OPINIONS/EDITORIALS

Greetings ... and here's hoping everyone is drying out and warming up after a very chilly and wet Memorial Day weekend!
If you didn't have a calender, you might have thought it was mid-March instead of late May this year the way Mother Nature was behaving.
Can't remember a recent Memorial Day weekend that was both as chilly and wet as this one -- and hopefully it'll be awhile before we have another like it.

There has been lots of discussion over the past few weeks on the issue of funding.
As a district, Franklin County Schools has worked to inform our school community of the rationale for our significant increase in asking for next year for current expenses -- $3,417,214.

Dear editor: My wife and I moved to Louisburg in Franklin County over four decades ago. My wife has served as librarian at our Franklin County Library, at Louisburg Elementary School and at Louisburg College. I just completed a 40-year career as a professor, also at Louisburg College. Both of our daughters attended the Franklin County Public School System from K/12. Our experience with the administration, faculty, and coaches cemented our family's bond to Louisburg and Franklin County.

Dear editor: As we protect infant birthrights, the citizens and voters of Franklin County are committed to nurturing public school children and supporting the efforts of teachers, staff, and administrators through our local tax dollars.
Funding for public education is both a priority and obligation. Make it happen. No budget reductions. Full appropriations.

Dear editor: I strongly believe the Franklin County Commissioners should pass the budget presented by the Franklin County School Board for the 2023-24 year.
The non-partisan Franklin County School board carefully considered the needs of all students in Franklin County.
They presented a budget based on growth in Franklin County, as well as inflation.

Dear editor: This letter is being written to demonstrate our unanimous support of the Franklin County Schools' budget recommendation to the Franklin County Board of Commissioners.
We are a non-partisan board, duly elected by the citizens of Franklin County, to meet the educational needs of the children of our county.

Dear editor: I'm very disappointed about the $4 million budget cut to the Franklin County School system. As a parent, all people want the best education for their children.
A large budget cut takes away very important resources from the students and teachers. The public school system is in a crisis and our students and teachers deserve better!

Dear editor:
I'm writing to urge the County Commission to reconsider the considerable financial reduction in the education budget for Franklin County. According to a recent article by Carey Johnson, reviewing the County Manager's proposed new budget and its accompanying logic:

Dear editor:
The Franklin County Commissioners should recognize what a strong and well/funded public education system is as an inducement to economic development.
When money is taken away and enrollment increases, the lapse is a lapse in the commissioners' responsibility to the county's citizens to promote their job opportunities and welfare ... and to provide a sound education for their children.

Dear editor,
I am writing to express my strong support for FULLY FUNDING public education in Franklin County. Unfortunately, our public schools continue to face inadequate resources and inadequate funding. Class sizes are increasing, teacher morale is low, and many essential educational programs and services are being cut or eliminated altogether. This is unacceptable.