Pickerington Area Taxpayers Alliance

Everyone knows that Mrs. Reade tried to set up an illegal school board earlier this year illegally meeting behind closed doors with the majority of members of the board and deciding policy. The illegal board decided lots of issues including moving the district office out of Pickerington Elementary School.

Question for Mrs. Reade. Does Mrs. Reade favor open board meetings, open to the public and the media? Or will Mrs. Reade only invite to closed board meetings people like Katelyn Satter, Lisa Ross, Gary Johnson and Ted Hackworth who favor her candidancy and agree with her positions? Does Mrs. Reade desire public participation and involvement at meetings? What is Mrs. Reade's position.

By Mrs. Reade Will Ruin Schools

amature spin

Really appreciate you including my name specifically in your personal attacks. I'm not a politician, or a public figure, but I do have a lawyer whose very familiar with the definition of ''personal injury'', so just step over the line an inch, and work out the damages in litigation, a venue in which I am very comfortable...

I've never been to a school board meeting, and I was critical of Community First's early closed meetings. That's quite some ''spin'' you've put on that whole issue...as well as a number of others. (I'm addressing you as a group, and you know who you are)

Although I know you're not posting here to engage in rational discussion, (it's just election spin) I would point out that it would be rare, if not unique, for any person to agree with every position that any candidate supports.

I ask this instead...would the school board be better off with someone whose focus is on establishing a long term, realistic, fiscally responsible plan to preserve our schools by engaging other government entities on issues that impact the schools, or would they be better off with someone whose primary focus is high school sports?

If you are the athletic booster that I assume you are, then you're answer will be different than mine. I respect that position. Like you, I would want a candidate on the board that supports my positions, although I hope that I would note be desperate or insecure enough to attack someone like Lisa Reade in an effort to achieve my goal. However, I believe that having someone else on the school board who?’s primary focus in enhancing the importance of athletics in the PLSD it is not in the best interest of this community, and it's not what most in this community want.

By the way, I am a huge sports supporter; a coach in the PYAA, a parent of two children who I hope can participate in Pickerington sports, and a former high school athlete who still financially supports that school?’s booster program. (to the limits of my meager ability) I don't want to see sports at Pickerington harmed, I just want some leadership with a broader perspective. If you think that Mark Uher is that person, then either you?’re not very perceptive, or you have an agenda. Either way, thanks for the opinion and I?’ll pass on that school board meeting.

Good luck with your smear campaign...you'll need it!

I AGREE, MR. JOHNSON


I agree, Mr. Johnson. The smear campaign against Mr. Sigman on the home PATA page is awful.

The personal attacks Mrs. Reade has made against Mr. Sigman and Mr. Postage in public are awful.

You would think she has only 'half of a brain.'

By Mrs. Reade Will Ruin Schools

Cowards all

I don't run this webpage. If I did, people wouldn't be able to post under other names. There's nothing worse than someone who has an opinion, but is afraid to stand behind it.

I have not been critical, or personally attacked Mr Sigman on this site, or anywhere else. I don't know him, and I don't have an opinion on his performance.

I suspect, from your unwillingness to sign your name to your posting, that fear has a great deal to do with your daily life. Let me ask you this, who are you more afraid of:

A. Lisa Reade
B. Anyone who thinks for themselves
C. Being embarrassed in public

I let you think about that one sometime when you're being honest with yourself.

This is the last argument that I'll have with the ''shadow'' of someone's opinion. I'll leave you to say whatever you want about me, but be careful, because you do not enjoy the protection of my being a ''public figure'' in terms of the potential for liable and slander.

And, when you'll stand up beside your opinion, I'll finish demonstrating why it's wrong.

Good luck, and I'll bet I only see you in the shadows...