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Do we want our children to be safe in the school they attend and be able to compete in a highly technical world they will find themselves upon graduation? Or do you want them to lag behind and be assigned a secondary position in the globalized age they will live in?
To all of us, children are our most precious and loving possession and no matter how difficult the struggle, or how high the cost, we need to find a way to not only protect, but to advance their needs of physical, social and intellectual development.
What is a penny, and what can it do? Alone it is almost insignificant, but combined with locals residents and visitors, it helps build, repair and equip school facilities for the benefit of our children.
When you vote Tuesday, ask yourself whether our children are deserving of this vote and cast a "yes" ballot to renew SPLOST.
Charles Morrow
Gainesville