Death to the Term NIMBY Because We are All NIMBYs

This morning I had a fleeting thought about the acronym NIMBY. You may be familiar with it. It means “Not In MY Back Yard.” Most recently in Park City it was commonly used during the school bond debate to describe those people living in Prospector or Park Meadows who apparently didn’t want the bond to …

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Who Should I Vote For?

Another one of those, “Not About Park City” posts… but I couldn’t resist. This diagram quickly tells you who you should vote for. Perhaps someone more creative than I (or is it me?) could do this for our local elections.

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Later Start Times at Park City Schools

There has been a citizen driven movement in our community, somewhat started by Dr John Hanrahan and vocalized by Sally Elliot to at least have a discussion about starting school later. This morning, I heard that “0 hour” at the high school began at 6:15 AM. YES, school starts at SIX FIFTEEN AM (for some …

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Office Hours with Ember Conley (3/25/2016)

Each week, Park City School District’s Office Hours with Ember Conley attracts more citizens. This morning 15 1/2 people attended the meeting. That 1/2 was a baby (get them started young!). Today’s discussion stretched from later start times, to the status of teacher surveys, to the learning center, to the plan for both a 5/6 …

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