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October 28, 2012
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Editorial: It may be time to revisit closing a school

The Roseburg School Board continues to grapple with a really tough decision — whether to ask voters to approve an $8 million bond levy to be paid back over five years. The levy would pay for building maintenance, new computers and textbooks — expenses that have been put off because the district has lost $12 million in funding over the past four years. The board wisely recognizes that if all members aren’t in agreement, it’s going to be tough to sell a levy to voters. In fact, it would be difficult to recruit volunteers to work on behalf of the levy’s …

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The News-Review Updated Nov 2, 2012 04:41PM Published Nov 4, 2012 05:35AM Copyright 2012 The News-Review. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.