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Ellen Brown’s Take On Last Week’s Octorara School Board’s Work Session

An update of Octorara’s 2013-14 budget, a presentation by former Octorara High School principal Lynwood Smith representing the Christiana Lions Club and a mother’s request to allow her son to play on Octorara High School girls Field Hockey team were … Continue reading

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Two Different Takes On Monday’s Octorara’s Monthly Board Meeting

Long-time school board observer Ellen Brown and newcomer, but coming up to speed fast, Tim Alexander posted their notes on Monday night’s school board meeting to the web yesterday. In an 7-1 vote, with one board member absent and only … Continue reading

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Octorara’s Budget By The Numbers – Ellen Brown Takes Over

A couple of weeks ago Parkesburg Today began an ongoing series explaining the complexities and inequalities of Pennsylvania’s broken education funding system and how that inequality impacts Octorara area home owners and tax payers. Without the commercial property base more … Continue reading

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