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Dear Justanidiot,

As always, your comments have wisdom, even though you misspell a word or two. (maybe three)

I have always supported the teachers need for a contract. They have always been willing to sit-and-negotiate. The School Committee (SC) has been the ones dragging their feet. Should they get paid more? Should they get paid less? I don't know because I don't see what the two sides see. Here's what I do know. They have waited almost three years. They deserve a new contract. The $160,000,000+- school budget doesn't go to the teachers. It goes to the SC. Maybe Warwick should put someone like you in charge. Maybe we should have one budget for the teachers and a separate one for the SC. But our charter requires that we give all the money to the SC and hope for the best. It just doesn't make sense. Warwick needs a home rule charter. If we had one we could dictate the changes we need.

One thing we can all be grateful for: Taxes are NOT going up for the first time IN EIGHTEEN YEARS!!! I will take a little credit for that. After all, I campaigned for over 700 days in a row on a "cut taxes - cut spending" platform, but it was the 13,278 voters that deserve the most credit. By voting for me they voted for my message. Our City Council heard it and even the Mayor couldn't stop us, calling himself "a political realist". And for the first time in 18 years we didn't have a tax increase.

You're welcome Justanidiot. Keep on working on those spelling skills.

Happy Summer Justanidiot.

Happy Summer everyone

Rick Corrente

The Taxpayers Mayor