Welcome to 2008. Time to set those resolutions in stone. It will be an interesting presidential election-school board election-leap year. Here’s my forecast for 2008:
The presidential election will come down to Rudy vs. Obama. America needs leadership, and Rudy is the most proven candidate. Mitt will get caught up in some bad business deal, but will stick with the primary process to the end. Hillary will get sidetracked with another one of Bill’s bimbo eruptions, stand by her man like she did the last time, and Hillary’s publicity team will be too busy doing damage control to actually promote what Hillary stands for, which we still do not know.
There will be some new faces on the Baraboo School Board come April. Locals are fed up with the school board’s coddling of the administration and lack of leadership by both the board and admin. In an effort to bolster the perception of board leadership, the board will officially serve district superintendent Lance Alwin with a notice of non-renewal of his contract in February. The BNR will run another award-winning photo of Mary Ann sobbing.
Being the visionary, Alwin has already seen the writing on the wall. Later this month, Alwin will be announced as one of the finalists for superintendent of the Madison School District, replacing Art Rainwater. Alwin will ask to be excused from his contract early. His wish will be regrettably granted by the current school board, with kudos and back slapping all around for Alwin’s positive accomplishments during his tenure at Baraboo. This will last about 10 seconds and include several lengthy, silent pauses.
Parents, teachers, and community members will cheer quietly to themselves at the news – followed by a prayer that the new school board doesn’t make the same stupid mistakes twice when hiring a new superintendent.
What’s the greatest thing about time? Time changes everything.
2008 will be a great year. Make the most of it. Happy New Year!
