hard to bring it to the public each year. The festival has so many little uniquely-ELO features not found at other fests in the area and people need to appreciate the work that goes into it.
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