Crucial Vote Looms

Two crucial votes will be taken Wed. night Nov.28th,2007. #1 is the vote for more surveillance cameras. #2 is the vote on the Citadel project former St. Joesph hospital.

If the board votes no to these cameras I will hold certain members responsible if any incident happens.

If the vote is no to move forward I will hold the members responsible if we are sued. Also I will ask anyone who reads this blog to ask them why they would vote no.

Remember, Isn't this vote to advance the Reading School distict, students, and staff!

Captain Bill Jiminez / Recruiters in Reading Eagle

I certainly admire the Captain's stance on this issue as stated in today's Reading Eagle. I have witnessed his involvement with students and I want to commend him for the job he is doing with our students.

Meeting at The Goggle Works

Paul Roedel who is the treasurer for the Goggle Works actually agreed with me. It was a suggestion to get more traffic in to the property. The more people who go in to the property, the better the chance of them spending some money.

The suggestion was to get better named movies. He showed me how the goggle works was under a contract for the movies that come in.

Paul was my x CEO at Carpenter Technology with an extensive background in finance.

Positive Thinking of the city

My parents told me over 17/yrs ago that I was making a mistake moving to the city. I told several people that if the administrations direction isn't changed it will only get worse.

I would probably move to suburbia if I could afford to do so.

Movies at The Goggle Works

I made a suggestion to get better movies to increase attendance. The more traffic that would come in to that part of the city would help this entity.

Meeting at Goggle Works

This morning I met with Ms. Pam Beeton and Paul Roedel. They provided me with one months operating data.

Pam was a recent addition to the team at The Goggle Works. Paul is the treasurer of The Goggle Works.

I was told to see the rest of the financial information I needed to get permission from Marlin Miller President of The Goggle Works.

Utilities for one month were at $42,186 / rounding that off it would come out to $480,000 per yr.

Teachers please read this

The actual problem to be solved is not what to teach, but how to teach.

Charles William Eliot ( This came out of a 1856-1905 yearbook)

Senator Mike O'Pake @ State Representative Sam Rohrer

I applaud their efforts regarding Real Estate (School Tax). The problem is that they didn't address the spending issues of schools.

If spending isn't addressed it won't matter how schools are funded because you will never have enough money. Most School Districts will always say the solution to their problems is that they need more money.

Money isn't always the answer to improve education.

Citadel Project

Please ask the people who voted no or abstained what their plans are? Are these board members going to justify wasting over $5,000,000 dollars of taxpayer money?

Will they stand by their no vote? Will they still say that they are on the school board to benefit themselves or the children?

Do the school board members really represent the taxpayers?

When people talk and say that they didn't have enough time to digest the facts, please ask them where they were the last three years?

Happy Thanksgiving

Hopefully everyone has a beautiful day. Spending of tax dollars must be looked at.

Crow about our sewer rates

Mr. Mayor and Mr. B. let's crow about our increase in sewer rates. Stamm called it right again !

Unhinged

It seems that many of the same people who hate Matt Heckman seem to dislike me. Could this be Unhinged liberalism .

Attack me about Bush

To all you Left Wing Liberals, I was just a candidate who ran for mayor on the Republican ticket . I enjoy all the Bush bashing because I have broad shoulders. I just laugh every time I get one of these comments. Ha Ha/ Hillary , I will campaign in the streets if she is the Democratic nominee.

Which Church?

I would like to know which church doesn't want me back. I have plenty of churches I can go to. Five Ministers visited me in the Reading Hospital.

I just received a message from The Goggle Works. They told me again that I can see their financial records. I will keep everyone posted .

Open Records

It is so easy, just make the records be open and honest. I along with many other taxpayers won't be so quick to criticize if we open the books and tell the public the truth.

Things will be better when

We have open government and not try to hide facts. These facts include disclosing how much The Famous Goggle Works is costing the taxpayers of Reading, the state of Pa. , The Federal government. We need to let the citizens of Reading know the truth.

Please, have a great day!

Comments on my Blog

Many comments come to me in response to my blog. Many of those comments I don't agree with but have added the comments to keep this site interesting for everyone. I don't try to offend anyone. Normally Mr. B. doesn't agree with a conservative. I remember trying to talk to him before I ran for city council. I tried for (1) year to see him. He was always to busy for me.

Yes, it was a shame 10 minutes of his time might of saved him some money.

Goggle Apartments and Section 8

I was told the Goggle apartments had to add about (10) Section 8 apartments to get the financing through. I hope this isn't true because wealthy people will never live with poor people.

I would have never voted to excuse any taxes if I knew Albert Boscov was planning to do this. Albert ,please chat with Donald Trump and he will explain it to you.

Investigative Reporter Don Spatz

I thought you were contacting him to set the record straight. The Reading Eagle won't allow him because it would show that Republicans can win in the City of Reading. It's a great day in the neighborhood.

