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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 07:59 AM Original message |
$59.6 MILLION -- For a HIGH SCHOOL football stadium(!!!) |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:06 AM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, crap. It's going to be right across the street from the rec center where I take a yoga class. |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:07 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. And parking. |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:13 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Hey, that might actually be a good thing. |
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deaniac21 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:58 AM Response to Reply #4 |
16. Let's see, 6 possibly 7 home games means an inconvenience |
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rurallib (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:10 AM Response to Original message |
3. Is this a socialist stadium? And where are the sky-boxes? |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
5. Are teachers are getting laid off in this area? |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:28 AM Response to Reply #5 |
9. Allen is one of the few areas that is booming. |
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DCBob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:31 AM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Well, its still sounds absurd.. I cannot imagine this is the best use of taxpayers money. |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:40 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Oh, I know. Love Bug's post is right--High school football is a religion here. |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:43 AM Response to Reply #5 |
12. The taxpayers voted for it, so it's hardy obscene use of their money |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 11:17 AM Response to Reply #12 |
27. No, they're getting what they asked for. |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. So they're funding athletes and entertainers.Take a look at their academic curriculum AND |
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wolfgangmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:53 AM Response to Reply #6 |
14. I'm gonna get flamed here, but... |
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patrice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:48 PM Response to Reply #14 |
31. Not into flames here. I prefer ice, but I'd have to know more of the specifics of |
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Love Bug (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:17 AM Response to Original message |
7. I knew before clicking on the link that this was in Texas |
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KatyMan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 10:10 AM Response to Reply #7 |
25. Me too, but I live in Texas |
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blueamy66 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:19 AM Response to Original message |
8. Wow. |
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The2ndWheel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:44 AM Response to Original message |
13. Isn't this creating jobs? |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 10:07 AM Response to Reply #13 |
23. While I support the |
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NeedleCast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:57 AM Response to Original message |
15. I feel like the title to the OP is somewhat misleading |
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Umbral (969 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 08:58 AM Response to Original message |
17. Clicked, just to verify it was, indeed, in Texas. nt |
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Botany (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:21 AM Response to Reply #17 |
19. me too |
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dembotoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:14 AM Response to Original message |
18. no football team left behind..... |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:44 AM Response to Original message |
20. Sad. What a waste. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
21. I'm wondering -- how many homeless shelters in or near Allen? |
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SocialistLez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 10:08 AM Response to Reply #21 |
24. +1 nt |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 03:38 PM Response to Reply #21 |
33. You should hear the county commissioners whine about the very idea |
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mainer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
22. Here's why American students will never be able to compete with Asia |
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LeftWingPunk (54 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 11:15 AM Response to Original message |
26. Allen is located in Collin County |
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hamsterjill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 11:24 AM Response to Original message |
28. Don't you just love the priorities???!!! |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
29. Auh yes...one of America's true religions: sports |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 11:28 AM Response to Original message |
30. had to check this thread just to confirm it was Texas |
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Brickbat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
32. More power to them. |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-15-10 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
34. If the taxpayers don't give a shit, |
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