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Re: Lottery ad touts $1 billion raised

BitterEXdemocrat — Mon, 25 May 2009 13:44:59 -0400

and yet the state of NC remains 'broke' ... when/where will all the madness end? Get your children OUT of government screwls as fast as you can!

Re: On the Budget: Andrew Brock

dharmakay — Tue, 05 May 2009 22:40:36 -0400

Re: More at Four worked

j1c2kp — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:28:36 -0400

How did our little children survive and make it through kindergarten before More at Four and Smart Start and every other government program?

Re: More at Four worked

aftercancer — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:00:22 -0400

That's very nice and I would love free childcare for my four year old as well but since we are cutting the salary to state employees who have jobs that are necessary for the state to function it may be time to trim some of the extras.

Re: More-Smart merger alive in House

robdarich — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:34:53 -0400

Yes, they can be seen as baby-sitting; but they also serve to absorb classroom space to make schools seem just that much more crowded. Nothing soaks up a bleeding heart more than crowded schools; and if it weren't for smart-fhart, where would illegal alien and anchor children get their early medical treatment?

Not funding this is not an option! (did that sound like a politician?)

Jim Black almost put these deserving issues at the forefront with his "Everybody has to pay my business before they can enter kindergarten" program.

Jim Black is suffering severely for his deeds. TAKE THAT! Jim Black, no new cars for you and a moral victory for voters to cherish while Fibrowatt dances across NC in it's contorted perspective that spreading disease and stench is "Less filling" - or does it "Taste great" - I forget which it is, but I know that if Fibrowatt's saying it: "It's Greeeat!"

Re: More-Smart merger alive in House

tangoz — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:25:41 -0400

Aren't most of these state subsidized babysitting services?

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

cecilesmom — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 08:25:21 -0400

There is an existing bill to merge Smart Start and More at Four, however the senate budget calls for two separate programs--Smart Start as it is and More at Four moved to another division of DHHS.

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

reeses — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 06:21:38 -0400

This is a great move by the Senate, hope the House will agree!!!

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

dahedgehog — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 00:59:11 -0400

Page G-1, Item 8. DCD is not the same as Smart Start.

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

jjsmith2 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:05:01 -0400

Look back at the Budget. More at 4 is being moved from DPI to DHHS and is being merged with Smart Start. There is no need for administrative redudancy.

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

dahedgehog — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:03:49 -0400

JJsmith2,
Perhaps members of the media are forgetting to mention a More at Four and Smart Start merger because.....that's not what the Senate budget calls for!

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

j1c2kp — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:30:45 -0400

Once upon a time kindergarten was to get children ready for school, now we have to get four-year-olds ready for kindergarten.

Re: More at Four would lose $40m in budget

jjsmith2 — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 10:28:49 -0400

Why are members of the media forgetting to mention that More at 4 and Smart Start are being merged?

To the guy attacking Latino programs

John_Burns — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:05:39 -0400

Please enlighten us as to why you focus on those specific programs.

I have my ideas why you targeted that, but I want to see what you come up with.

Re: They ought to propose 5% pay cut

John_Burns — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 12:05:08 -0400

That's pretty much what she did. A friend of mine who works high in one department said that each department was told they had 95% of last year's salary budget. Up to them to determine how to spend it.