The Game of Life

The game of life is the game of boomerangs. Our thoughts,deeds and words return to us sooner or later, with astounding accuracy.
Florence Shinn (1871-1940)
Writer

Making Decisions

William McKinley, The 25th U.S. President, once had to choose between two qualified men for a a key job. He puzzled over the choice until he remembered a long-ago incident.

On a rainy night, McKinley had boarded a crowed streetcar. One of the men he was now considering had been aboard, though he didn't see McKinley. Then an old woman carrying a basket of laundry struggled into the car, looking in vain for a seat. the job candidate pretended not to see her and kept his seat. McKinley gave up his seat to help her.

Remembering the episode, which he called "this little omission of kindness," McKinley decided against the man on the streetcar. Our decisions- even the small, fleeting ones - tell a lot about us.

The Long Haul

"Achieving a short-term goal is like winning a game,but achieving a long-term goal is like winning the tournament."

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Bond Swap published in several newspapers

The article published in the (Bloomberg News) was also published in the Allentown Morning Call and the Baltimore Sun.

Strength

There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down,the other is pulling up.
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915)

Three Things in Life are Important

Three things in life are important: the first is to be kind. The second is to be kind. And the third is to be kind.

Henry James (1871-1916)
Writer

If somone told you to jump

Would you be inclined to do it if they gave you a carot. Just read the Bloomberg News or ask your Banker or accountant. They will tell you,also you can talk with people with a financial background about Bond Swaps.

Phone Bills

RHS $4,207.84
A BLDG $5,204.36 ( Why are these so high?)

Natural Gas bills for month of December

RHS $27,438.21
NEMS $12,863.80
SOMS $11,771.45
NWMS $10,150.09
AES $6,070.12
SWMS $5,559.88
13U $3,827.54
LP $4,377.67

Electric Bills for month of November

RHS $26,859.03

NEMS $7,761.03

SOMS $5,799.18

10P $4,509.99

13U $5,105.68

10G $4,033.91

12M $3,191.60

RIV $4,873.93

13G $3,335.51

Flags should be illuminated

The U.S. flags at all Reading schools that fly at night should be illuminated.

If the school district uses only one light then it should be a big spotlight. This is in my opinion.

I Sleep very well at night

Thank you for your'e comment. Why don't you tell us all who you are? I will always stand by my votes and have a clear conscious.

Stamm was Lone Ranger Again

Keith Stamm voted no to the proposed Tax Shift required with Act #1. People who are single and do not own a home could bear the brunt of this shift. The vote was 7 to 1

Swap Deal in Reading

Martin Braun's article that was in the Bloomberg News was also run in the Baltimore Sun's newspaper. It was also run in the Allentown Morning Call on January 18th,2007.

I still continue to take heat for shining the light on things that are happening behind the scenes. This wouldn't have to happen if government was more transparent.

Its a sad day

When a school board has to vote on having food at their meetings. But they're not worried if they gave the store away with a Bond Swap! Only in Reading PA

Sometimes food bills last year ran 300 plus dollars a month for meetings.

Keith Stamms advice for today

"Don't seek peace and tranquility from outside sources;they are hidden inside your own heart."

Who had what to gain?

Read all about the Swap deal / Remember something that sounds to good to be true usually has something wrong with it. GOOGLE SEARCH Martin Z.Braun from bloomberg news/January 17th article

24,000 Big Hits

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Comment on Did you know?

My head isn't getting to big!! I was only informing the public of the possibilities.

I guess someone is very fearful of me. I will continue being my humble self.

Conviction and Courage

"Honest conviction is my courage."

Andrew Johnson

Political Question

Did you know the Presidential candidate with the highest popular vote ever was Ronald Reagan. In 1984 he secured 54,455,075 votes. Reagan was also the candidate with the highest electoral vote:525,in 1984.

Truth

"Truth is... the best vindication against slander."

Abraham Lincoln

Did You Know ?

Keith Stamm could run for Mayor and School Director at the same time. This would offer the voters a chance to see my name in a few more places.

