The voters have spoken. One voter who was against the school tax increase was, I suspect, speaking for many when she told a Missourian reporter Tuesday that she wanted to send a message. In Wednesday morning’s paper, Superintendent Phyllis Chase was quoted as saying she and the school board must figure out what that message was and how to respond.
Tuesday’s voters called the school system’s bluff
Voters sent a message with Tuesday’s rejection of the school tax increase. What remains to be seen is how the school board will respond.
Saturday, April 12, 2008 | 10:00 a.m. CDT;
updated 7:57 a.m. CDT, Tuesday, July 22, 2008
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