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[Rebellious Republican]

Horne's payroll pet


Palm Beach Post Editorial
Thursday, August 21, 2003



Are you a Florida teacher wondering how you can get a decent raise this year? Consider a career change to: Jim Horne crony.

Education Commissioner Horne has endorsed budgets that send public education out with a beggar's cup. Teachers who get raises will be lucky to match inflation. Yet Mr. Horne decided last year that Larry Wood should enjoy a $42,000 raise. Mr. Wood used to be "deputy commissioner" making $107,220 a year. Now he's "chief operating officer" making $150,000. The increase is 40 percent. If that seems high, consider that Mr. Horne makes $231,000.

Mr. Wood has been in Mr. Horne's entourage stretching back to Mr. Horne's days in the state Senate. Mr. Wood told Palm Beach Post reporters he didn't ask for the raise and didn't know why he got it. He guessed it was because "the commissioner wanted to use a corporate model."

Looks more like the arrogance model. Mr. Wood apparently showed no signs of leaving, so there was no reason to entice him to stay. And if he did leave, it's silly to think no one else could do the job for a salary less insulting to educators being told to do without Snip>
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/opinion/content/auto/epaper/editions/thursday/opinion_f3343f064037605500a3.html

[democrat in Tallahassee]

1. HORNE IS AN IDIOT; HE THREATENED TO CUT OFF HIGHWAY

FUNDS TO LEON COUNTY UNTIL THEY TOOK OFF SOME SPEED BUMPS HE HAD TO GO OVER WHEN HE WENT TO THE AIRPORT. WHAT A DORK!

[Rebellious Republican]

2. I thought that was Garcia? But of caorse with all the arrogance ...

that has been displayed by our legislators overs the last couple of years. Its been hard to keep track of has done what! Let me do a search on www.whoseflorida.com, see what I can come up with.

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