For those of you that are SNL fans you will notice I borrowed a tag line from one of their "Newscasts," but I just couldn't help my self it was so appropriate. I would like to call this blog segment...REALLY???? Governor Strickland announced as part of our cost cutting for the State of Ohio they would slash the funding for Libraries by 50% or close to $200 million. Really?
Education is a major issue in our State, with high numbers of students not graduating from high school, a declining job market , we need libraries to continue to support and foster education.
The State Horse Racing Commision will receive $22 million from Ohio this year and in 2010 to subsidize the declining horse gambling in Ohio (don't even get me started on Ohio waiting to long to pass a casino bill that will give money to the schools) yet they are going to take money away from the Libraries? Really!
For more fun facts of the wasted money in Ohio read the annual Piglet report (http://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/2009_Piglet.pdf). REALLY!!!!
Then write the govenor. REALLY!
I wrote my letter and I offered to help identify other places to cut instead of our libraries. Will you help too?
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