“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and famous?' Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in all of us. And when we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” ~Maryanne Williamson

Wednesday, January 28, 2009

So much going on in such a small municipality

Where to begin? NEASC has provided their findings to the Board of Education. SHOCK AND AWE! Too much money is going to the Central Office Function! Who could have seen that coming? Should maybe at least one member of the “Bored With Education” have noticed that? Should the Chief Executive of the School System have identified that? The “Bored With Education” members have proved once again that they listen neither to the parents, taxpayers or the City Council members. The aforementioned groups have been screaming about that for years. Why is it that the “Bored With Education” has not heard the cries from the masses? My guess is that they do not care. But that is just my view. As a lifelong Whaler I have seen the wrath of many a Boards of Education, this one is the worst yet. Our children suffer along with the community as a whole. Who thinks a failing education system is a benefit to economic development?

After 41 interesting years Bruce Rinehart is going to relax and take his golden years as a man of leisure. Some thought he was retired in place. To search high and low for a replacement or promote from within that is the big question here. Providing advancement opportunity to those that have been serving the city all along makes sense. This battle will go on for many months. What about Ken Edwards? Maybe even that Jay Wheeler guy can fill the Chief position he thinks he runs the Police functions of New London anyway. Maybe it is time to pay him for his services to the city?

William Edwards Sr. Too much has been written in the DAY blogs on that. The system works and that process should be allowed to do as it is intended.

GO WHALERS Football is king in New London! They will be pros someday. Ignatio Ramirez proud papa of the Patriots water boy. The realization of the dream! Ann Baldelli needs to stop attacking the anonymous bloggers, afterall the DAY publishes many pieces that are bylined as “DAY STAFF”. Ann get your employer in line before lashing out at the New London Bloggers