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On the article Perry Hall Closures for Presidents' Day
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On the article PHOTOS: Vote for Perry Hall's Cutest Couple
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On the article Electronic Marquee to Replace Perry Hall High Sign
Kim Ruark
4:57 pm on Friday, January 20, 2012
ReplyI bet the middle school would appreciate donations toward a new sign!
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On the article Perry Hall Crime: Change Stolen from Home, Teens Fight
Kim Ruark
11:45 am on Thursday, December 1, 2011
Reply$290 in change must have been pretty heavy! He/she'd make a slow, noisy getaway...
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On the article Perry Hall Student Reports Robbery, Possibly Gang-Related
Kim Ruark
12:25 pm on Tuesday, November 22, 2011
ReplyWas it gang- and racially-motivated? What do we need to know about 5150? Do they flag red like the Bloods or blue like the Crips? Is there something else we are supposed to be aware of, other than some wannabe's advice to hang our head low? I'm more afraid of the 8th grader that trashed my car with Crip-spelled epithets than adults with less to prove.
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On the event Beautification Project
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On the announcement Missing Lost Male Cat
Kim Ruark
10:48 pm on Sunday, November 13, 2011
ReplyMy neighbor shot at my cat "because she sat outside the window and made the dog bark". Of course, she said she didn't shoot my cat. The pellet they took out if the cat's paw ($1,200) matches what she said her husband shoots at rabbits when they eat his lettuce. Like that's any better.
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On the article County: Sidewalks for Honeygo, Speed Bumps for Silver Spring
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On the article OPINION: Baltimore County Schools Need a Transformational Leader
Kim Ruark
2:54 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011
ReplyAs a BCPS teacher, I can tell you that there has been quite a bit of admin-level shakeup. He reorganized how the former 5-section by region approach for assistant superintendents works, now into three-regions for elementary, one middle and one high school assistant superintendents.
Three principals at schools who did not meet AYP were reassigned into county-level admin assignments.
At one particular principals meeting, he sat them by standardized test data, "motivating" at least two principals to resign.
I taught TechEd for the county for a year before he arrived and promised schools new technology labs. I was stunned that by the end of September, we had a fully-functional Dell and HP lab, replacing a rag-tag band of brothers the department had collected over the years from cast-offs and donations.
I certainly can't attest to what is because of Joe Hairston, as he refers to himself, and what was from some other impetus, but the county seems much better off! -
On the event Pacing for Panthers PTSA Fundraiser
Kim Ruark
12:27 pm on Monday, February 20, 2012
Hey, brilliant info to share with us, thanks! I had to go search for the trash schedule for today before I cleared out my garage yesterday!