Dear Katie Ford:

On behalf of our entire district and community, thank you for the cover and feature story highlighting our superintendent, Dr. Dan Troxell, in the November/December 2008 issue of Texas School Business.

It has been such an honor to share his selection as the 2008 Superintendent of the Year with the state, his peers in education and our entire community, and the feature in your publication was the most fitting avenue to announce and share this great news.

We especially appreciate the time and professionalism of your reporter, Michelle Moon Reinhardt, as well as the generous presentation of photographs of Dr. Troxell used throughout the publication, from the front cover, table of contents and main article.

We value your publication greatly and know it offers an important voice in public education, keeps district administrators informed of the most-pressing issues and offers interesting profiles on the key people in our field who have dedicated their lives to education.

Thank you also for the extra copies of the magazine that we requested on Dr. Troxell’s behalf so that he could share with family and use throughout the district.

Please let us know if we can ever be of service or assistance to your magazine in the near future.

The Law Dawg hit a home run with his column about [Barack] Obama and the White Sox (January issue, “The Law Dawg – unleashed”). I enjoyed it.  Let

us hear more from the Dawg. 

Just read your column in the January issue of Texas School Business about [Barack] Obama and the White Sox. Great article and a great assessment of our next president. I, too, look forward to January 20.

Every Sister Mary Holywater I had for eight years tried her best to make me a Notre Dame fan, but, thank God, it didn’t work. Go Horns! Beat Ohio State! On to Phoenix...

As a subscriber of Texas School Business, I read your article (in the January issue) on our president-elect, Barack Obama. It was a great article. And like you, I like him very much. I didn’t vote for him, but I stayed up late and listened to his speech on election night.  He won my support.

Thanks for the article.

Randy Barnes
Assistant Superintendent
Perryton ISD

As a “Cubbie” fan myself and certainly an Obama supporter, I loved your January column (“The Law Dawg – unleashed”) in Texas School Business. Having grown up on the North Shore, I still have loyalty for the Cubs and fond memories of joining my brothers with the other “bleacher-buns” in the far outfield stands, sharing beers and cheering on the Cubs. I too love the fact that Obama actually answers questions; hope he doesn’t lose that with the pressure of the job. Anyway, thanks for “a flash to the past.” See you at TCASE.