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	<title>Comments on: Escambia County&#8217;s Next School Superintendent Will Be Chosen By Voters</title>
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		<title>By: Jlb</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2026/08/escambia-countys-next-school-superintendent-will-be-elected-by-voters/comment-page-1#comment-597328</link>
		<dc:creator>Jlb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:50:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Glad the voters got right</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glad the voters got right</p>
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		<title>By: WestRobertsResident</title>
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		<dc:creator>WestRobertsResident</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:41:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Replying to Rob.  We have already had a wholly incompetent and useless superintendent.  His name was Tim Smith.  The man was literally his own biggest supporter and biggest fan, and the man loved to hear himself talk.  He was appointed and it was a disaster.  I think we will stick with the voters deciding who leads our district.  We will always have the students best interest in mind, while the school board will always have their own best interest in mind.  Not to mention, when it comes to trusting someone to spend our tax money, we should always retain the power to vote in and vote out those individuals.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Replying to Rob.  We have already had a wholly incompetent and useless superintendent.  His name was Tim Smith.  The man was literally his own biggest supporter and biggest fan, and the man loved to hear himself talk.  He was appointed and it was a disaster.  I think we will stick with the voters deciding who leads our district.  We will always have the students best interest in mind, while the school board will always have their own best interest in mind.  Not to mention, when it comes to trusting someone to spend our tax money, we should always retain the power to vote in and vote out those individuals.</p>
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		<title>By: derek</title>
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		<dc:creator>derek</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:38:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Now you will only have to be &quot;popular&quot;..... qualified, not so much.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now you will only have to be &#8220;popular&#8221;&#8230;.. qualified, not so much.</p>
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		<title>By: Wilsom</title>
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		<dc:creator>Wilsom</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Power to the people! 
Unfortunately most of the people are idiots.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Power to the people!<br />
Unfortunately most of the people are idiots.</p>
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		<title>By: Rob</title>
		<link>http://www.northescambia.com/2026/08/escambia-countys-next-school-superintendent-will-be-elected-by-voters/comment-page-1#comment-597308</link>
		<dc:creator>Rob</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:15:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>School districts with elected superintendents overall perform worse than school districts with appointed superintendents. That&#039;s because they spend most of their time running for election and raising money for their campaign. As a result, there is nobody holding them accountable at any point in time other than voters at the ballot box once every for years.

They literally could choose to never show up to anything at any time and there is nothing that can be done to replace them

I hope someone woefully incompetent and unqualified wins in two years. Maybe that will put some sense into people to change things to the way they should be.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>School districts with elected superintendents overall perform worse than school districts with appointed superintendents. That&#8217;s because they spend most of their time running for election and raising money for their campaign. As a result, there is nobody holding them accountable at any point in time other than voters at the ballot box once every for years.</p>
<p>They literally could choose to never show up to anything at any time and there is nothing that can be done to replace them</p>
<p>I hope someone woefully incompetent and unqualified wins in two years. Maybe that will put some sense into people to change things to the way they should be.</p>
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		<title>By: Ben</title>
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		<dc:creator>Ben</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:30:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Replying to JASON, everything you said: PERFECT!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Replying to JASON, everything you said: PERFECT!</p>
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		<title>By: Yep</title>
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		<dc:creator>Yep</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:34:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You got it right Jason.</description>
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		<title>By: Bigblock345</title>
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		<dc:creator>Bigblock345</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Jason. Preach it brother. Don’t stop there. Throw in the 1/2 cent LOST ( where’s it going?) dirt road tax. But once enacted. Taxes don’t disappear. Especially when those that cry at tax breaks, but get giddy at increases get their hands on it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Jason. Preach it brother. Don’t stop there. Throw in the 1/2 cent LOST ( where’s it going?) dirt road tax. But once enacted. Taxes don’t disappear. Especially when those that cry at tax breaks, but get giddy at increases get their hands on it.</p>
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		<title>By: Jason</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jason</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>For those complaining about the wording on the referendum, if you couldnt comprehend what was being asked of you, maybe you shouldnt be voting.....

I, for one, am happy to see the return of an elected School Superintendent. 

Next task is to get voters to repeal the half-mill slush fund tax being spent under the guise of Children Trust fund. And maybe one day, taxpayers will start firing the &quot;tax and spend&quot; officials who think its necessary to raise taxes every year. Just look at the proposed increases on this years tax estimates that were sent to property owners this past week. Despite the Legislature looking to rollback property taxes, our local Commissioners are pushing for higher taxes once again. Which proves, that &quot;new growth&quot; isnt paying for itself as Commissioners keep asking everyone to pay more in taxes.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those complaining about the wording on the referendum, if you couldnt comprehend what was being asked of you, maybe you shouldnt be voting&#8230;..</p>
<p>I, for one, am happy to see the return of an elected School Superintendent. </p>
<p>Next task is to get voters to repeal the half-mill slush fund tax being spent under the guise of Children Trust fund. And maybe one day, taxpayers will start firing the &#8220;tax and spend&#8221; officials who think its necessary to raise taxes every year. Just look at the proposed increases on this years tax estimates that were sent to property owners this past week. Despite the Legislature looking to rollback property taxes, our local Commissioners are pushing for higher taxes once again. Which proves, that &#8220;new growth&#8221; isnt paying for itself as Commissioners keep asking everyone to pay more in taxes.</p>
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		<title>By: David Greene</title>
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		<dc:creator>David Greene</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:37:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well--  This should keep Studer quiet for now.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well&#8211;  This should keep Studer quiet for now.</p>
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