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15 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - The Schrammie: More le... · 0 replies · +1 points

When I learned to drive, I spent an entire semester in high school taking a driving course. Back in those days it was taught in the schools here in Bellevue. It was so much better than what we get now with the Swerve and 911 driving schools that most kids take nowadays. I don't trust that these schools can teach my teenage kids as well as I was taught. But I don't think that the solution is to have parents solely responsible for teaching their kids to drive. Parents are supposed to give their driving age children opportunities to practice what they have learned in a proper drivers education classroom.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Ken Schram: 'Tis the s... · 0 replies · +3 points

I love and hate this time of year. I love the idea of getting together with family to celebrate to closing of another year and looking forward to the new year. What I hate is the ignorance of people celebrating Christmas.

I haven't seen anyone one write this yet, so I will be the first troll to do so. Christmas is not even a christian holiday. Christmas is a Pagan holiday. And the Christmas Tree, is a Pagan holiday symbol. The Christmas tree has ZERO relevance to Christianity. Pagans decorated trees for the Winter Solstice.

But that is par for the course of the Spend til it hurts crowd who demand Christmas trees and "Merry Christmas" everywhere. They don't have any clue what it is that they are celebrating anyway.

Honestly people, you all need to get yourselves in check. Everyone wants to have their religious preference given preferential treatment, and that is dumb. I have zero problem with a decorated Christmas tree in the state capital, and I have zero problem with a sign that says "religion is a lie" right beside it.

There is only one way to have this. Every religion or non-religion has an equal representation, or no religion has any representation. Screw this, some are more equal than others crap.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - The Schrammie: Helping... · 1 reply · -5 points

Now I don't know much about this apartment building in Fife. Maybe this wall was part of an agreement in it's construction, if it is a new apartment building that is. If it is not a new building, then that argument doesn't hold water.

In part, I think the zoning board should share some of the blame for allowing mixed residential and commercial so close together right along the freeway. They should have taken into consideration the noise, the possible solutions, and the possible impacts from the solutions.

The problem with outright killing the noise wall is that the construction of the wall will provide employment. Maybe they can come up with a better solution to the noise issue that doesn't adversely affect the businesses, but will that cost more or less?

I think it might be a knee-jerk reaction to just oppose the wall construction simply because of the financial situation. There really may be a valid and justifiable reason for the wall that offsets the potential impact to the commercial businesses and the costs we are all concerned about.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Ken Schram: USA? or US... · 0 replies · +1 points

How do you get "thousands" out of 81?

Regardless of your exaggeration of this program's effectiveness, I will address your point. No one here is calling for wide open borders without immigration enforcement, but with your quote you appear to be making the insinuation that anyone who is against this specific border patrol activity, is in favor of allowing unfettered immigration.
Your argument is intentionally divisive without providing anything of substance.

In the meantime, go back and read the U.S. constitution, and let the adults debate this issue.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Ken Schram: USA? or US... · 0 replies · +5 points

Terrorism has and will always exist in one form or another. Once people realize that, then we can stand up to those who choose to strip us of our freedoms. Fear is the most dangerous weapon, and its casualties are those who choose to allow it to harm them.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Ken Schram: USA? or US... · 1 reply · +5 points

Yet you seem willing to relinquish your civil liberties for fear of terrorism. Do you not see the absurdity of that? I, for one, am not willing to relinquish any of my civil liberties for the notion of "safety from terrorism". There is no such thing as absolute safety and security, and the founding fathers knew this when drafting our constitution. These checks amount to and unreasonable search of your property and your person. Unless they have probable cause, these searches should not be happening this side of the border.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bellevue teachers stri... · 0 replies · +1 points

And factor in that the Bellevue High School football coaches get paid more for their work with the football team than the teachers at the school.

I once thought high school sports were supposed to be immune to the money interests, but the BHS booster club makes sure that they have the financial advantage over everyone else. It frankly sickens me.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bellevue teachers stri... · 2 replies · +1 points

Here is what I don't understand. While the strike was going on, after-school activities were still going on such as sports. Bellevue High Schools had two weeks of football games while the teachers were on strike. Why are school sanctioned sports permitted to continue while teachers are striking?

I have two main issues with this...
1. This reinforces the idea that sports continues to be more important than academics. The sports programs, with the booster clubs bring in too much money for a strike to interfere with their schedules.
2. I also feel that student athletes who are participating and competing in sports while teachers are striking have an unfair advantage over other athletes who have to maintain schoolwork as well as train. This puts the student who has homework at an unfair disadvantage.

I believe that if teachers are on strike and school hasn't started, then the schools teams should not be able to complete. They can practice all they want, but no games. What's fair is fair.

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bellevue teachers reje... · 0 replies · +1 points

I doubt they would.

Frankly, I support the standardized curriculum of the district for the most part. It provides cost efficiencies across the district, plus it frees teachers up from having to create the curriculum. Hmm... I thought the teachers were complaining about being overworked, but they want to do more work?

This strike is the most dumb teachers strike I have ever seen in Bellevue!

17 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Bellevue teachers reje... · 0 replies · +1 points

Stop claiming that the curriculum is the problem. Frankly, I like the idea of a standardized curriculum.

This is about teacher greed and bitching!

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