Swap Deal from Deutsche Bank

By Martin Z. Braun
Jan.17 (Bloomberg)-- The third -poorest city in Pennsylvania is a lot poorer because of a 28-year bet on interest rates that already has gone awry.

For The Details mbraun6@bloomberg.net

Quote of the Day

It's never too late to be who you might have been.

George Eliot (1819-1880)
Writer

U.S. Law enforcement agents seized records

Nov. 16th (Bloomberg)U.S. Law enforcement agents seized documents from three brokers and subpoened companies including bond insurers and General Electric in a criminal investigation of whether banks and financial firms conspired to rig bids for investment deals with local governments.


Follow the Money Trail) Remember Korey Kemp from Philadelphia

Wisdom

"Pleasing ourselves with honesty makes pleasing others that much more fulfilling."

Mayor Candidates

At this time who would you vote for? Mayor Tom McMahon

Council President Vaughn Spencer

Genaro Pullano

Former Mayor Joe Eppihimer

Former councilman Mike Schorn

Board President Keith Stamm

Immigrants

From the L.A. Times

#1 40% of all workers in L.A. county(L.A.County has 10.2 million people)
are working for cash and not paying taxes. This was because they are predominantly illegal immigrants, working without a green card.

#2 95% of warrants for murder in Los Angeles are for illegal aliens

#3 75% of people on the most wanted list in Los Angeles are illegal aliens

#4 Over 2/3 of all births in Los Angeles County are to illegal alien Mexicans on Medi-Cal, whose births were paid for by taxpayers.

#5 Nearly 25% of all inmates in California detention centers are Mexican nationals here illegally.

#6 Over 300,000 illegal aliens in Los Angeles County are living in garages.(Sounds like a Code issue to me )

#7 The FBI reports half of all gang members in Los Angeles are most likely illegal aliens from south of the border.

#8 Nearly 60% of all occupants of HUD properties are illegal.

#9 21 radio stations in L.A. are Spanish speaking.

#10 In L.A. County 5.1 million people speak English. 3.9 million speak Spanish ( There are 10.2 million in L.A. County)

I Believe

I believe-
That we don't have to change friends if we understand that friends change.

I believe-
That no matter how good a friend is,they're going to hurt you once in a while and, you must forgive them for that.

Documents Taken by Federal Investigators

As reported in the Bloomberg News in November: Federal investigators took documents yesterday from Investment Advisory Group Inc.,a broker of guaranteed investment contracts and a municipal derivatives advisor based in Pottstown,Pennsylvania,said Gene Grabowski,a spokesman for the firm known as IMAGE.

IMAGE received a subpoena from the antitrust division of the U.S. Department of Justice and the company is cooperating fully with the authorities.

This is the same company that was involved with our Bond Swap last April of 2006.

I was concerned about this Bond Swap and voted no to the deal.

Quote of the Day

Don't cry because it's over-smile because it happened.

United States Flag at Reading Senior High School

The flag currently only has one light illuminating it . This flag should have at least three lights shining on it,or one huge spotlight.

I am confident that our maintenance crew can fix this for the second time. If they can't I know several electricians who could. Thank you in advance for your'e efforts.

Character

Character is doing what's right when nobody's looking.



J.C. Watts,JR
Politician

Bond Scam

Bond scam yields profits at the expense of the needy

William Selway,Martin Z. Braun and David Dietz of Bloomberg News exposed a phantom bond scam-over $7 billion in the past 10 years- which promise benefits for the needy(better housing,improvements to inner-city schools,etc.) yet the only ones profitting are banks,insurance companies and financiers. "The arrangements-often called black box deals, because they're complicated and mysterious-sometimes contain secret agreements and promise to pay the financial middlemen higher fees if none of the money from the bond offerings is used to help the public. The agencies that issue the bonds buy them back from investors. The money goes untapped,and the advisers keep their fees."

Personality

Personality can open doors, but only character can keep them open.

