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Sarah's in town to push a book: http://www.naplesnews.com/news/2013/nov/16/sarah-palin-draws-hundreds-to-book-signing/

Wonder if she had someone to ghost write her signature, too.

And so it goes.

Toad yew

Never was a chance the Ponciana Cell Tower would be moved.

The decision to give parents 3 weeks to convince telecommunications giant Sprint to move the tower was just a sucker move. It was never gonna happen. From the Naples Daily News:

After the Collier County School District gave an organized coalition of parents and community members three weeks to work with service provider Sprint to come to an agreement on moving the tower away from homes and farther from the school’s entrance, Sprint sent a letter declining to move the 75 foot tower.

A Tuesday night school board vote formalized what was expected — the tower would not be moved.

Raise your hand if you're surprised.

Homeowners in the area held out hope, but it wasn't gonna happen. The deal was done and once the tower went up; it wasn't gonna be undone.

Whether or not the school board snookered the public the entire time is open for debate. But the deal was passed, the contract was signed and Sprint's gonna be giving the school district a buttload of money for the right to place the tower there.

Which I hope means lower taxes. (Ha! At least it might not mean too much higher taxes).

Sorry Ponciana folks. You tried.

But you didn't stand a chance.

And so it goes

Why?

Don't like your teacher? Just shoot 'em?

WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON WITH THE YOUNG PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY?

Are the parents to blame? TV? Video games? Violent cartoons?

Drugs?

Lack of drugs?

Or perhaps it's just the widespread availability of weapons and a declining value for human life?

And so it goes. Sadly.

Where's the beef?

I'd really like to know what's fueling the Teapublicans blind, stupid and petty hatred of the Affordable Care Act.

Are the drug companies behind it? Big health care? Whose money is pushingg it? You know there's a lot of money somewhere.

Who?

Why?

What?

Why do they not want to see everyone have health insurance and health care?

Just doesn't make any sense.

Unless it's all about Obama hate.

Can't have a N in the White House, now can we?

Aha!

And so it goes.

Suckered.

You gotta admire the Naples School Board.

They sure suckered the Ponciana School/ Coach House Lane parents.

The parents want the cellphone tower removed from the Poncianna School parking lot.

Unfortunately, the school board signed a contract with Sprint. A contract they most likely can't get out of for hundreds of thousands of dollars. And the school board doesn't want to break the contract. They LIKE the money they get from Sprint. Plus, they really can't afford to move the tower on their own, even if they wanted to. Which they don't.

Their solution?

The magnanimous board allowed the parents 3 weeks to contact Sprint and convince them to move the cell tower.

Good luck.

"Hello, Sprint. Uh, I'm a parent of a Poncianna School student. I'd like you to move the cellphone tower because although there's no proof, the tower just could be a health hazard to my kid. Yeah, Sprint, just move it away. You can afford it, right?"

You just KNOW that's gonna work, don't you?

3 weeks.

Suckered.

And so it goes.

Can someone 'splain to me how parents feel they DESERVE after school programs for their children to be largely paid for and run by the school district?

Just exactly what does AFTER SCHOOL mean?

When the schools are done teaching, they become babysitters?

And I'm paying for this?

And the parents are mad because they don't get the exact free/subsidized babysitting program they want.

At taxpayer expense?

When did we get into the babysitting business?

OK school board, act.

If the parents aren't happy with the existing programs, get rid of them. You're under no obligation to run school AFTER school.

Babysitting IS NOT a right.

And so it goes.