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  1. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    I'm not sure why Tricia Porter Johnson runs every four years. And I'm also puzzled by her affiliations and where her loyalties lie. She supposedly represents the WCEA, an organization that is an impotent joke and is ripping off the teachers who were conned into joining. She is also a card...
  2. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    I've been in favor of an appointed superintendent for years, but it doesn't do any good at this point to keep arguing that point since the referendum was defeated. And discussing qualifications is irrelevant in this state. You can be a blithering, uneducated idiot and have funding from the big...
  3. j p nettles

    New signs are funny

    Actually, Local was correct. While I don't live in Ebro, I do live outside the district. As far as donations to political candidates go, I don't make direct contributions to any candidate. I do vote, however.
  4. j p nettles

    New signs are funny

    I wonder if Mr. Faulk has begged Jay Odom and M C Davis for funding?
  5. j p nettles

    New signs are funny

    In some cases, being the subject of an investigation in Walton county might be viewed as a badge of honor, especially when the complaint is filed by idiots who are your political enemies. (Example, the Harris case).
  6. j p nettles

    Repeal of the Wright Amendment

    I can't help but wonder if the full repeal of the Wright Amendment will affect traffic at ECP?
  7. j p nettles

    Bay Co TDC to stop Spring Break Advertising

    Why don't the powers that be just put some signs up stating: "Spring Breakers and Bikers (motorcycle riders) not welcome!", since Walton County wants to market only to the upper echelon of society.
  8. j p nettles

    New signs are funny

    I actually don't live in Ebro. I just like to say I do. I live somewhere in Walton County.
  9. j p nettles

    New signs are funny

    Bring on the aerial spraying. I hate mosquitos.
  10. j p nettles

    New signs are funny

    Based on this information, I'm voting for Mr. Hudson.
  11. j p nettles

    Bay Co TDC to stop Spring Break Advertising

    A lot of tourists don't know or care what county they're in, especially areas like Inlet Beach, Rosemary, and Seacrest that have Panama City Beach addresses and zip codes.
  12. j p nettles

    School District broke?

    A big mistake? A couple of journal entries were misplaced? And we the taxpayers are supposed to be OK with that excuse? Excuses seem to be a hallmark of the queen's reign.
  13. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    All this BS about "qualifications" is silly, especially in this county. Nobody who is an educator with management skills and experience to run the district will ever run for the position. The winner is always going to be the politician who has access to the big money contributors. What needs to...
  14. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    I'm just glad both my kids are grown and have college degrees. I'm also glad my grandchildren don't live in Walton County. I suspect that the current political environment will continue with nepotism and the Peter Principle serving as guiding forces in the selection of school system personnel.
  15. j p nettles

    Nepotism in Walton County Schools

    It seems that Walton County is also famous for hiring the least qualified people as well as unqualified people for positions in the school system. If someone is barely qualified with little experience, but has connections to the "right people" they jump to the top of the list.
  16. j p nettles

    States Attorney - Suzanne Harris A Legal Florida Resident

    It's all about the local political machine scratching each other back. I was hassled and threated with prosecution by the WCSO because of my criticism of one of the local political darlings. Sheriff Atkinson and his posse need to be able to prove or at least have some evidence that someone has...
  17. j p nettles

    States Attorney - Suzanne Harris A Legal Florida Resident

    Twelve years ago I had an Alabama and Florida drivers licenses. At that time Florida would issue you a Florida only license valid only in Florida. I used to divide my time between my two homes and I kept an automobile here that was licensed in Florida and the Florida license made it easier for...
  18. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    Here's a prediction. If the queen runs again she'll win. A lot of voters don't even know about the financial mess and other stuff like 'cocaine teacher' and she'll get most of the campaign funding from the usual sources.
  19. j p nettles

    States Attorney - Suzanne Harris A Legal Florida Resident

    Now who was it that filed the complaint? Was it 'The Rapper'?
  20. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    How about 2013? I would assume that the queen and her court would have this information. She keeps up with FCAT numbers.
  21. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    Congratulations to this young lady. I'd still like to know how many Walton County seniors won Bright Futures scholarships.
  22. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    I know that Rhodes scholars are designated based on college performance. I'm not an idiot. I had a cousin who was a Rhodes scholar. He attended a private school (Indian Springs in Alabama) and I believe he also won a National Merit Scholarship. I brought up the Bright futures but nobody seems...
  23. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    I didn't read the same thing into Meggiemom's post as you did. My feeling is that National Merit Scholarships are usually won by gifted students. That's not to say that Walton county doesn't have some but most gifted students probably don't go on the earn Merit Scholarships either. I don't...
  24. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    Is Tibbetts planning to run for superintendent in Walton county?
  25. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    This may be a little off point but I recall seeing a life size photograph of some guy in the back of the School board room with the caption "It's Miller's way or the Highway". Who is/was this Miller dude? Was he a superintendent?
  26. j p nettles

