Impacting our future - Letter to the Editor

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Dear Editor
Impacting OurFuture
Undertaking construction of a new school is a once in a generation event. Its not very often when two communitiescome to the decision that for a better, competitive education, new infrastructure becomesessential inmaking that happen.I appreciate that forward thinking and would hope that our communities would rally behind those leadership decisions.
Recognizing the limitations that older school buildings have and realizing that trying to improve onthose old buildings would be money not well spent, is just plain fact and makes the decision to vote yes and contributevery simple for me. Our schoolsystems are wanting to invest not only in our childrens' future, butin ourcommunities' futures as well. We allwant our communities tothrive and besuccessful.
In orderfor that to happen our school systemsmust be part of that successplan.We must step up, get excited about the possibilities and do our part to ensure that it happens!21st centuryeducation isan integral piece of the puzzle that makes the big picture so important. It's decisions such as these that can have such a lasting impact on the future of our communities - one that we can be proud of, and should be part of whether or notyou have children in the school system..
Education is competitive just like in business. If we fail to offer our children the latest in technology in an environment conducive to advanced learning, we are assuredly short changingourkidsand educators, and as ourstudents fall behind, our communities suffer as well.Maintaining what we have onlymakes itmore difficult for the next group of studentsand teachers to try andachieve what they can dream.
The time has come. It's what best for our communities.Count me infor theFort Madison and Holy Trinity school projects!
Brad Randolph
FortMadison
Elementary Bond Referendum, fort madison, June 27, letter to the editor, Mayor, Tuesday

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