August 2008 Archives

2008 Presidential Election

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Should the drinking age be lowered to 18??

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Seen on the news todays where there is talk of lowering the legal drinking age to 18.Some will agrue that if a person is old enough to vote and serve in the armed forces then they should be able to legally buy a drink.
If the age is not lowered then should the age be raised to 21 in order to vote and serve your country??
How old should a person be to be considered an adult?

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Sound Off - Taxes, Federal Government, Elections

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THIS POSTING HAS BEEN CLOSED TO ANY NEW COMMENTS, YOU MAY CONTINUE COMMENTING ON THE NEW POST FOR THIS TOPIC

Here's your spot to speak your thoughts on these topics, it has been getting rather heated in other areas and felt perhaps this needed it's own space.

I will keep this topic rolling toward the top of the page as long as there are comments being made. Please remember foul language/and personal attacks will not be permitted, now play fair and go for it!.

FRONT PAGE - Around the Town AUGUST 2008

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Post your thoughts about News worthy articles, events, happenings, questions,
garage sales,and general information regarding our town.

Want to talk about something specific, post it here.
One of the blog authors will start the topic for you!

Happy Posting - Judy

THANK YOU - City Survey

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UPDATE:
The response to the survey has been great and I appreciate your time.
I will let you know some results after taking some time to go over all the information.
Once again, thank you for participating in our city survey.
Alderman Mike Callis

www.cityofportlandtn.gov

Graduation / Dropout Rates

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If a student in, say, Portland High School moves to Bowling Green and immediately enrolls in Kentucky school there, this student is counted as a dropout from Portland High School. Apparently, there is no system in place to track students once they leave a Tennessee school. The State of Tennessee and Federal government rate school systems on their dropout rates, but nobody knows what the true dropout rate is?? Can this be true?

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