On these blistering hot summer days when we walk from the heat into a cool office, business, or home, we can thank a man many of us have never heard of — Willis Carrier. He patented what he called an “apparatus for treating air” in 1906. His idea has fundamentally changed the way most Americans live, work and play. Air-conditioning did not come into widespread use until following World War II. Even by 1960, only 12 percent of homes in the U.S. were equipped. Today, two-thirds of houses in the U.S. have central air- conditioning and another one-fifth have window units. Profile America is produced by the U.S. Census Bureau: Measuring America–People, Places, and Our Economy.
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Kudos to Kimarlo Ragland for speaking out against the Vance County Schools and the nepotism that runs rampant within the county system. I have attended a VCS Board Meeting and it is run like a 3-ringed circus w/o the face painting. Too many sidebar coversations to focus on any topic of concern and 1 particular Board Member has a tendency to catch up on his sleep during the meetings.
I will say that the newest member of the Board that was formerly a coach/teacher at SVHS has done little to nothing to improve the local schools. She seems to have fallen right into the same “go along….to get along” mentality. I will say this to Kimarlo Ragland, “You are probably better off not getting a job with the Vance County Schools b/c you would be miserable unless you are a ‘YES’ individual.”
P.S. Good Luck….try Granville, Warren, or Person Counties. They seem to always be one step ahead of the good ole’ cronies in Vance County.