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♦ WEEKEND, JULY 26-28, 2003
Boswell: School system 'alive, well'
By Heather Fasciocco
HHJ Staff Writer
WARNER ROBINS
“Contrary to what you might
have heard or read,” Board of
Education member James
Boswell said, “the school system
is alive, well and going for
ward.”
Boswell spoke to the
International City Civitan Club
at its Wednesday afternoon
meeting at Golden Corral.
He began by informing mem
bers that the board will meet
Monday to discuss the search
for a full-time superintendent.
Boswell, who represents Post
2, gave no indication how long
the search would last and which
members of the department are
seeking the position, but stated
Local author cannot return to France
By Emily Johnstone
HHJ Associate Editor
WARNER ROBINS - “I love
to snoop into people’s lives,”
Macon author Louise Staman
told members of the Warner
Robins Rotary Club recently.
She went on to tell them
about her research work in
France while writing “With the
Stroke of a Pen,” a book that
examines the life and mysteri
ous murder of publisher Robert
Denoel.
As a young man in 1926,
Denoel headed for Paris with
the dream of becoming a great
publisher, Staman said.
She described him as a man
with “enormous energy, enthu
siasm and character.”
After his arrival, he began
working to establish a publish
ing house.
He was successful and went
on to become a controversial
publisher, taking on works by
authors who were not popular
during the time leading up to
and during World War 11.
He published everyone who
wrote well, regardless of their
political leanings or social sta
tus, she said.
“As a result he got in trouble
with almost everyone,” Staman
said.
He published writers such as
Elsa Triolet, Charles Braibant,
Rene Laporte and Louis-
Ferdinand Celine.
“With the Stroke of a Pen”
weaves a story of ambition,
greed, infidelity and murder,
touts its cover and provides lit
tle-known information about
Denoel’s death.
Because of allegations made
in the book against the French
government and a certain pub
lishing house, Staman said she
will never be allowed to return
to France.
At times she felt in danger
herself while carrying out
research on the book, Staman
said.
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the board is working more
closely together than they ever
have.
“We are dedicated to the 3,000
education employees, who are
in fact dedicated along with us
to 23,000 Houston County stu
dents,” Boswell said.
Before winning his seat on the
board, Boswell was a member of
the facilities committee. He
became involved with the
Special Purpose Local Option
Sales Tax (SPLOST) effort and
toured 32 schools to evaluate
and gather information regard
ing their facility needs.
His experience allowed him to
speak first-hand to Civitan
members on how each school
has been enhanced and is mov
ing in the right direction for
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HHJ Emily Johnstone
Louise Staman, Macon author of “With the Stroke of a Pen,”
autographs copies of the book for Warner Robins Rotary mem
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education in a good environ
ment.
With three additional schools
being built at the present time
and more on the way, Boswell
updated members on those
already in existence.
Both Houston County and
Warner Robins high schools will
acquire a multi-purpose room,
which will serve as an addition
al space for recreational prac
tices to be hold without being in
the weather or distracting other
students.
“This idea is very functional
and I am looking forward to it
taking place,” he said. “There
are some schools in the county
that haven’t been upgraded in
30 years. We had to upgrade to
get some equity. We might never
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sure they are good facilities and
modernized.”
Overall there are 13 different
school renovations and
enhancements being done in
the county, being paid with sales
tax revenue. The budget alone
is set for over $l4B million with
90.47 percent of it being used
for personnel costs.
“That (SPLOST) is the most
fairest way of being taxed,” said
member Carolyn Watson.
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International City Civitan Club guest speaker, James Boswell, a
member of the Houston County Board of Education, updates
members on how sales tax money is being used for 13 different
facility improvement projects at schools throughout the county.
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