tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post404642863249552806..comments2023-11-05T02:49:28.946-05:00Comments on Bull City Mutterings: Save Our SummersBasioneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13513338518929461384noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-77038542359711083992009-08-24T09:52:04.807-04:002009-08-24T09:52:04.807-04:00Thanks David. Here is a link to a more current bl...Thanks David. Here is a link to a more current blog on that topic http://www.durham-nc.com/reynblog/2009_05_01_reynblog_archive.html#3170787276370346790Reynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145518270132427900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13200055.post-10957787489393591582009-08-24T09:40:05.164-04:002009-08-24T09:40:05.164-04:00Reyn, My wife Louise started Save Our Summers NC (...Reyn, My wife Louise started Save Our Summers NC (http://www.saveoursummers.com) because the Wake School board told her that they would keep squeezing the calendar toward their goal of system-wide modified year-round. We have family in other states that we visit with every summer, and it was getting to the point that would not be able to do that. You can say it was a tourism thing, but if you visit her site, particularly the "about" page (http://www.saveoursummers.com/about.asp) you can read about how it was the 20,000+ NC parents that made it happen in the NC General Assembly in 2004.Davidhttp://www.saveoursummers.comnoreply@blogger.com