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This Week in Worthington / Dispatch
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Worthington News
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Letters
to the Editor
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12/27/06 |
BACON READY
TO SERVE 21ST DISTRICT |
Schools faced
ballot box ups, downs in 2006
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Brooks is
valued community asset / Board appointment is critical |
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12/20/06 |
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12/13/06 |
SCHOOL
DISTRICT PLANS TO BORROW AGAINST NEW BOND ISSUE
THANKS, WORTHINGTON, FOR THE SUPPORT |
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12/06/06 |
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Wish list for new
school board member emerges |
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11/29/06 |
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11/22/06 |
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11/15/06 |
EVENING
STREET, ESTATES WIN TOP STATE AWARDS
SIXTH-GRADERS BECOME ILL AFTER ATTENDING CAMP |
District leaders
face tough decisions in spending bond cash
Kilbourne
class breaks ground with 10th 'green' house |
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11/08/06 |
Bond Issue
wins easily
Tyack
to be judge again, must resign from board |
Goodman leads
local incumbents back to Statehouse
Landslide victory leaves district smiling
Ohio House District
21, 22 |
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11/01/06 |
Conrath hopeful as voters face bond issue
School district unveils 5-year fiscal
forecast
Board
members comply, but they're not pleased
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Board likes
budget; timing disappoints
Voters must decide on district's bond
issue Tuesday |
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10/25/06 |
Stolen Keys
may unlock mystery of thefts
RESIDENTS GRILL OFFICIALS ON CAPITAL
NEEDS
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10/18/06 |
Few show interest in school bond issue |
Officials hope
session's poor turnout is good omen
News urges voters to approve 1.9-mill bond
issue |
Bacon has
plans on jobs and taxes / Cross Country Meet Supporters Thanked /
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10/11/06 |
Voters can learn about bond issue at
two October forums
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Evening Street's
history of success earns Blue Ribbon |
21st House district offers clear choices for voters/Many Contributed to
Cardinal Pride Day/Sharon Trustee Backs Bacon for 21st House.
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10/04/06 |
Gehring: 'Deferred maintenance' hurts
facilities |
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Bacon believes schools need
predictable funding
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09/27/06 |
SCHLARB:
BOND FUNDS WOULD REPLACE OBSOLETE TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS
SCHOOLS GET A IN ACADEMICS, C+ IN FINANCE |
District: We
heard voters loud, clear |
LATEST FINANCIAL "CRISIS" APPARENTLY WAS LATEST FINANCIAL 'GHOST' / Student
council thanks those who donated to fund / Education expenditure findings
surprising
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09/20/06 |
Sontag: old school buses are unsafe, cost more to run
WORTHINGTON HAS 22 MERIT SEMIFINALISTS |
Thomas smashes
record with 17 Merit Scholars |
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09/13/06 |
Schools again get perfect grade from
state
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Adequate Yearly Progress |
Schare explains why he backs bond
issue
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09/06/06 |
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It's time
to reread "To Kill a Mockingbird" |
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08/31/06 |
No longer the new superintendent,
Conrath outlines agenda for schools
Worthington School district ends
11-year decline in enrollment
District personnel reminded of
lasting impact they will have on students |
Students pull together for Rachel |
Kilbourne band boosters thank community for help/TWHS
bands say thanks to community
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08/24/06 |
WEF awards
more grants for teachers
Resolutions shows how funds to be
spend
Bond Issue will
help maintain assets
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Bond Issue
Officially on Ballot |
TWHS Teams
appreciate local support |
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08/17/06 |
Board will act to put bond on fall ballot
Conrath
talks about changes in new school year
School district honored for safety
efforts
DISPATCH 08/14/06:
Worthington board to decide on bond issue tonight
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Board settles on bond issue
Schools 'excellent' for sixth straight
year
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District officials' action wins praise /
Board can't abdicate to 'oversight' groups
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08/10/06 |
Conrath: Delay levy, go for bond issue
New buses,
computers, repairs to cost up to $40M
DISPATCH 08/07/06:
Worthington School District Considers Funding Options |
Bond issue may cover upgrades
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08/03/06 |
Compromise: one technician for two school weight rooms
Board, Public, to
address fall levy options
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Two new income tax options for schools |
Shouldn't
we cut expenses before talking of tax hikes? / Taxes will be the topic in
townhall discussion
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07/26/06 |
Schare: Use money to benefit kids,
not coaches
Fees to use weight rooms at high
schools may save positions
Board takes step toward income tax
levy |
District takes next step in pursuit of a tax issue |
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07/19/06 |
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Conrath, staff continue work to prune district's budget |
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07/12/06 |
Board plans meetings to discuss fall levy |
Public input will help shape combo of levy, cuts |
Balance is needed in state government
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07/05/06 |
SPAC: Pay coaches more, don't add teams
Community
Pitches in to build new playground |
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The
Combination of State/Local Taxes hurt economy / Liberty is accustomed to
Large Class Sizes / Gifted AP program helps students succeed. |
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06/28/06 |
Firm
researches public opinion for schools |
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27 Children
too many in classroom / Schare is challenged to offer spending cuts
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06/21/06 |
Board leans to fall ballot, $3-million in budget cuts |
Board works to
bring down costs, Mulls November 7 Ballot |
Higher
Taxes are Root Cause of Ohio's Economic Malaise / Sending AP Seniors to
College would Hike Costs. |
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06/14/06 |
Board
Doesn't Want to Cut any Fall Sports |
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Cuts Should
be Spread, Don't Limit Opportunities / Tax Foundation Study Fundamentally
Flawed |
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06/08/06 |
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More
Government Spending always favored / Ottolenghi finds flaws in three other
letters / An explanation in teacher salaries / Why not send AP seniors to
college |
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05/31/06 |
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District
Doesn't Suffer from too little revenue / Seniors can't afford additional
taxes / State and Local taxes have choke hold on Ohio |
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05/24/06 |
Conrath, board grapple with plans for
levy
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School board contemplates plan for cuts, ballot issues |
Spending side needs close examination /
Education should be seen as an investment
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05/17/06 |
Sold! City owns annex and 752 building
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City's purchase of buildings: 'A historic moment' |
So how would you balance the budget?
