6A COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL JULY 5, 2017
We hold these truths to be self-evident
We hold these truths to be self-evident,
That all men are created equal,
that they are endowed by their Creator
With certain unalienable Rights,
That among these are
Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness
The U.S. Declaration of Independence
Y
esterday we celebrated the Fourth
of July and the above words
again reminded us of the dis-
tinct privilege and blessings we have as
Americans. The Fourth is one of those
special days in our country’s history that
still bring chills of gratitude when we
look back at the founding of our nation.
The USA that we know today is vastly
different than it was two centuries ago.
Our principals, however, remain the
same as that of the original 13 colonies
that were banded together by a desire for
independence from Great Britain. Free-
dom was on the lips and in the hearts of
every man, woman and child. Weary of
being shackled to another country; of fi ght-
ing battles, over basic principles of decency
that they couldn’t win, they toppled a giant
and became one.
The Declaration of Independence that
binds us together continues to guide us to-
day. The declaration of freedom document
was formally adopted by the Continental
Congress on July 4, 1776. It proclaimed to
the world that there was a new nation on the
world stage. The formerly dominated colo-
nies would be free of the tyranny of Great
Britain. Free of “taxation without represen-
tation.” Free to act on their own beliefs and
to begin a new way of life in a new world. It
was a brave and gutsy move.
The Library of Congress succinctly de-
scribes the declaration process as taking
months. Serious deliberations began in June
1776 with congress delegates from each of
the 13 colonies. Jefferson, Adams, Frank-
lin and others wrote and guided, while the
war raged on. They debated and revised the
document multiple times and fi nished just
as the British fl eet and army arrived at New
York.
A formal vote for independence was
passed on July 2. The document continued
of Independence on July 7 and it was pub-
lically read on July 8. Gen. George Wash-
ington ordered it to be read to the American
Army in New York from his personal copy.
After that, the original Declaration was for-
mally inscribed and signed by members of
Congress.
Still, word of the country’s independence
was slow to spread. It was said of colonial
communications: “Even the most critical
intelligence could only travel
at the pace of the fastest horse
or ship, often taking weeks to
reach other colonies by treach-
erous postal roads.” So, copies
of the Declaration were read
in town squares via newspa-
pers and later in magazines.
The
The document took nearly two
months to reach some cities.
News of the American inde-
pendence declaration reached
By Betty Kaiser
London mid- August via the
ship Mercury. England’s Gen-
to be repeatedly revised until the morning eral William Howe (stationed in the col-
of July 4, 1776. Then, church bells rang all onies), broke the news in a letter to The
over Philadelphia; the Declaration had been London Gazette with this succinct an-
offi cially adopted! A hand-written copy was nouncement: “I am informed that the Con-
signed by Congress President John Hancock tinental Congress have declared the United
and that night 150-200 copies were made at Colonies free and independent states.”
a printing shop. Twenty-four copies are still
The rest, as they say, is history. King
in existence.
George III was not happy but the Americans
I am most intrigued by what happened af- eventually won the war gaining freedom
ter July 4. Getting the
from tyranny and outside control. May we
word out to the colonies and other coun- will always take the high ground with life,
tries was not easy. As you may recall there liberty and the pursuit of happiness avail-
were no telephones, telegraphs, railroads able to all. God bless America!
or instant communication of any kind. The
Betty Kaiser’s Chatterbox is about peo-
Pony Express was not even in existence.
ple, places, family, and other matters of the
This is where newspapers came into play. heart. Contact her at 942-1317 or e-mail —
The Pennsylvania Evening Post printed the bchatty@bettykaiser.com
fi rst newspaper rendition of the Declaration
Chatterbox
State passes $8.2 billion for education
Cut days may be reduced for South Lane School District
By Caitlyn May
cmay@cgsentinel.com
T
he Oregon State Leg-
islature passed an $8.2
billion education pack-
age on June 27 and while the
funds are an increase—11 per-
cent—from the current bienni-
um, lawmakers insisted schools
needed additional funding and
may put forth an effort to de-
liver by the end of the current
session.
The $8.2 billion package
would fund schools at their cur-
rent operating levels and is an
improvement over the initially
proposed $7.8 billion earlier in
the session. However, districts
across the state contended that
a budget of $8.4 would prevent
layoffs and other cuts.
At home in South Lane School
district, the news is mixed.
“We adopted a budget at $8.4
billion but we had a list of add
ons that we wouldn’t do unless
we got the money,” said South
Lane Superintendent Krista Par-
ent.
With the approved $8.2. bil-
lion seemingly set to be signed
by Brown, Parent said some
of the items considered for the
chopping block have gotten a
reprieve, including cut days.
Originally, South Lane had
scheduled four days to be cut
from the calendar to contend
with the possible slashed bud-
get at the state level. According
to Parent, that may be trimmed
to one day off for students next
year.
“We don’t know yet but it
looks like we might get three of
those cut days back or three and
a half,” Parent said.
And while the $8.2 billion
package earns South Lane cut
days, it isn’t quite the $8.4 it was
hoping for and how the number
will affect the 2018-2019 school
year is still unknown.
“Unfortunately, we can’t
look two years out,” Parent said
noting that a variety of factors
prevents an accurate fi nancial
picture of the district beyond
the next year including student
enrollment and possible chang-
es to the funding ratio.
What is known is that Mea-
sure 98 funds are likely going
to be funded by half. Rather
than $800 per student, districts
will receive $400 per student.
The measure, passed by voters
in November of 2016, provides
direct funding to school districts
to increase high school gradu-
ation rates. According to Par-
ent, South Lane has not spent
the majority of those funds but
the district did turn in a 72.59
percent overall graduation rate
for the district according to the
most recent data and a 93.62
percent four-year graduation
rate for Cottage Grove High
School.
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