Research Project

◼ Brown's budget leaves schools with 'unenviable task,' locals dissect governor's proposal, which has schools planning for the worst - Times-Standard

What was the headline last year? The year before that? And that? And that?

Who's been on the budget committee all that time?

Go back - year by year - what do you find?

Then - do a little more research. What was the end result, each year?

Aren't you tired of this same old game every year? The same tired headline? The same threats?

Do you think there's been a real effort to fix it? Or does it get papered over every year?

(Yes, I know the only ones who can do this work AT the Times-Standard. The rest of us have no access to your online archives, unless we have a grand to blow. You can do it, even if it's only a compilation.)

What were the headlines, how far back? What were the threats? Did they materialize? What about the state taking the county's money? Was it ever returned? Have they stopped or curbed that practice? Do you think taking the local money and doling it back in the form of grants is an efficient use of funds? What does Chesbro have to say?