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The debate over burying power lines has gained momentum as Mid-Atlantic and New England regions have been hit with fierce weather. Many residents have called to embed lines in the earth due to increased neighborhood blackouts in the wake of extreme storms, but some industry experts say problems would still be persistent with the extraordinary cost of laying electrical wires underground as well as repair difficulties.
No one wants to admit it, but all those beautiful, mature trees that line our driveways are the culprits more often than not.”
—Otto Vondrak
There may be areas of the country where overhead [lines] are better, but where there are trees, wind and snow underground — it is obviously better.
—John Taggart
The eight years [living] in Westchester I’ve spent around five times longer without power than I did in twenty years in the North of Scotland.”
—Michael Ross
Commentary from a Los Angeles elementary schoolteacher on a study done by the educational nonprofit organization, The New Teacher Project, which estimated in their report, “The Irreplaceables: Understanding the Real Retention Crisis in America’s Urban Schools,” that the country’s 50 largest school districts lose almost 10,000 “excellent” teachers a year.
Where did you find a tool that will distinguish high-performing teachers from low performing teachers?”
—James Foley
Problem is getting rid of poor teachers. The unions make it all but impossible to get rid of a bad teacher.”
—Roy Hershey
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Why is it that I endured days of phone calls from Nyack Water company warning
non-customers to boil their water & when a man breaks into my neighbors house at 2 am & comes face to face with that neighbor, Nothing is done. Where is a Reverse 911 call to all of us living in this West Nyack neighborhood? How many of them probably had their windows open last night leaving themselves vulnerable to God knows who or what. Would that Reverse 911 call take away from Clarkstown “Safest place to live” score?