Author Archives: Mike Bock

The “Yes” Vote: Only 14% Of Registered Voters Needed In Kettering In Order For Antidemocratic Forces To Win

Posted on May 6, 2009 by Mike Bock

The verdict in Kettering is in about whether to renew the 6.9 mill school levy. The “Yes” vote got 76.7% and the “No” vote got 23.3%. This sounds impressive, like a strong community mandate. But, the fact is, only 18.3 … Continue reading →

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Kettering Schools, Because Of Its Levy Misinformation, Risks Loss Of Long Term Public Support

Posted on May 5, 2009 by Mike Bock

I’ve been reading the documents promoting the Kettering schools 6.9 mill renewal levy, mailed to Kettering voters. You would think that an organization focused on public education would use the opportunity of a school levy to educate the public about … Continue reading →

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Kettering’s School Levy: To Improve Public Education We Must Vitalize Our Democracy

Posted on May 4, 2009 by Mike Bock

This post started out as a comment in response to Bruce Kettelle Bruce, the thing is, I think we can both agree that school levy advertisement should not contain statements that are flat out untrue. And, in an ideal world, … Continue reading →