Middletown Forum : A Fine Bit Of Parenting http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ This is an XML content feed of; Middletown Forum : Other School Issues : A Fine Bit Of Parenting Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:34:44 +0000 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:22:20 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 10.12 360 www.middletownusa.com/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=3793 Middletown Forum http://middletownusa.com/images/blog-logo.jpg http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/ A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Hermes wrote:Randy - Vet... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26933&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26933 Author: TonyB
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 15 2011 at 7:22pm

Originally posted by Hermes Hermes wrote:

Randy - Vet is so old he remembers what day it was when Noah boarded the Ark. LOL
 
Hey,talking about the school's how come no one reported the lock down of the highschool and the gun incident ? I never seen it in the paper and the wife read about it on some news site.
 
Hermes, I'm not that old but even I remember the day when Noah boarded the Ark. As I recall, it was just starting to rain... lol
]]> Fri, 15 Apr 2011 19:22:20 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26933&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26933 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Marcia Andrew wrote:... hundreds... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26886&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26886 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 14 2011 at 7:32pm

Originally posted by Marcia Andrew Marcia Andrew wrote:

... hundreds of students to fail to attend school on those [2] days. ...
Yes, in my humble opinion, and probably in the opinion of most other reasonable people, that IS news!!!]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 19:32:16 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26886&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26886 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Marcia Andrew wrote:Perhaps... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26874&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26874 Author: Hermes
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 14 2011 at 3:09pm

Originally posted by Marcia Andrew Marcia Andrew wrote:

Perhaps the Journal did not report on 2 alleged "gun incidents" at Middletown High because no such incidents actually occurred? There was one student who ranted in one class about how he was going to bring in a gun and shoot people.  This was quickly blown up by rumor into several threatened events supposedly to occur on specific days, which caused hundreds of students to fail to attend school on those days. The high school had extra police and security on hand, just to be safe, even though their investigation revealed no real threat.  Guess what? nothing happened on those days.  Gee, a teenager spouted off threats he had no intent of following through on? Now, that IS news...NOT.
 
If the student was merely "spouting off" then why the extra security and the precautions ? If these steps were taken by the school then apperently they percieved a viable threat,that Ms. Andrew is news.
 
But we do appreciate you bringing this information to our attention.Had it made the "news" there would have been no speculation and the story would not have been "blown up" as you state.
]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 15:09:04 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26874&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26874 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Perhaps the Journal did not report... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26869&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26869 Author: Marcia Andrew
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 14 2011 at 1:22pm

Perhaps the Journal did not report on 2 alleged "gun incidents" at Middletown High because no such incidents actually occurred? There was one student who ranted in one class about how he was going to bring in a gun and shoot people.  This was quickly blown up by rumor into several threatened events supposedly to occur on specific days, which caused hundreds of students to fail to attend school on those days. The high school had extra police and security on hand, just to be safe, even though their investigation revealed no real threat.  Guess what? nothing happened on those days.  Gee, a teenager spouted off threats he had no intent of following through on? Now, that IS news...NOT.]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 13:22:43 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26869&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26869 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Mike - Problem isI don't... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26854&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26854 Author: Hermes
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 14 2011 at 2:41am

Mike - Problem is I don't live in the same "fantasy Middeltown" that our good mayor does,I live in the Middeltown where there are no jobs,full of section 8,abandoned houses,boarded up business's,streets that are reverting back to dirt,water that taste like acid rain,poor performing schools,over paid and over rated city leaders,corruption (speculation) and I'm not sitting in a ghost train station waiting on the train nor am I filling out my application to start classes at the new non-existent college campus.

Yeah I'll be sure to pay an "exit fee" if I ever get the chance to pack up and leave.We need to be careful about mentioning "exit fee",that could be become the next new city ordinance.
]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 02:41:19 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26854&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26854 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Hermes wrote:So if that was... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26853&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26853 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 14 2011 at 12:36am

Originally posted by Hermes Hermes wrote:

So if that was in the 2005 master plan when does it start improving things ??
 
As I see it nothing has improved,it's only got worse.Maybe they need a new master plan.
Didn't you listen to the mayor's speech???  There is nothing wrong in Middletown--no problems at all--and he "tells all you naysayers to pack your bags and leave"!!!
 
Oh, but per Councilman Tom Allen, drop $2,000 off on your way out of town so that the citizens of Ward One can fix the canal issue for themselves.
]]> Thu, 14 Apr 2011 00:36:32 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26853&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26853 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : So if that was in the 2005 master... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26852&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26852 Author: Hermes
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 13 2011 at 10:22pm

So if that was in the 2005 master plan when does it start improving things ??
 
As I see it nothing has improved,it's only got worse.Maybe they need a new master plan.]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 22:22:09 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26852&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26852 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : VietVet wrote:... Said it before,... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26847&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26847 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 13 2011 at 8:45pm

Originally posted by VietVet VietVet wrote:

... Said it before, wouldn't use a copy now the way it is, even to line the bottom of the cat's box.
Glad to hear that you are kind to animals!!! LOL  LOL  LOL]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:45:29 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26847&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26847 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : A "positive newspaper"... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26844&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26844 Author: VietVet
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 13 2011 at 8:09pm

A "positive newspaper" even if it evades the truth, distorts the real story reported to the citizens, helps cover up the city underworld that sponsors special individuals and their pet projects, covers up how taxpayer money is truly spent and protects the inner circle power people's secret agendas from the general majority of the city population.

Yeah, real respectable operation the Journal has become. The new owners of the Journal have prostituted it's services to the city John's. The Journal people of yesteryear are turning over in their graves.

Said it before, wouldn't use a copy now the way it is, even to line the bottom of the cat's box. ]]> Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:09:10 +0000 http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26844&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26844 A Fine Bit Of Parenting : Hermes wrote:Hey,talking about... http://www.middletownusa.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3793&PID=26840&title=a-fine-bit-of-parenting#26840 Author: Mike_Presta
Subject: 3793
Posted: Apr 13 2011 at 7:40pm

Originally posted by Hermes Hermes wrote:

Hey,talking about the school's how come no one reported the lock down of the highschool and the gun incident ? I never seen it in the paper and the wife read about it on some news site.
Why didn’t we read about this in the local newspaper??? For the reason, perhaps one need look no farther than 12/16/2010 Master Plan Steering Committee meeting minutes:

“Chapter 6 of the 2005 Master Plan dealing with Quality of Life issues. The meeting open with a discussion of factors that make a community a great place to live. Items mentioned in random order were: … • Positive newspaper … ”

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