Well, unfortunately, voters wre trying to make a statement in Mustang. Unfortunately, the only ones that lose in this situation are the children.

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"Metro voters decide on issues


By Bill Kramer
The Oklahoman

Voters overwhelmingly approved school bond issues in Edmond and Norman on Tuesday, but a bond issue that would have been used to build a new elementary school appeared to be rejected in Mustang.
Choctaw voters selected a new mayor in a special recall election.

Mustang, a growing school district in the west metro, proposed a $10.4 million bond issue for the school scheduled to have opened for the 2006-2007 school year. With 21 of 24 precincts reporting, the bond issue got more yes votes (1,254, or 54.2 percent) than no votes (1,060), but appeared unlikely to reach the 60 percent required for passage.

Mustang Superintendent Karl Springer said he respects the wishes of the voters. He acknowledged voters might have held a grudge against the school district for his decision to pull the nativity scene from a Mustang elementary school play last week.

"It's been a very difficult time for Mustang Public Schools," Springer said. "The part I'm most saddened about is we've used kind of an asymmetrical approach, where we're going to work on defeat to send a message to us, as if we needed a message sent to us.

"That kind of strategy where you attack one thing to defeat another is very questionable. The people who lose are the children."

Money also would have been used for a variety of other purchases. A second proposition would have provided $500,000 for transportation needs. It too appeared to fail by reaching less than 60 percent, 1,305 (55 percent) in favor and 1,064 against. "

The whole nativity thing...

This isn't New York or California. This isn't a blue state. This is Oklahoma, where the vast majority of people have no problem with a nativity scene (and even the vast majority of non-Christians). What's the big deal? Especially since other religions' symbolism was permitted, just not Christianity. What???

Since when do a couple of people who have a problem with something get their way against the will of the vast majority?

Like some guy on the radio said today, we have been suckling on the teat of political correctness for far too long.

Let's build a bridge... AND GET OVER IT!

Rant done.

PS: It's too bad that this issue was probably key in Mustang not passing their bond issue to build a new elementary school.