Trego's Mountain Ear

I’ve been sick – a bit of asthma leaves me more susceptible to lung and sinus infections, and this last one has been rougher than usual.  Anyway, sick or not, I decided it was a good day to replace a burned out front turn indicator light on the Talon. The Talon is kind of my Read more

The easiest way to answer “how would merging the districts impact local taxes?” is to compare the overall levy rates between the two districts, and their impact on school taxes, depending on property value. We’ll neglect tuition, since it’s not clear what those values are going to be, or if the law will change. Fund Read more

I’m noticing comments on the evils of tariffs from folks who wanted forgiveness on their student loans back when Biden was a president.  I’m not an economist (neither are they) so I don’t know all the international implications – but I suspect that some tariffs will be good and others will suck.  Of course that’s Read more

I was introduced to TS Eliot in high school.  His poetry and prose have been with me for a lifetime.  I suppose that “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and “The Hollow Men” began my appreciation of Eliot’s work.  Some of his lesser known thoughts include these: Most of the trouble in the world Read more

Sinéad McCauley Lambe, Dublin City University It’s a milestone that leaves parents beaming with pride: the first time their child shakily writes out their own name. And it’s the start of many more key childhood moments, from Christmas lists to writing their own stories. If you’re keen to help your child learn to write, you Read more

Someone recently suggested on facebook that we should close our local elementary school, with the premise that doing so would lower our taxes. The first question then, is what happens when a school closes? Would we no longer pay school taxes? No. When a school closes, it joins an adjacent district of similar type, and Read more