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Comment by Patricia M. McBride on July 17, 2011 at 7:25am

Jax Tico, Mr. Yost is running against her again.  He got some name recognition last time, and he has decided to take it on again.  We must all remember there were a couple of conservative candidates in south Florida who took on really bad state reps and lost the first time out; however, they won the election the second time they ran!   So, following the logic that name recognition is important as well as getting your message out, Mr. Yost is going to give this another try!  If you plan on coming to REC on Monday night, you will see him there as he is a regular and can speak to him if you wish!  I know he is looking for help already.

Comment by Jax Tico on July 17, 2011 at 7:08am

Has a Tea Party member from Corrine Brown's district stepped up to tak her on yet?  it would be great to find somebody who can be trained in our founding principles, Natural Law, God Given Rights, and our founding documents.  Gotta start early, 2012 will be here before we know it.  We could hold auditions/interviews and see who rises to the occasion.  We can train several and hold a mini Tea Party Primary; Tea Party Idol.  I would love to volunteer to work on that person's campaign and finally rid the House of Representatives of Corrie Brown.

Thanks for the calendar, now I can plan to attend some of these events.

Comment by John & Audrey Anderson on July 16, 2011 at 6:20pm

This is very helpful.  Thanks - went to next weeks meeting this week and no one was there :)  This will help a lot.

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on July 16, 2011 at 2:32pm

Thank you so much for putting this all together in one place, Billie.  Makes it so easy to plan your week!

Comment by Patricia M. McBride on July 16, 2011 at 2:31pm

I plan on going to the rules committee meeting and the finance committee meetings this coming Monday and Tuesday.  Hopefully, they will get an agenda up in time for me to choose a couple of bills to make comments on.  Hope to see others there as well!

Comment by CJ on July 16, 2011 at 2:15pm

I would like to add for Thursday the 21 at 10am and Aug 2 at 6pm school board meetings for those that would like to help the community regain their JROTC programs. I would be grateful.

The very things our schools need using a business partnership they are deleting from the 4 area schools. How can they not see value in the following...

goals and objectives of the JROTC.

 Goals
* Applying principles of leadership
* Planning and implementing unit activities
* Participating in exercises that call for orderly conduct
* Performing in a manner that displays self-confidence
* Performing with moral soundness, honesty and uprightness
* Developing a philosophy of life that respects others to include their privacy
* Being sensitive to the welfare of one's country
* Finding pleasure in individual  and group achievements 
** Students will become aware of and concerned for humanity and world affairs by relating:
* Civil defense to national security
* Problems of mankind to self
* World to domestic affairs
* Historical events to present with emphasis on sea power
** Students will recognize the value of constituted authority by:
* Observing orders of rules established by authorities.
* Accepting responsibility for their actions
* Influencing others to accept constituted authority

Objective
* Promote patriotism
* Develop informed and responsible citizens 
* Promote habits of orderliness and precision
* Develop a high degree of personal honor, self-reliance, individual discipline, and leadership
* Promote an understanding of the basic elements and need of national security
* develop respect for and an understanding of the need for authority in a democratic society
* Promote community service
* Provide incentives to live healthy and drug free
* Develop leadership potential
* Provide an alternative to gangs
* Promote high school completion
* Provide information on the military services as a possible career

The only thing wrong with our schools is the leadership especially how they make priorities.