Comments by Observer22
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Posted on November 1 at 4:50 p.m. (Suggest removal)
An alternative to PLAS joining AHSAA would be for some public schools to join AISA . . . that way they could legally do what they have been doing.
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Posted on October 27 at 6:18 p.m. (Suggest removal)
They were members when the incident took place and the incident involved another fraternity. One cannot divorce the institution from its members...the incident involves Troy State since they were also Troy State students.
Back in the old days in real universities, fraternities had adult supervision, usually a house matron, who kept the youngsters in line. But now they are either completely unsupervised or advised by "adults" who are barely more mature than the kids in the fraternities.
All fraternities, like all campus organizations, have plenty of really good people in them, but it is the nature of the institution that some take the competition, one-upsmanship, too seriously and membership ends up being a bad influence on the members.
Posted on October 23 at 6:13 p.m. (Suggest removal)
THOR---the stadium naming business is not a win-win, it is a win-win-lose - - Troy State wins the bug bucks, the Convicted Felon wins having his name on the field and the bankrupt movie vendor gets its name on the stadium. The City and School System lose . . . The stadium was built as a joint effort by the City the City Schools and Troy State . . . the City pumps $1,000,000.00 per year into the mortgage payments for the D-1 illusion and throws in free water, sewer and electric utilities (which is why Troy State commonly leaves the stadium lights on for days at a time) and Troy State treats the city and schools like bastard children at a family reunion.
Troy State's teams were the Teachers, then the Red Wave and it was only after the Troy State SID opined, "Damn the high school" that the state institution started calling its teams "trojans ".
Appreciation? Troy State has never done anything for any one on purpose - - any benefits it has brought to the community are unavoidable collateral damage and Troy State would sue for payment if they could find a legal way to do it
Posted on October 21 at 8:59 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The Police Department does not issue warrants...officers may sign affidavits or complaints but the issuing of warrants is the province of the court through its clerks or magistrates. An arrest warrant is an order from the court directing officers to arrest a person and deliver that person to the court.
Another pet peeve is the matter of robbery vs burglary or larceny. An unoccupied building cannot be robbed - it can be burglarized; property can be stolen but cannot be robbed. Robbery requires that a person be present and deprived of property by force or threat of force.
Posted on October 7 at 9:27 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Why does it look good for Troy and Pike County to have people in the stands at a Troy State game?
Does it make Auburn and Lee county or Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County look good when people come from all over the country to see their teams play . . or does it simply reflect the fact that Tuscaloosa and Auburn have legitimate Division One teams with legitimate claims of being competitive?
Posted on October 7 at 7:07 a.m.
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Posted on September 30 at 8:12 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Canceling athletic games would have virtually no impact on the budget. The games themselves cost little money and generate little revenue. In the revenue sports, the money generated by gate receipts is quickly spent by the sport itself.
The real expense of athletics is not the games or equipment, it is the salaries and salary supplements of the coaches. The salaries and supplements are paid by the general fund entirely and not supported in any way by gate receipts, concessions or fund raising. Most coaches are classroom teachers whose primary job is teaching and their salaries come from funding for teaching units.
Coaches who do not have real classes, those who teach fewer than six of the seven periods, and those who are not certified teachers are the real expense of athletics.
Posted on September 21 at 8:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The private sector is predicated on the concept of profit - if an undertaking does not turn a profit the private sector will not do it. In some cases, for brief periods and to tolerable extents, the private sector can accept losses in anticipation that the losses will be off-set by future gains.
The public sector (the government) exists in great part to provide services which the private sector will not, cannot or should not. We would not allow the private sector to operate the court system or have a private company operate the highway patrol - the profit motive would conflict with the objective of justice.
If the private sector sees potential profit it may operate hospitals, toll roads, etc. But, where there is no expectation of profits but the public welfare requires a road or hospital etc., it is properly the function of government to provide these supported by tax revenues.
In the local case, the hospital does not appear to be attractive to the private sector based on the capital necessary to operate and the anticipated revenue derived from operations.
Insurance is a different issue. Insurance companies are profitable and the government should encourage competition to control rates - the application of anti-trust and anti-monopoly laws to keep a small number of companies from controlling the market place. The government should not become an insurance company.
Posted on September 18 at 8:31 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Is that the only option? Has Troy State issued an ultimatum - lie prostrate before us and let us have our way with you or we will move to Dothan?
If it would be that easy for Troy State to abandon its main campus why would any investors be building apartments to serve state students?
Will the demand for apartments hold up when the Chinese students leave? The word is China will not renew the contract because of a dispute over trade issues with the federal government.
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Posted on November 8 at 5:40 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The poor ought to pay the most in taxes...they use government more than others. Food stamps, welfare checks, free housing, free public education, free lunch, free day care, WIC vouchers, free medical care at hospitals, free room and board in colleges and prisons, even free burial. When the poor try to help themselves by not having children they cannot afford they may qualify for sympathy.
On Families pay more in income taxes