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	High School Busing is a Net Benefit May 3, 2010 As a resident of Tallmadge with 3 daughters K-12, I want to express my strong support for the reinstatement of high school busing. The estimated cost per year of $50,000 seems reasonable given the multiple benefits. First, there is the savings to...
	Red Cross Gives Thanks November 23, 2009 Dear Editor, As Thanksgiving approaches, family and friends gather to give thanks for their good fortune over the past year. The American Red Cross of Summit and Portage Counties would like to take this opportunity to thank its family and friends as...
	Ed-U-kay tion is PRIORITY November 19, 2009 What a disappointment the first school board meeting was since the school levy passed. The Superintendent stated that the district will not realize the levy's revenues until February or March of 2010. He then discussed reinstating three cuts such as;...
	Levy- All Sides Must be Heard From - Honestly October 24, 2009 I too agree it is a good thing for children to walk to school. I did in the dead of winter, on the sidewalk. Unfortunately the taxpayers of Tallmadge have been unwilling to support the building of sidewalks. In a city trisected by 3 State Routes and...
	Thanks are in order September 13, 2009 Thanks are in order. On September 11th the Tallmadge Lions sponsored a mobile food distribution at the Tallmadge Lion's Hall. The Lions wish to thank the Tallmadge Rotary Club and National City Bank for their assistance. Without their help the event...
	Busing Boss Losing Votes for Levy September 5, 2009 I have supported Tallmadge School for the last 40 years. But I must say that if the district hires more people like the busing boss John R. then I will have to question the management ability of our school board. This individual is so rapped up in...
	District should improve bullying policy August 10, 2009 With the new school year quickly approaching, I believe it's time the Tallmadge City School District improves its policies regarding bullying and harassment. More is needed to prevent bullying than addressing the topic in a few pages in a student...
	Residents ARE informed June 21, 2009 It's interesting to read the letters about the school levy from week to week. Some good points have been brought up, and I have to admit that I agree with the person who submitted the letter in the June 7th edition. However, the writer of the most recent...
	"Uninformed" Citizen June 20, 2009 This arguing about the failed levy has to stop. It's silly. But before I do I have to comment on the comparison of a citizen's letter about how misinformed the anti-levy people are with the story about proposed private busing. Isn't it funny? I mean...
	New Pool Letdown by Facilities June 17, 2009 I grew up in Tallmadge and my parents are currently residents. This year they purchased passes to the new Maca Pool facility. Part of their intention is to take their grandchildren swimming this summer. Last Sunday, we took our children and...
	Best Investment...Tallmadge Schools! April 25, 2009 To the Editor, I have been a Tallmadge resident most of my life. My family moved to Tallmadge when I was 10 years old in 1967. We moved because my parents felt that Tallmadge schools would provide us with a better education. All four of us are college...
	Support our schools and our community's future! April 23, 2009 As a current Tallmadge City School teacher, I feel that not many parents or community members realize just how cutting edge Tallmadge City Schools are. The teachers at Tallmadge are highly qualified to teach the students using the best practices based on...
	More Taxing YES or NO for Schools April 23, 2009 Tax payers are over taxed. I get I. So I guess when our over taxed citizens of Tallmadge go to the polls in May they will vote NO again. Why should we as citizens be paying for all the extras anyway. After all we send our kids and grandkids to school to...
	Have you considered the impact on our children? April 20, 2009 I am writing this letter with a pit in my stomach. Our children's education is at stake in this upcoming levy on May 5th. I believe I have a unique perspective on this issue. Let me explain. Both sets of my grandparents moved to Tallmadge before...
	Support Tallmadge Schools April 5, 2009 It's a hard sell right now, asking the people of Tallmadge to vote for the school levy. Of course no one wants to pay more taxes. For many of us (yes, I've been hit by the "economic downturn", too), it's difficult enough to pay the...
	School Levy April 5, 2009 I am 75 years old on a fixed income. I have no earned income. I voted for the school levy that would have put the cost in income taxes - it would have cost me...
	Tallmadge Chamber Increases Scholarship Commitment April 1, 2009 I want to thank our members and the community in general for continuing to support the Tallmadge Chamber of Commerce. We continue to thrive during tough economic conditions. Our members realize the importance of continuing to promote their businesses, network with other members and give back to the...
	Tallmadge Schools a Safe Investment March 16, 2009 We moved to the Akron area fourteen years ago and feel blessed that we landed in the Tallmadge school district. This is a great district. In our experience, school administators and staff are professional, committed, caring people who take their responsibilities...
	School Levy March 15, 2009 My son will be a senior next year. I could easily say that I don't need to vote for this levy. But it is not that simple. I need to continue to pay it forward for the next generation of students coming up through the school system such as my generation has been doing for today's students and the past...
	Patriotism? Good Schools? March 10, 2009 Tonight, while attending my daughter's school concert at the new Tallmadge High School, I was pleased with the subject matter and enthusiasm of the students performing but dismayed by two major factors. The first issue was the condition of the new High School. Walking into this large, beautifully designed school, I was seriously dismayed to find peeling paint, rusting metal,...

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