David has a great blog below, but really, everyone must see what they wrote. The Franklin Times ran this under their editorial today:
(EDITOR?S NOTE: This guest editorial is presented by The Franklin Times in its entirety as submitted. It is a product of Gazella Communications, the Raleigh firm that the school board hired ? with up to $12,000 of county funding ? to present information about the May 6 bond referendum for $53 million. This letter cost about $325, according to a line item in the entire marketing campaign package. To date, about $9,700 has been spent on promotional materials.)
