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Athletic facilities cost a lot of money to build and maintain. Not all districts have the same resources. Some district's tax burden falls on the home owners and some primarily fall on industry. A big problem is screwed up funding from the state. Some district's scrape for ever improvement and bond passing. Some districts like in the Houston area are constantly trying to figure out how to spend all their money. They pass bonds worth hundreds of millions of dollar every few years without ever raising taxes. The education funding in Texas is not equitable.

I don't know what the AD makes but its probably in line with area comparables. The team has not had impressive success but the fans that fill the stadium on Friday nights deserve better. It will take some time though. I think baseball is respectable but softball is in serious need. No I'm not a graduate from LCM.

LCM needs improvements but they have limited resources and focused primarily on building facilities in the last bond. Athletics was going to be the next target. Harvey has delayed all progress. They did get a replacement video display board thanks largely to the booster club.

Unfortunaly some if these incendents are just not preventable. This is not the case here. Many including the FBI just did not do their job. This was totally preventable.

Heartbreaking event. There's a lot of people out there with red flags. I don't know how you address them all.

A River runs through it was on last night. Great movie, Watched it again

They are not just winning. They are winning convincingly against top teams.

Shakin' the bush boss, shakin' the bush

I'm surprised Jacksonville made the playoffs, much less still in the hunt. I guess I ignored the adage, defense wins championships.

Never mind

Patriots over the Saints

Wow! You're right, attitude is everything and yours is crap. It's safe to say you don't represent all Mustang fans.

I'm feeling very inadequate here because I do not have a college degree. But then again, just how much education is needed to out insult the other?

It's hard to use your blinker when your left hand is holding phone to your ear.

Well, you all have proven me to be out of touch. What is POC?

It's not my place to tell others whether they experience racism, how often, how extreme or how they should feel about it. My complaint was the agenda of the article and the negative description to the place I call home. I'm not oblivious to the fact that racism exists in Orange. Racism exists throughout this nation but I don't see Orange at the forefront as portrayed in the article. I guess I just see so much good in out area relationship-wise. However, I think it is incorrect to think the race problem and solution rests solely on the white race. My (white) kids went to WOS for many years and they experienced a lot of racism themselves. I'm not complaining or blaming, just stating the facts JMO - I think racism to some degree will always exist so it's probably easier to learn how to deal with it in a productive way rather than just waiting for it to end.

Are you from Orange? Probably not. Orange has many problems and challenges that aren't race related. There are many reasons some students attend certain schools in Orange (both ways) that aren't race related. There are also many positive school stories that demonstrate camaraderie and mutual support that would have shown a different light on the Orange community. Orange is not free of race problems but nothing like the story highlights. I think it would be fare say that you could go to any community in the nation and get enough select quotes from interviews to paint a racial picture.

Terrible representation of Orange. Very disappointed in the manipulated story.

It was a closer game than I expected

Any updates?

You are right. The dems greatly over estimated Hillary. She barely got by Bernie. There's probably a few other dems that could have beat her in the primaries and possibly beat Trump. They put all their eggs in one basket. McCain may have not had a shot if he flipped. There would have been a lot of bashing from both sides.

Harden's a great player, just not a great winner.

In addition to doing it for the kids, school facilities play a big part in the community's development, value and attraction. When schools are improving in communities around you the whole community pays, not just the students. In general bond issues are a big benefit economically. However, that doesn't mean that all bond issues are smart. Some districts may not have prepared properly, spent wisely in the past or maybe its just poor promotion. Unless you're knowledgeable in the details you really don't know if it's a good idea or a bad idea. Voters have the last say and are usually more informed than outsiders.

When he said Mexico would pay for it I never thought he meant they would wright us a check. I thought he meant they would pay for it through funding or revenue cuts to Mexico. Depending on how the NAFTA talks go, it could be true. Or maybe not.