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Consider the benefits of new Library |
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May 13, 2014 |
To the Editor:
Humans are born with an innately curious
temperament and a propensity for inventiveness
that separates us from the animals of Earth. If
Bonners had had anything like the proposed new
library with a Fab Lab and other educational and
hands-on tech center, I doubt I'd have ever
left.
As most of you know, when I left Bonners my dad
was Principal at Valley View. I’ve spent the
last 48 years in various engineering disciplines
from agriculture to aerospace. I even helped put
Neil Armstrong on the Moon! I designed and built
the machine that applied the adhesive onto your
Post-it® Notes before Scotch-3M had even come up
with a name for them! I've used all the bits and
pieces that go into a FabLab; but I had to leave
Bonners to learn and to put my inventiveness to
use.
Now that I've finally come home "to do the dance
of my people," I know that many residents are
concerned about the new library/learning
center's cost in higher taxes. I urge you all to
consider even more carefully the benefits of
such a library, a resource that can benefit
every family and business in the valley.
Wouldn't you love to keep your children, nieces,
nephews and grandchildren interested, gainfully
employed, and at home rather than having to
leave for "greener pastures" when they graduate?
Surely, investing in our own future still makes
good sense in Boundary County. Go Badgers! Go
Library!
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Brian Hengel |
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