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Catching Up With Local Voices: The Week's Newest Blogs

Every week a new voice comes into Patch so here's a look at what our bloggers are up to.

Local Voices is Patch's blog community. They're residents who have a opinion, expert advice, a passion, a hobby that they want to share with neighbors and friends.

Some are political. Some are everyday challenges. But all the blogs on Patch are a great read so we invite everyone to be a Local Voice. So come join in.

In case you haven't had a chance to check out the newest blogs, here's a look:

 

John Russell Pope’s Last Motor Parkway Commission in Garden City

  • Howard Kroplick

The last Motor Parkway commission for John Russell Pope was to design a Garden City office building in 1912 to be built adjacent to the Garden City Lodge.

 

How Can a Healthy Aura Contribute to Your Successful Life?

  • Samantha Paitakis

What is an Aura and why is it important to be aware of how it functions to help my life?

 

Banned Books Week Contest

  • Suffolk Cooperative Library System

Join the Public Libraries of Suffolk County in celebrating Banned Books Week.

 

Middle School Success Tips for Parents & Kids

Here are some tips for middle school success for parents and kids.

 

Offshore Wind Project Is a Win

  • Danielle Trakoval

The offshore wind project is what Long Island needs. LIPA, please make the right decision.

 

Saving For College

  • Eric Taitz

Saving for College

 

What Is Correct Posture?

  • Susanne @ Dr. Merckling's

Do the phrases 'Sit up straight,' “Pull your shoulders back' and the ever-popular 'Don’t slouch' sound familiar? What's good posture?

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John Thompson May 19, 2013 at 10:26 pm
And so the taxpayer is once again asked to give more to an already out of control and bloatedRead More system. Every year the school districts on Long Island receive increases of millions of dollars to their budgets, and still they want to bleed the taxpayer for more. As two income families struggle to pay exorbitant tax bills, we’re asked to pay even more? We’ll here’s a novel idea, how about if the teachers union’s began demanding less? This early retirement baloney must stop, salaries should be capped, administrators and their staffs must be cut by at least eighty percent. In addition, educators and staff should have to pay for their own medical and retirement plans just as the rest of us must. Here on Long Island, families are suffering and sacrificing, and many are being forced to leave due to taxes which are out of control. It is time for educators to cease hiding behind children with threats of decreased student programs, and to make an honest and realistic observation as to why things are as bad as they are. To blame parents for not paying enough into the system to support the schools is ludicrous. The real problem lies in a system which is self serving, and run by incompetents blind to the harm they are inflicting upon our children and families.