As the superintendent of Shelby Public Schools, I was completely shocked when the leader of the West Shore Educational Service District (WSESD), Superintendent Randy Howes, informed Shelby that he plans on pulling career technology education (CTE) program classrooms out of Oceana County. Currently, two programs, allied health and agri-science, are offered in Hart for local students. Mr. Howes has…
Dear Editor, Our current and two former presidents have signed United Nations’ Initiatives that prescribe goals and agendas that some Americans might agree with, but that shred many of our Constitutional rights. These initiatives take control away from our local governments. These initiatives tell Americans what the United Nations considers sustainable and unsustainable. Things considered sustainable include green space preservation,…
Dear Editor, Every now and then a seemingly small issue with long lasting effects arrives on the voting table of a county commission. The Oceana County Commission will face just such a vote Nov. 12 at 2 p.m. The issue at hand is whether or not the Parks and Recreation Committee will be given the consent to pursue securing…
Dear Editor: On May 5, the Hart community will be asked to invest into Hart Public Schools. Tax dollars come from hard working citizens and should never be taken lightly. Before you ask for more money, it is imperative that you prove you have been good stewards of what you already have been given. Over the last several years, we…
Dear Editor: My classmates and I will celebrate our 50th class reunion in July. In June of 1965, we marched out the doors as the first full graduating class in the new Hart High School. In hindsight, I feel like the school and I have much in common. I don’t look like I did in 1965 and neither does our…
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