Times, they are a changin'

It wasn't too long ago that around here, community members often approached the school board like so many Orphan Olivers with bowls held up after their single word of commentary, pitifully mourning, "Please, Sir. I'd like some more..."

Please sir. May I have 30 more seconds at the podium?

Thankfully the board has decided that the old English workhouse tactics didn't actually serve the community at large. We now actually, REALLY and LITERALLY get a chance to communicate with the board.

What was once a very rigid "We know best, and don't care what you say" school board has has slowly morphed into a slightly softer "We think we know best, but we are willing to listen to what you say" school board.

Guys, this is great news!  This is big! Like, Led Zeppelin reunion tour big! This is a huge change!

Percy, Pagey and Jonsey want you to take the chance
for your voice to be heard. Don't disappoint them.

Even if it may feel like things are still business as usual, they aren't. Where we previously had little to no opportunity to discuss ideas with the school board, we now have many. That sense of helplessness when writing emails or speaking at a board meeting is passing. PEOPLE ARE GETTING RESPONSES.

This is the golden opportunity so many people have been hoping, waiting, praying, threatening and wishing for. And now it's here!

So don't miss it.

Yes, this was an actual movie. No, it was not the worst
cheap sequel Disney besmirched itself with by a long shot.

Don't sit back and do nothing because you think nothing will ever change. I promise if you do, you'll be right. Imagine what would have happened if Roy Disney had never complained about all those Made-for-cheap sequels... we'd still have Michael Eisner and "Inside Out" would have been "Mulan 4.25; the Quest for More Money".

So don't let it happen! Don't let 2016 just be a lousy strait to DVD sequel of 2015! Get out there and let your voice be heard. Let those who work for you and represent you hear what you have to say. If you think all of us speaking together will make a difference, you'll be right!

The excuse for the longest time was "No one really cares, so we'll just do what we want." But when the community rises up and states exactly what they want and what they care about, change inevitably follows. That's the beauty of democracy in a small town: What you do and say matters!

So go do and say something!

PSD needs you!

Only YOU can prevent further PSD shenanigans.

Our kids need you. The future of Pasco needs you. 2016 needs you.

We need you to be involved. We need you to share your ideas. We need you to stand up and call it when things don't seem right, and to cheer when they do.

We need you, and we need you right now.

For a list of upcoming board meetings, community conversations, and study sessions please click here: "PSD events for people who like to talk"