Echo NewsLocal news for Echo, OR continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.HHS drop-out rates below state average- April 13, 2008 "Students see that staying in school and working hard to finish has meaning in their future" While Oregon's high school drop-out rate rose slightly over last year, at least two local high schools' drop-out rates declined - thanks in large part to community's involvement in education. via Hermiston Heraldhttp://www.topix.net/city/echo-or/2008/04/hhs-drop-out-rates-below-state-average?fromrss=1 Watching The Watchers- April 11, 2008 "Average people, regular businesses, take a look at expenses and purchases like this and have, in place, systems. Government should not be held to a lesser standard, if anything, the same or higher standard because it's not our money, it's your money." Posted by Lady Logician on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 10:52:58 PM My dear friend and co-founder of True North Andy What's-his-name had a post up yesterday about the National Taxpayers Union Congressional Report ... via WWTC-AM Eaganhttp://www.topix.net/city/echo-or/2008/04/watching-the-watchers?fromrss=1 Priceless: Gov Workers' Phoney Charges- April 9, 2008 "Unfortunately, with our tax dollars at stake, it takes a lot more time to find out what's going on." Talk about eating at the government trough. Some $13,000 of your tax money was spent on steak, crab and 40 bottles of wine at one high-end steakhouse chain for 81 postal service workers - a $160 per person meal ... via ABC Newshttp://www.topix.net/city/echo-or/2008/04/priceless-gov-workers-phoney-charges?fromrss=1 |