Bibb BOE To Take Out Loan, Cut Teachers

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The Macon City Council will have a public hearing on Monday regarding the massage parlors and prostitution.  The Macon Telegraph has an op-ed piece today supporting the ordinance to crack down on the parlors.

 

The Bibb County Board of Education approved taking out a $25 million loan to cover their bills while they wait on property tax revenue to come in.  The Telegraph's Charles Richardson already seems to be asking for a tax hike as he complains about cuts to education.  Of course, the federal government is already considering another education bailout.

 

At last night's Warner Robins City Council special meeting the members of council who are stuck on stupid (and the Mayor, for whom that is a permanent condition) patted themselves on the backs for trying to save taxpayer dollars by building the LEC on Russell Parkway.  The City's Chief Financial Officer also exaggerated the cost of building the originally planned building.  As for the question as to whether or not city residents will be allowed to vote on the matter, don't count on it.

 

Warner Robins and Houston County are getting nearly $900,000 in federal "stimulus" funds to renovate government housing.

 

There appears to have been a good turnout for the Dublin Tea Party yesterday.

 

According to the GBI report, Ben Roethlisberger forced a Milledgeville woman to have sex with him.  If this is true, why are they not pressing charges against him?

 

The State Board of Regents is going to delay setting tuition rates until May because they have to wait for the budget to know how much students will actually have to pay for their own education.

 

The last member of the former Glenn Richardson Republican leadership team will not be running for re-election this year.

 

The state could lose nearly $900,000 in funding from the National Endowment for the Arts if they eliminate the Georgia Council for the Arts.  Knowing the Republican leadership in Atlanta, they will probably change their minds about this now.

 

Best wishes to Travis Fain, who will be leaving the Macon Telegraph and getting married.

 

Weekly jobless claims were up last week.  In Georgia, the unemployment rate is at a record high.  The foreclosure rate also jumped 16 percent in the first quarter.

 

Global warming alarmist scientists are worried because they can't find all of the heat that they think exists in the oceans.  Maybe that's because it doesn't exist.

 

CNN anchor Rick Sanchez thought that Iceland would be too cold to have a volcano.

 

Fixing a problem that didn't really exist, President Obama ordered hospital visitation rights for gays and lesbians.

 

Obama's new strategy for space is to aim for asteroids.  Apparently he's seen that crappy "Armageddon" movie too many times.

 

Iran could build a nuclear weapon in a year.  Do you feel safer with the Messiah yet?

 

The Supreme Court wants more money for security.

 

An assisted-living community in New Jersey is using Big Brother to keep an eye on residents.  In addition to watching for falls, the sensors can even tell if somebody's diabetes is changing or diagnose a urinary tract infection.