WELCOME TO NKSPENDING.ORG
"The GET INVOLVED web site!"
Just a FEW of Our Successes:
Board to tape and air meetings (Chris Prata) article click here
Chris Prata vs NKSD Public Access Records Success Story
Chris Prata - famous for NK InfoParody, also asks the hard questions in elections past (click)
WHO DAT!
North Kingstown's entire local slate of who's runnin'... published right here first, for you our loyal NKSPENDING reader!
WHO will NKSPENDING endorse this time? Well some previous candidates have failed to live up to expectations and have in some ways become like their predecessors, but on the other hand some good work was done and our community is definitely better now than before, at least on the school side. So, maybe NKSPENDING will simply list the accomplishments as well as disappointments and let you decide.
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Individuals CAN make a difference! See the real Chris Prata on the Town Hall lawn, and other involved citizens here:* http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cuRq03rKI7s
DID YOU KNOW... RI's FIRST Edward R. Murrow Awards for TV Investigative Journalism were won by Investigative Reporter Jim Hummel, with two of his stories on North Kingstown corruption.
*the person mentioned in the tv news clip as "out of town" is deposed school superintendent james halley, who had spent federal special needs dollars on steak and lobster and booze getaway for his staff, among other things. he had issues. because everyday people cared enough to step up, we now have a much better individual in his place.
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SIX YEARS RUNNING ! Where parody brings reality!
We use Parody to bring people in, then we show them THE FACTS... all from the public record. Did you know that NKSPENDING's Chris Prata was the very first NK resident ever to web publish meeting video of NK elected local officials in action? Did you know that NKSPENDING published school board and town council meetings on cable television for months while advocating for our town to do it themselves, and succeeded?
NKSPENDING HAS NEVER BEEN DISCREDITED! OF COURSE ANY CITIZENS WATCHDOG GROUP IS A "BEST YOU CAN" EFFORT, AND WE'VE MADE THE OCCASIONAL CLARIFICATION BUT NO SUBSTANTIAL FACT PRESENTED HERE HAS EVER BEEN DISCREDITED (EXCEPT FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, THINK ABOUT THAT!). AND THE PARODY OF THESE LOCAL BUFFOON'S HAS BEEN PRICELESS!
RESULT? WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER MANAGED TOWN NOW! SO, WHERE ARE THE BAD APPLES? WELL, THEY ARE SNIFFING AND NIBBLING AROUND THE PERIPHERY. BUT OUR PEST CONTROL CONTRACT DOES REMAIN IN EFFECT, AND THAT IS THE NATURE OF LOCAL POLITICS.
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: If you were wondering who the "CCNK" really is, the foundering "founders" are members of the nk "republican" town committee in disguise, even though they say they are "nonpartisan". A FAKE "parents group"? Wow... Click Here! "nonpartisan" CCNK is really an nk republicans group Simply put: Roth-NKGOP-Halley faction - all the same, only they don't want YOU to know it. Now you do.
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KUDOS TO OUR SCHOOL COMMITTEE AND THE DR PHIL THORNTON NK SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION. MAKING THE BEST OF TOUGH FISCAL REALITIES, STRIVING TO MAKE BEST USE OF WHAT THEY HAVE, FOR OUR NK SCHOOL CHILDREN. WHAT A REFRESHING NEW NK WE HAVE!
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SOME NKSPENDING BACKGROUND.... DILIGENTLY WORKING TO OPEN UP NK TO ALL THE PUBLIC!
Board to tape and air meetings (Chris Prata) article click here
Chris Prata vs NKSD Public Access Records Success Story
Chris Prata - famous for InfoParody, also asks the hard questions in elections past (click)
VIDEO/11-16-2005 SC Mrs Mel Benson we need audit.wmv
VIDEO/Larry Ceresi 1-25-07 Motion IDEA to Aud Comm.wmv
"The only security of all is in a free press. The force of public opinion cannot be resisted when permitted freely to be expressed. The agitation it produces must be submitted to. It is necessary, to keep the waters pure." --Thomas Jefferson to Lafayette, 1823. ME 15:491
IF YOU THINK NKSPENDING'S PARODY IS "TOO MUCH" OR "OVER THE TOP", THEN GO HERE....
WE ALL KNOW THAT WE ARE GOING INTO VERY HARD TIMES, ALL WILL HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER GOING FORWARD. EVERYONE WILL BE TIGHTENING THEIR BELT. EXPECT TIGHT BUDGETS, MODEST ANNUAL INCREASES, AND SOME UNAVOIDABLE REDUCTION IN A FEW SCHOOL AND TOWN SERVICES. AS IT STANDS IN SPRING OF 2008, THINGS ARE GOING FAIRLY WELL. 2009 UPDATE, STILL PRETTY GOOD EVEN WITH TODAY'S BUDGET CHALLENGES. CERESI AND TOWN HAVE BALANCED BUDGETS, MODEST TAX INCREASES AND SMOOTH OPERATIONS.
By the way, if you were wondering who the "ccnk" really is, they are direct members of the nk republican town committee (of halley) in disguise. A FAKE "parents group" CClick Here! CCNK is really an nk republicans group
ccnk the real people behind it, all nkgop (that is basically the nk republican town committee's doing):
nicholas dewhurst - gregg o'neill - paul dion - mark halloran (present nkgop chairman!)
if you disagree with these faction, and are a good republican, now may be a great time to form a new nk republican committee and gain state gop sanction, before the election cycle, because of what's coming out.
Board to tape and air meetings (Christopher Prata) article click here
Christopher Prata vs NKSD Public Access Records Success Story