Circus Maximus

According to a story in today's Independent, the Massillon City School Board will once again be televising its meetings. The Board voted three to two to televise its proceedings. Marshall Weinberg, Phil Elum, and Gary Miller voted in the affirmative, while Vicki Becherucci and Tom Seesan voted "No."

If one were to analyze the vote, one would assume Superintendent Lisa Carmichael was opposed to televising the meetings, based on the votes of Becherucci and Seesan, who are always in her corner.

Beceherucci believed that televising the meetings negatively impacted the Board's proceedings.

"We were becoming fodder for entertainment" (Vicki Becherucci, The Independent, January 6, 2010).

She ain't seen nothin' yet!

The Massillon Review would like to offer sincere congratulations to Marshall Weinberg, who was chosen by his colleagues to serve as Massillon School Board President.

Kudos to the School Board for putting an end to "one of the issues that is tearing at the board," by making Marshall president, and making a decision "out of strength."

With cameras recording the proceedings, and Marshall as president, the entertainment value of our school administration just went through the roof.

Superintendent Carmichael better watch her language, or risk incurring the wrath of the television censors.