    Candidates Prefiled for Supt of Education 2016

    Some of the clowns running for office claim to have family ties in Walton County predating the landing of Ponce de Leon at St. Augustine.
  27. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    OK. We know what the requirements are to earn a Bright Futures scholarship. A high enough ACT OR SAT score and the weighted GPA requirements. I'd be interested to know how many Walton county seniors got one last year and in the last five years. I believe it's also important to know that...
  28. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    Perhaps a good question would be how many Walton County students won Bright Futures scholarships since more of our students take ACT.
  29. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    What makes you think I always vote Republican? I voted against Don Gaetz and I voted for the Democratic candidate for superintendent of Walton Schools in the 2012 general election. Gaetz love FCAT. He prides himself on raising the FCAT based grading system in Okaloosa schools when he was...
  30. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    Four years ago, I started writing to and calling the offices of our elected representatives in the legislature urging them to sponsor legislation that would require school superintendents to be appointed/hired rather than elected in keeping with the rest of the country. I also asked that they...
  31. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    Perhaps "beating a dead horse" as you put it is meant to remind folks here of mismanagement and what I see as unethical behavior of one of the darlings of Walton county politics. It appears a lot of people seem to forget about incidents like 'cocaine teacher', the financial mess caused by...
  32. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    In our family education begins in the home and what children learn at home should supplement and enhance what children learn in the schools. It's always been important for us to support our kids' activities such as sports, band, etc. as well as to monitor children's progress. We've always felt...
  33. j p nettles

    How to get around beachfront building setback regulations

    How do you get around regulations? Just ask Jay Odom of Odom's Curve fame.
  34. j p nettles

    Walton County National Merit Finalists/Semi-Finalists?

    And just think, it was only a few years ago when some of the geniuses in Walton County were slobbering all over Carlene Anderson, praising her for doing such a wonderful job with our schools.
  35. j p nettles

    Nepotism in Walton County Schools

    Battle? There isn't going to be any battle. Anderson has packed the board with help from campaign contributions from her pal M.C. Davis and she's a charter member of Walton County's political machine. The effort to get rid of an elected superintendent failed. Voter apathy and the geniuses who...
  36. j p nettles

    Nepotism in Walton County Schools

    Put kids first? Not as long as the Leona Helmsley of Walton County is in charge of schools.
  37. j p nettles

    Local HOA's to be asked to Fund Turtle Express

    They need to hit up Hammock Bay HOA. It's a vehicle for some of Jay Odom's political contributions, like some of his others. I'm sure the homeowners themselves would have no voice.
  38. j p nettles

    Local HOA's to be asked to Fund Turtle Express

    Sounds like a great idea to me. We sold our place in Seagrove Beach last year. The next step is selling my house north of the bay. My next home will be in a place where there's no HOA so I won't be affected.
  39. j p nettles

    Local HOA's to be asked to Fund Turtle Express

    It amazes me that the Inlet Beach/Rosemary Beach area has become such a hot spot. 30 years ago families used to come to the beach for the beach. Now it appears that snobbery and elitism is the order of the day, at least in South Walton County.
  40. j p nettles

    An In-Depth Story about Walton County Beachfront Development

    What would you expect? Huckabee and company are pals with Sheriff Buford T. Justice and other Walton County politicians. He obviously is also friends with Jay Odom who was nailed because of a political contribution to Mikey.
  41. j p nettles

    Four Laning 331 at the hospital

    Here's a better idea. Close the hospital.
  42. j p nettles

    2016 Superintendent Candidate

    Ms. Porter Johnson lacks credentials that are desirable but Florida law is lacking in statutory requirements for the job. But when I voted for her in the primary, I was voting against Anderson. I would have voted for a high school dropout dimwit if I thought such a candidate was honest.
  43. j p nettles

    2016 Superintendent Candidate

    It's merely a coincidence that when the county "must" buy land or whatever they always seem to do 'bidness' with the people who finance the campaigns of elected officials.
  44. j p nettles

    2016 Superintendent Candidate

    Well funded means contributions from M.C. Davis and Jay Odom.
  45. j p nettles

    2016 Superintendent Candidate

    She certainly doesn't have any extraordinary credentials unless being a member of the Tea Party group on FB and also a representative of the WCEA at the same time counts for something. Perhaps that's one reason the teachers don't have a strong advocate. That being said, I voted for her in the...
  46. j p nettles

    DOT to remove signs

    The ought to fine each candidate $100 for each sign they remove.
  47. j p nettles

    The shoes are beginning to drop

    I know that some years ago teachers with graduate degrees and years of teaching experience were paid very well. However, the trend in the last 4 years has been to get rid of the experienced teachers and hire young entry level teachers.
  48. j p nettles

    The shoes are beginning to drop

    The queen has spoken. If she decides to run again she can add to her resume' that she graduated Suma cum laude from the Leona Helmsley School of Charm.
  49. j p nettles

    Everything is Rosy ?

    Did somebody say something?
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