By continuing the unproven rumors, the Milton "adults" are showing that they are no more mature than their school age children who gossip. Think of what is happening to the names and reputations of the people that are being gossiped about. For a community who trying to put so much focus on an Anti-Bullying campaign, look at the bad example being displayed. The petty jabs on this blog, and others too for that matter, are no different than the kids who bully each other on Facebook or YouTube. Bullying is a learned behavior. No wonder we hear news stories of bullying in the public school system. Kids are hearing their parents do it and thus thinking it is normal and acceptable behavior. Shame on you parents!

Huh? It is truly amazing how some people are allowed to teach our children, yet can't even construct a comprehensible paragraph.

yada

Actually, I confess, I did watch cowboys on black and white TV.

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A N D for Mr. E. - You should know that the School Board may have no other choice but to honor the contract that THEY gave the Supt. That may include all of the time he is taking off. Best to leave the Supt. to go through this in his own personal way.

The JOHN WAYNE Quote -Did you watch a recent John Wayne movie on your Black & White Tv?

Wow, Bill. I'm pretty glad that the jobs that police officers, fire fighters and teachers do isn't "that demanding". WOW! Seriously - can you possibly find a profession that is more demanding than teaching? Are doctors held accountable with their patients disregard instructions and get sick or die? Are dentists held responsible when people get cavities? Are engineers held responsible when builders don't follow their carefully laid out plans? But teachers are held responsible for teenagers that won't even lift a finger to help themselves. Firefighters and police officers go in where angels fear to tread. And you are slamming public employees?! And know what? If your house was on fire tonight, the JFD and JPD would be there saving your sorry behind just like they do for everyone else. Why? Because they, like the people who teach your kids, are professionals who don't let your lousy attitude get in the way of them doing their jobs.

As for the school board, NO CONFIDENCE!
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Like someone suggested, imagine if this was a teacher.
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Only an administrator gets this type of protection. Reminds me of Dr. E. in Janesville a few years back.

bill,
"""However, the "best and the brightest" don't apply for government jobs."""
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Off subject a bit, but WOW, just WOW! This sums up just about eveything someone would want to know about bill. HIS ego is completely out of control.
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His hate stems from an uncontrollable EGO. That "those people" that must settle for government jobs don't deserve anything from me. They SERVE me and I EMPLOY them and they must make NOTHING!
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To bill, government workers are just as much part of the dependent 47% as someone on food stamps. Actually, government workers are worst because they are GETTING more than food stamps.
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So every article about government workers, teachers, etc... This is why his comments are so full of hate. It isn't jealousy, it is EGO!
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Still pathetic but at least we now understand.

Haven't seen your mug around lately, Eric.

You can always count on the coffee shop for two things: coffee, and rumors.

John, since i don't reside within the Milton School district boundaries, I don't feel free to offer an opinion about whether their school board has earned or lost any confidence. However, I would like to point out that, as a government body, this action of that school board isn't really surprising. It's not surprising when you realize that government bodies tend to act as though they have only themselves to answer to. It's also not surprising in light of the fact that government officials tend to put the interests of their employees ahead of the interests of the people they serve. Take for example the recent decision of the Janesville city council to offer health care benefits to domestic partners of city employees. Ostensibly, they claim that doing so helps attract the "best and the brightest" employees. However, the "best and the brightest" don't apply for government jobs. They can do much better for themselves in the private sector. Besides, government jobs are well know for not being very demanding, therefore, they don't require the "best and the brightest". Secondly, the city council ignored yet again the economic plight of this city's residents with that decision. They put their employees' interests ahead of their employers'.

Nope, it's not at all surprising to me that the Milton school board is paying the guy while he takes time off without regard for the taxpayers any more than the Janesville city council surprised me that they expanded benefits for their employees. Neither does it surprise me that both bodies feel no compulsion to answer to anyone for what they've done. That's what government bodies do, historically speaking.

What some would call a race to the bottom,
others might call fairness.

One trend of the Gazette--though I see this with Greg P. more than anyone--is their platform of berating anyone who has a benefit that others do not. The most recent example is the editorial about Garrow--where the paper said (paraphrasing) 'yeah, it would be nice to take a year off with pay, but no one else gets that, so he shouldn't either.' Plenty of other examples (especially involving public worker pay/benefits). Instead of working hard to win the race to the bottom, I wish the Gazette would work hard to shift the discussion away from 'if I don't get it, you shouldn't either' to 'why don't we all get that?'

