here is a search for electronic\u00a0collars on Amazon<\/a>. Ninety percent of these collars are under $70. One with 4.5 stars out of 5 stars, with 370 reviews is only $25. Now, whether everyone should be required to have one is a completely different argument or whether $25 is too much money is another… but please don’t spread bad information about these collars costing hundreds of dollars.<\/p>\nIt’s the same sort of issue I have seen in school board meetings where members will talk about the “bad” water at Treasure Mountain, with\u00a0one of the school board members saying on the public record that she won’t let her kid drink the water there. \u00a0Is the water pristine, like drinking filtered Perrier, probably not… Is the water\u00a0toxic per EPA standards? No. Another comment was made about the toxic soil in the air ducts at Treasure Mountain. Has some dust\/dirt\u00a0spread into the vents coming from outside the building (where some of that dirt may contain lead)? Yes. However,\u00a0first I still ask the question is that lead bio-available (meaning, is it actually harmful to humans). Second, does any of the air coming out\u00a0of the ducts hundreds of feet away (you know, where it is actually breathed in) have any lead in it and has that been tested? No. If it was, and it was dangerous, the school would be shut down.<\/p>\n
If it’s not a real problem, don’t say it.<\/p>\n
Our elected officials need to be held to a higher standard. For the most part, when they talk, we listen. However, when they talk, and WE KNOW THEY AREN’T RIGHT, it strains their credibility. The natural progression of that is to ignore what they say because if they are wrong on A, B, and C… they are probably wrong on D, too. That’s not a good place for anyone to be. The School Bond process showed us what happens when trust and credibility is lost, and I don’t think anyone really liked how that worked out.<\/p>\n
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