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Pay it forward

Sun., Feb. 5, 2012

To those who left their page-long anti-school diatribe on my windshield one cold evening this week:

I did not enjoy getting out in the bitter wind to retrieve their paper after a long walk to get to my car. I’d rather you’d knock on the door and tell me to my face why you don’t want to help kids get a decent education. Then I could explain why I will be voting for the levies.

Years ago, people in Eastern Montana paid taxes for my education; I cannot repay them, but I can pay it forward. I will vote for the levies.

We can quibble about whether all education dollars are spent wisely, but we cannot hope to have a good education system without spending money. And a city without a good education system is a lesser city.

I hope that all the levies pass.

Hope Roszell

Spokane

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