Elmer G. Leterman

(Follow the money trail.) More to follow in the near future!

Time Spent on the United States Flag

I spent the amount of time on the flags because any true Leader would do the same. I am a patriotic american and feel it is a disgrace not to fly the flag correctly.

If you can't fix the small things you will never fix the large items in The Big Picture.

William Cinfici named Chairman of the Finance Committee

I directed Will to look into the remaining Long Distance phone lines. I also told him about the concerns that I have in The Finances of The Reading School District.

600 Long Distance Phone Lines ( Many calls are being made all over The World!)

The Month of January reminds me of Certain Things

"The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends for which we live.

Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power.

We have guided missles and misguided men."


Martin Luther King

Be Wise With Your Speech

Let the words you use inspire not injure,heal not hurt,and bring peace not pain

Three rows of Squash:

Squash criticism; Squash gossip; Squash indifference

Five Rows of P's:

Prayer; Perseverence; Politeness; Promptness; Preparedness

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The Truth Will Always set you Free

"He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart. And in our own despair, and against our will, comes Wisdom by the awful Grace of God".

"Fear not the path of truth for the the lack of people walking on it."

Robert F. Kennedy

Request for Additional Monies

Keith Stamm proposed additional cameras thru - out the Reading School District. I asked all of our political representatives for help.

The beauty of the new camera system is that the Reading Police could tune in to the wireless frequency. This would allow everyone to help with security issues.

Stamm to Measure Flag

I will measure the flag hanging at RHS on Saturday January 6th,2007. The flag didn't look like the 5x8 flag that was presented to Dr. Chapman at the last special board meeting.

I will also review the video tape of the last Special Board meeting. This should verify that Dr. Chapman received the 5x8 United States Flag.

Remember,President Ronald Reagans quote Trust but Verify!

United States Flag Now Flys

Please, When you drive on N.13th street (in Reading), look at the flag pole.The new flag is beautiful. Thank You Congressman Gerlach.


The flag on N12th street at (St. Joesph Hospital) was at full staff. Why can't people fly the flag correctly?


I am hopeful that the lights illiminating the flag at RHS will be quickly fixed .

Nelson Diaz to Debate Mayor Tom McMahon

Senior Nelson Diaz will debate Mayor McMahon. I want everyone who can watch this debate to do so.This debate will show countless people the qualities of many of our students.

I am very proud of Nelson for having this interest in politics. Maybe, it was his history and government teacher talking about The Kennedys all the time.(Mr.Russ Diessinger)

Nelson will be on BCTV on January 4th,2007 at 7 pm. Good Luck Nelson

New American Flag to Eventually Fly

Board President Keith Stamm requested that the 5x8 flag be given to Wynton Butler(Reading School District principal.)

Dr. Chapman gave it to Barry Suski on Tuesday January 2nd,2007.Currently nobody seems to know where this flag is. The lights lighting the current flag are not working properly.This has been reported to the Facilities Director (Barry Suski).

I am very hopeful that by friday this new flag will fly in front of Reading Senior High School.This new flag flew over our Capitol and was sent to us by Congressman Jim Gerlach.

Motion Sensors to be Installed at Reading Senior High School

Motion sensors will be installed by January 31st,2007. Both cafeterias and a faculty lounge will have these sensors.

The Electric saved will be substantial with savings of over $10,000/yr. I want to thank the energy committee in the high school.

Keep up the good work!

Sovereign Center Flys Flag Incorrectly

Please,If you know someone at the sovereign center tell them that President Bush ordered all flags to be flown at half staff!

Reading School District Staff

Please,Please,Please,will you all fly the United States flag correctly. We lost a former President of the United States of America.The current President George Bush ordered all Flags to be flown at half staff for thirty days.

I received several phone calls over the holidays telling me that the flags were not flying correctly! Remember,it is something like this that is another blemish to Reading , Pa
Sincerly, Keith Stamm

Silence of our Friends

"In the End,we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends."

Martin Luther King


When a friend is silent,are they really a friend?