Anonymous letter from the inside

This is post #2,200!

I got an anonymous letter sent in a MTLSD envelope. Why do I get a sick feeling when I receive a thick envelope from them? It usually meant trouble- either for my kids or taxes (never got letters about either), but it still makes me nervous. Today's letter was about the Timmy Ticket.

Here is a copy of today's letter. 

A few things off the top of my head...

I see that I was not the only one who thought the 2015 Great Alumni Awards were shameful with Lebowitz and Posti being recipients. Shaking my head I was so happy to see that my former priest was recognized, but Lebo Larry and JoPo? OMG. And then Mary Birks was honored last year? Come on!

Also, why would these jerks expect a guy who had a kidney transplant to donate to the fund? Weren't there fundraisers held for him? Why would Timmy only donate $5,000 when he earns thousands, thanks to the Timmy Ticket? That was also mentioned in my link Shaking my head. 

Yeah, why weren't Riemer and Strotmeyer asked to be on their slate? The Timmy Ticket is not endorsed by either party and all have been shunned by their respective parties.

I have a feeling much more will be exposed before the May Primary. Why don't they just back out now and save themselves a lot of embarrassment?

Shaking my head

According to Harry Funk's article in The Almanac, Mt. Lebanon superintendent receives raise, donates part to capital campaign,  Dr. Timothy Steinhauer received a 6.6% increase in salary after receiving a "satisfactory" performance review, and will donate $5,000 of his new salary of $186,625 to the capital campaign. Last month the assistant superintendents received salary increases which were within the 2.8% average salary increase as previously identified as the average Act 93 administrator increase.

At the August 17, 2015 school board meeting, Steinhauer announced the five recipients of the Mt. Lebanon Great Alumni Award for 2015.

Fr. John Chakos graduated from Mt. Lebanon in 1959. He was our priest at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church for 31 years. Father John and his wife Sandy are now missionaries in Guatemala. 

Jack Daly graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1984. Daly organized the Case Engineer Support Group, a nonprofit which builds physical and occupational therapy equipment for disabled adults and children.

Greg Gnipp, class of 1986, whose work with the U.S. Public Health Service includes working in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy and helping to contain the Ebola virus in Liberia.

Our school board president Larry Lebowitz, class of '80, is an attorney with Cohen & Grigsby. His received national attention with this youtube video at 1:45 time stamp where he said, "our goal is clearly not to find a qualified and interested U.S. worker," Many articles were published such as this one Outsourcing: How to Skirt the Law.

And the fifth recipient is Josephine Posti. Josephine graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in 1986. As school board president, Josephine was caught plagiarizing four years ago. Consequences, not corrections (with more incidents) , and Much ado about...Mt. Lebanon board chief's blog.

The award recipients will be honored at the September 25 luncheon and again that night at the Mt. Lebanon High School football game.