/ Opposition was just more sophisticated
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05/10/06 |
Tyack:
Schools haven't made levy decision |
Board nixes
August Ballot, Sharpens Axe
City looks to buy historic buildings from
school district
Students will be responsible for full
Metro School tuition
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Clear message was sent: 'no' actually
means 'no' / In Worthington Schools, it's business as usual / Boyd Comment
indicates he's part of the problem
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05/03/06 |
School Levy
Soundly Defeated |
Combined School
Levy Goes Down Hard |
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04/26/06 |
Voters to
decide on 6.25 mill levy
Chamber Board Supports Levy
Board may not
foot bill for Metro School
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Chamber Supports
Levy as Decision Time Nears for Voters
Board again balks at Metro High Schools
Opportunity |
Saul Seigel; Worthington Community
for Schools thinks kids would suffer if the levy doesn't pass
Educate Worthington thinks levy
rejection would force leaders to change spending
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04/19/06 |
Teacher
Raises Vary Wildly with Steps. |
Voters Must Sort
Through Numbers
News Urges Voters to Pass
Levy indicates
Property Tax Reliance Unchanged. |
Excessive
Spending is real issue / Cynkar's figures don't support his statement /
Schools Need Repair and Maintenance Funds / School Board isn't doing what it
was elected to do / District has shown financial responsibility / Comparison
shows why seniors can't back tax / No votes should force district to change
ways
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04/12/06 |
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Group takes 'looking-forward' tack to school funding |
School
District has earned levy support / Our district is really good as passing
levies / A no vote will help seniors
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04/05/06 |
Kilbourne
Middle Named "School to Watch"
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Levy Request as
low as possible |
EducateWorthington Responds to Critics / Smaller Class Size Benefits
Students / Can you put a price on Value of Schools |
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03/22/06
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Smaller Number of Students doesn't slow
spending
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Levy Campaign heats up
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Educate Worthington Seeks to Inform
Voters.
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Levy Supporters: Group to stress value of
strong schools
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03/15/06
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Educators say computers, buses, repairs
needed
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Levy won't cover permanent-improvement
wish list
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Critical Juncture / Rebalance Legislature
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03/08/06
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Schools glad to accept share of auditors
surplus
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03/01/06
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Board OK's Sale of Park Road Property
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Board takes Villages offer for District
Land
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02/23/06
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Colonial Hills Turns 50
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Far
North Coalition and the Park Road Property
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Board Member Explains His Vote/Income Tax Option Needed to be explored
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02/16/06
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May Levy will be 6.25 Mills
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Board
Settles on Combined Request
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Large Union Contracts Drive School Spending
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02/09/06
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Residents Weigh in as Levy Deadline Nears
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Leaders Present Optimistic Future
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Conrath spends first weeks building
relationships
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Schools may have new buyer for Park Road
Land
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02/02/06
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Levy Meeting Set for Monday
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Income Tax Still on Table
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Funding Pits Generations Against Each Other
/ Others
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01/26/06
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School Board Continues to Question
Volunteer Policy
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Residents: We can't afford any more taxes
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Seniors Protest Rising School Taxes
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Treasurer Recommends Property Tax Over Income
Tax
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Sutter Park - A special preschool for all
children
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01/19/06
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Schare takes seat on Board
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Treasurer: 5.25 mill levy would offset deficit
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With Dominion Out, District seeks new buyer
for land
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01/12/06
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School Levy Options on Table for May
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Board: Lots of input on levy needed
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Developer Backs Out of District Land Deal
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01/05/06
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Levy Requests are Focal Point as 2006 begins
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