Laura Hendricks

Posting #2

Politics

State budget cuts hit small-town Ohio

Alana Semuels

LATimes

March 4th, 2012

1077 words

MAIN IDEA:

In a small town in Ohio, by the name of Uniopolis, is hit very hart by budget cuts. Although the populace asked for this governor to do these cuts, these residents find them unsatisfactory. This goes to a point where the town is considering closing down, even though it has been there for 100 years. People just cannot afford to live in this town, as because of budget cuts school don't get much funding and students have to pay up to 500 dollars to participate in a high school sport. All of these cuts of the budget have made it very hard on the populace to keep up and therefore many have decided it might be better to just close down the town. As the mayor of 19 years said "About the only thing that can save it now is an act of God".

CONCLUSION:

This town pretty much has to close down because of a downward spiral of the economy. The government has to do cuts and the people asked for them but once they do get them they are not satisfied with what comes out. The people are going to close down their 100 year old town which now only has a part time nail salon and a mail post.