For those upset about the alleged repetition, just refer to the Gazette's 'Department of Redundancy Department'.

Badge...naughty, naughty!

John comparing today to what happened back 30 years ago. I thing it just comes down to the fact that some people are good, and some are bad. Bad people like keeping secrets like romney and his tax returns....

Once again wislady bases his facts on coffee shop rumors. Or was it just imagined??? No one really knows or cares.....

When a school board is elected they are folks who you trust to make the right decisions. If you are not happy with what they do, you need to find and support candidates you trust. Or you can run for school board yourselves. I think that is the way the system operates. Some folks are going to be happy, some are not. Keep track of what made you unhappy and vote for somebody else next time around.

What would you be thinking if this was a teacher?

donnaw: How long have you been wislady's lackey?

make up your minds...every time there is a tax increase proposed by a school board John seems to tell us that we should sit down and pay up as it is not our place to question the wisdom or motives of school board members.

Three words describe Badger....basement, couch and a remote.

"The issue is...is he getting paid."

Absolutely wislady is right on the money (pun intended) on this. IF he is getting paid, then there had been be a contractual reason and the board better be moving as quickly as contractually allowed to get this guy off of our payroll - yes, OUR taxpayer-funded payroll. I wish I had time to hit said coffeeshop, but unfortunately I don't. Probably just as well as I might slip and say something publicly and get myself in hot water over this guy's issues.

Dr. Eyster, you and I are usually on polar opposite sites of the spectrum on issues, but this is a different situation: all taxpayers are on the hook if he's getting paid. Now they need to hire an interim super and, if Garrow IS getting paid, then we will have one for the price of two, and not one should accept that lying down.

I can't wait until the Board fulfills the open records requests and what maybe could have been announced somewhat quietly and then gone away will instead just publicly blow up the rest of the way. Way to instill confidence in our elected officials, Board.

Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.
John Wayne

The three most important items for wislady...rocking chair, front-room window, and binoculars.

I don't go to coffee shops....if I could hear all the gossip from neighboring tables, it might be fun.

Garyprimer: Thanks for the best laugh I've had in a long time.

Coffee shops are notorious for gossip and misinformation,
a great hangout for what they used to call "busybodies".
Know anybody like that?

The issue is...is he getting paid.

One hour in a coffee shop/restaurant in Milton should fill you in.

Repetitive repetition?

Mr E. is spot on with this editorial. If you want to be employed by the taxpayers of Milton then you should have to answer to the taxpayers of Milton. They deserve to know where their tax dollars are being spent.

wislady: Why is he on leave?
Mr. E., you are spot on. What is silly about this is it will all come out anyway, whatever IT is.

Okay wislady, if "most people already know why he is on leave", please enlighten me. I'm a taxpayer and I don't know.

The taxpayers do have a right to know if he is getting paid. Most people already know why he is on leave.

I actually think for once John is on target here. I do agree his writings are very hard to read- even more so on my iPhone. Many times it is distracting enough that I find myself losing where I am at and just end up skipping some of it.

“The Janesville Gazette’s feature article by Neil Johnson was published on Tuesday, November 13, 2016 too.” Gosh, I didn’t know you even had a DeLorean!

“I am not, however, holding my breathe!”

I could keep going, especially with the excessively repetitive repetition. So, riddle me this, John. What school of academia not only expects, but seems to encourage incoherent, rambling, illogical constructs like we see above? Oh yeah, PolySci. The guys who seem to know what’s best for all the rest of us.

In the past I have read your blogs and I have often wondered where you learned to write. You might give some thought to using a more traditional style and folks might take your comments more seriously. Your use of caps makes me think that you have such a high opinion of yourself that you do not need to conform to a standard style. I am not a writer myself, but I do try to maintain a normal style. Your style is very much like using profanity to make your point.

If a lack of transparency in govt bothers you John, you must REALLY be UPSET with the Obama admin! They have been anything but TRANSPARENT in their dealings.....Benghazi, Fast And Furious, Obamacare, etc. come to mind. And that was one of Obama's MAIN campaign promises initially.