What is this about a “world-class” facility (the new Edward Little High School)? Artificial turf, of course, the best that money can buy. And don’t leave out a “professional” soccer field for the girls. Grass doesn’t grow on trees, you know. A “median” home of $155,000 in Auburn has an unrealistic property tax bill of […]
Jeffrey Keenan
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All about the children's future
What do people want in the new Edward Little High School? That’s a trick question, especially when everyone knows the Auburn School Department and the school community have no interest in saving one dollar of the multi-million dollar project coming to voters in 2019. An artificial turf football field that would cost hundreds of thousands […]
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Auburn officials out of touch
How sad that the Auburn City Council and school officials are so out of touch with the city charter and out to lunch on the meaning of a cost of living adjustment (COLA). They should pat themselves on the back for making Auburn unaffordable for seniors or others on a fixed income. The water department […]
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An outrageous decision
I would like a new deck and a new dealer. How does the Auburn School Department and School Committee possibly think that boasting that Auburn has teachers who need to be trained is going to attract new families to the area; or businesses, for that matter? The whole early-release business just turns uninstructed teenagers loose […]
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How much did state contribute?
According to the Sun Journal, residents of Auburn and property owners approved the city’s budget with the understanding that any money the Auburn School Department received from the state would be used to lower property taxes. In studying my property tax bill, the only reduction applied was the $20,000 Homestead exemption. There is no information […]
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Kippax a great asset
This is in response to Angelo Giberti (April 2), who responded to my letter of March 24 in support of Jan Kippax. Perhaps Giberti thinks having a tooth pulled should be like going on a picnic. Oral surgeons have a release form that patients have to sign. I would imagine Giberti (and others) had to […]
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Kippax should lose license
This is in response to Jeffrey Keenan’s letter regarding Dr. Jan Kippax (March 24). His statement, “Well, duh, they were having their teeth pulled,” is ludicrous. Mistreatment is not an expectation when having teeth pulled. Neither is a broken jaw, or ignoring patients’ complaints of pain when a dentist fails to wait for local anesthetic […]
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Deck stacked against Kippax
I feel that I must come to the defense of dentist Dr. Jan Kippax. I have had eight teeth pulled and felt immediate relief. I didn’t even require any pain medication. It would be tragic for Kippax to lose his license. He is affordable. He works out of a dated apartment building (tastefully remodeled, I […]
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More money for a failed system
This is in response to a Sun Journal story (March 31) about the proposed Auburn School Department budget. The public hearing was a well-rehearsed puppet show, starring an 11-year-old who begged officials to keep a librarian on staff. Not a science teacher or an industrial arts teacher. No, a librarian. My phone showed me a […]
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J. Keenan: A startling statistic
When the Auburn city budget passes, city officials should keep in mind (and homeowners should realize) that it takes the taxes from 60 homes valued at $150,000 to pay for just two (yes, just two) jobs in Auburn: the school superintendent and the fire chief. Sixty homes for two jobs. How nice for them. How […]