Simple Wisdom

" The secret to raising children to be happy and successful is to do it in a home overflowing with love."

Berks County Elections Board

Total ballots should be counted and posted soon. Then we will see who had the most votes for Reading School Director.

Links to my Blog

Tony Phyrillas, Former Senator Santorum also have links to my blog. People please relax Im currently not running for any office.

All the politicians know and like me because they know that I am honest.

Thank you

52,000 plus hits ( Someone is certainly interested in this blog.)

City Council get over it

All of you helped elect Tom Marvelous McMahon ( so live with it ) You now have to live with his suggestions and policies.

Thank you Voters

Thank you to the people that make this Blog a success.

Department of Education report

This report was done without the current funding increases the Reading Schools received from the state. I think it needs to be analyzed.

#1 Administrative salaries
#2 Teacher salaries
#3 Maintenance worker salaries
#4 Energy costs district wide
#5 Special Education costs
#6 Alternative Education costs
#7 Secretarial staff
#8 Educational programs for students/dollar amount per program
#9 New building projects district wide
#10 What each buildings current needs are( New heating systems,Electrical System,Roofs,Etc.

The Beat goes on

For the last time,I was nominated on both tickets. The democrats thought I was a good candidate and so did the republicans. Case closed Sherlock Holmes!

Dispute over me being a Republican or a Democrat

Please, Whoever is worried please call Republican Headquarters at 610( 374-1100)


Thank you

Laughing

I'm still laughing how I can make you left wing liberals become unhinged. To the people who keep sending me the vote totals, remember the absentee and provincial ballots also most be counted.

It took at least (3) members of city council, Governor Rendell,and approx. $100,000 dollars to win. Congratulations to all of the Big Businessmen who now must see certain things happen. #1 Tax Increase on property. This is just the start. Please hang on to more feel good government.

Mr. B told me we don't have crime at the Goggle Works. Then why is the Goggle Works investing in security cameras? I'm just asking a simple question?

Patiently Waiting

Ms.La belle met with me for approximately 30 min. after the Mayoral Debate. She promised to show me the financial records of The Goggle Works. I've been waiting for over a week after I went to see her and left her a voice mail message.

I guess it's still a secret?? Why?

What I Had to contend with

The Pa. State Committee would not save me postage with my political mailing. The reason was given because I had a Canadian Flag along side of The American Flag on my lapel.

This was a sad excuse when Canada is one of our biggest allies. Basically I ran my campaign as an independent.

The Elections Board has it wrong

They should have records for how long that I've been with the Republican party. I ran with Dennis Michael Moyer and Rod Steffey both democrats and they wanted a republican to run with them. I crossed filed and received over 5,000 democratic votes. This is why the democratic party called me every two weeks for two years to change my party.

They knew that I was going to be a good candidate on any party.

Check with the elections board

You will realize how amazing my political races are.

President Jimmy Carter

I became a republican when he ran for President against Ronald Reagan.

The Goggle Works

The superintendent of schools (Dr. Thomas Chapman) confirmed that The Goggle Works is losing money. Why is this a secret to the taxpayer?

Hey Sweetie

Why can't you read what is printed (reelected) to the school board. If you knew about government you would realize that the total vote is what counts in any election. Maybe you need to retake Government 101 at Reading High School!

I'm not going to go away

I was the first republican elected to the Reading School Board,The only Republican Board President, and the only republican ever reelected to a city office.

Campaign Workers appreciated

Thank you for all the help. I will always remember the people who helped me.

Tom McMahon's lies

Mayor Tom McMahon told people on camera that no tax monies went to build the Goggle Works. $5,000,000 dollars of state and federal tax money went into this money pit.

Congratulations Mr. B you now can answer for McMahons blunders.

Stamm's Vote Total for school director higher then McMahon's vote total

To all my critics please check all my votes I received for school director.

Man in the Arena

"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who,at the best, knows , in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."


" Citizenship in a Republic"

Bumper Stickers Will be printed

Please let me know if you want a sticker. Don't blame me, I didn't Vote for Tom McMahon!

Electing Tom McMahon

Taxes will continue to go much higher during his administration. I will continue to update the public.

Success

You know you are successful when you are being attacked from the liberal left wing.

Mayoral Race

Thank you to all the Democrats who helped me with my campaign. A special thanks to Big John Ulrich for everything.

Mayoral Debate

Tom McMahon told everyone that taxes weren't involved with building the Goggle Works.

The truth is $5,000,000 of Federal and State tax dollars were pumped into the Goggle Works.

The Reading School District also waived the $30,000 dollar school tax bill. The GOGGLE WORKS now charges the school district over $10,000 dollars a year to send students to this enterprise.

I guess this pays the huge natural gas utility bill.