UNIONS

Stop the Unions and get better Education for the Children.

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

State law strangely requires teachers and other public employees to join unions.  This is absurd.  If teachers want to be treated like professionals they say they are then why join a union.  Are they bricklayers?  Long-shoremen? NO….they are educators, so why join a union. Unions are destroying the economies of towns and cities.  This we [...]

LETTER: Supporting High School, but with a Catch

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Supporting High School project, with a catch TO THE EDITOR: As a proud fiscal conservative Republican, I would like to announce my support for the construction of a new Wayland High School. Some may wonder why this 12-year resident with a vocal record of supporting fiscal responsibility is for building a new school. Has John [...]

UNIONS AND DEMOCRATS: Back scratching?

Wednesday, June 10th, 2009

FROM NEWT GINGRICH writing in Human Events.  Between 2000 and 2008, the United Auto Workers (UAW) union gave $23,675,562 to the Democratic Party and its candidates. In 2008 alone, the UAW gave $4,161,567 to the Democratic Party, including Barack Obama. In return, the UAW received 55 percent of Chrysler and 17.5 percent of GM, plus [...]