Yes to education. No to a new building.
Is it too much to ask of Decatur's school board that it exercises the same level of fiscal and political due diligence as a diner considering the fish entrée? I'm worried the answer is yes.
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Free parking isn’t cheap
It is practical for Decatur to help people who live near busy commercial districts by banning non-resident parking on certain residential streets. I just want the city to price exclusive parking rights fairly. The city is proposing charging residents on…
Decatur’s School Board Needs to Stop It
I support CSD’s commitment to providing quality early childhood education to everyone in Decatur, regardless of their family’s ability to pay preschool tuition. As Superintendent Whitaker noted at March 25’s school board community meeting in Oakhurst, the best way to…
Open letter to City Schools of Decatur’s board and administrators
I’m for early childhood education. I’m also for my local government not sneering at my questions.
Beer Hall Putsch
In 1923, Adolf Hitler attempted a coup at a beer hall in Munich. He got away with a slap on the wrist and held rallies at the beer hall celebrating the coup’s anniversary. In 1939, Georg Elser tried and failed…
Kmart, saw and conquered
For the December 25, 2003 issue of Creative Loafing, I reviewed a Kmart. By the way, my dad really did buy me a vacuum that year. As part of its effort to emerge from the K-Hole of bankruptcy, Kmart is…
Decatur City Commission, District 2
Congratulations Cheryl Kortemeier, the new Decatur City Commissioner for District 2 (my district!). There are a handful of people who show up and work hard at every neighborhood or school event that needs volunteers. Cheryl is one of them. We’re…
I have issues
My city will elect a new commissioner for my neighborhood this fall. To help the two candidates pander to me, I’ve drafted a list of local political issues that matter to me. I invite these candidates to propose solutions to…
ICE kidnapped my friend, update
On Wednesday, August 27, my friend Reza Zavvar will have a court hearing in Greenbelt, Md. to learn why he has been held captive by the Trump Administration for two months. Trump says – and Fox reports – that he’s…
ICE kidnapped my friend
Reza Zavvar was kidnapped by ICE while walking his dog in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Why do I call it kidnapping? Because he is not charged with any crimes; he hasn’t committed one. He’s a legal, permanent resident of the U.S. and…