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George Smith

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George Smith said ( about State Park ) : “As we enter Baxter Park, we leave all our worries and concerns at the rock,” “The rock contains an important message – to keep Maine beautiful – and we are all thankful to Gov. Baxter for his work to do that”

bangordailynews Sunday, July 17, 2022 7:12:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “I turned it down too because I know we can do it in a better way and I want to send that message,”

thenassauguardian Wednesday, July 13, 2022 4:07:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “I think we have made great progress in terms of some of our industries, and our economy with all its shortfalls, it generates a lot of money,”

thenassauguardian Wednesday, July 13, 2022 4:07:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "There was, you know, quite a bit of water there,"

CBC Wednesday, July 6, 2022 7:42:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "There was, you know, quite a bit of water there,"

CBC Tuesday, July 5, 2022 10:26:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “I think that to change the constitution and something that’s provided specifically in the constitution by any means other than the means laid out in the constitution is an affront to that instrument,”

thenassauguardian Wednesday, June 29, 2022 4:53:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "What the Innovation Plan does is align our practices at the site level and allow us flexibility, autonomy on making decisions about curriculum and programming, and how we're going to use the budget to not only attract talent with the student population, but professional talent,"

koaa Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:26:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "We want to extend opportunities for non-traditional pathways such as career and technical education and have our traditional academic pathways as well. We are implementing a PRE-AP curriculum that's already been in place, we're going to continue that but also extend those non-traditional pathways for students interested in vocational maybe two year degrees rather than traditional four year university pathways,"

koaa Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:26:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "Keep the control in the district and site level,"

koaa Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:26:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "I've just seen a lot of focus and alignment for one mission, and I believe that if there wasn't a sense of urgency because of the Accountability clock. I don't think that would be present,"

koaa Saturday, April 16, 2022 6:26:00 PM EAT

George Smith concluded : “My guess is Rudy will reach 1,000 wins before his career is finished. My bet is Rudy Abbott will be in the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame long before then. I can think of none more deserving,”

annistonstar Tuesday, April 12, 2022 6:20:00 PM EAT

George Smith wrote : “It has come to my knowledge,”

news-yahoo Sunday, April 10, 2022 8:47:00 AM EAT

George Smith said : “Ireland has some of the best raised bogs left in Europe and we have an international obligation to look after these fantastic habitats,” “Allowing an unlicensed regime of peat extraction is moving in the opposite direction”

thejournal Thursday, April 7, 2022 3:57:00 AM EAT

George Smith explained : “And there is an alarming number of separations as well. Most couples don’t start filing for divorce because of the cost of the legal channels,”

jamaica-gleaner Sunday, March 27, 2022 10:09:00 AM EAT

George Smith said : "How long I cannot say, but based on 2020 tax returns processed I’m not optimistic for quick refund turnarounds,"

news-yahoo Sunday, February 6, 2022 5:03:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “We are facing an unprecedented eviction crisis in this country as a result of a lot of people losing their jobs in the pandemic and the rental sector doing everything in their power to kick people out as soon as possible”

guardian Wednesday, November 24, 2021 9:43:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "But that’s just my best guess,"

news-yahoo Tuesday, October 19, 2021 8:56:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "But that’s just my best guess,"

news-yahoo Saturday, October 16, 2021 10:11:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “Having enjoyed the writing of my first novel and encouraged by the positive response I have had from readers I set about writing Killers Assassins and Spies,” “When I retired, I had no interest in writing a book but now I’ve written two”

theargus Sunday, October 10, 2021 6:16:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "There are five domains that I would like to focus on as we enter into this process. It's going to be a culture shift, community engagement, leadership and talent development (instructional), and quality instruction in the classroom. Now matter what we're doing across the board, if it falls underneath one of those umbrellas then we should see a great deal of progress and outcomes,"

koaa Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "We have to bring that together in a unified fashion manner and move out in one direction with very focused intentionality. That's going to be very key, and when I talk about culture shift it will also be one of collaboration in terms of the community engagement piece. Making sure that we are getting perception data of where we are giving our community and all stakeholders a voice, listening to that, and letting them know that their voice was heard before decisions are made or letting them know why decisions are made,"

koaa Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "One of my first goals is to re-engage the community, staff, and students to develop a high level of trust," "In education when you don't have that relationship with students in the classroom then you aren't going to reach them instructionally, administratively if you don't have a relationship with parents or community partners than you aren't going to reach them. Relationship building and building that trust is number one"

koaa Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : "I want the students to know that they are loved, I want the students to know that they are valued, I want them to know all of this is for them. It's for them to be successful, prepared secondary college or career-ready global citizens who are contributing positively to the world. I want them to know it is for them. The care and quality I intend to bring to the school through my leadership team that's been established will be focused on improving all of the time,"

koaa Tuesday, June 15, 2021 7:07:00 PM EAT

George Smith : "Judging by the reaction on social media when the retained list was released, I’d say it was pretty split, although everyone wished him well. "

bristolpost Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:58:00 PM EAT

George Smith ( about Tom Lees ) : "His reading and understanding of the game is pretty good, but you would expect that for a player of Lees’ experience. "

bristolpost Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:58:00 PM EAT

George Smith : "I would say so, without any shadow of a doubt, although it depends on how well and how quickly he recovers from a serious injury he picked up towards the end of the season. "

bristolpost Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:58:00 PM EAT

George Smith ( about Tom Lees ) : "From past experiences of speaking with Tom on a few occasions, he is a very likeable and hard-working individual. "

bristolpost Tuesday, June 1, 2021 10:58:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “If you’re making a statement and you’re talking about the financial conditions or the operational conditions, or the management conditions, or anything else about Hillsborough Schools that could be considered communications with the security market you could be subject to anti-fraud rules,” “You don’t have to cook the books,”

wtsp Tuesday, May 18, 2021 11:55:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “It is beyond disheartening to learn that the accused were willing to cause harm simply so they could serve themselves,”

WashingtonPost Friday, April 30, 2021 10:11:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “There have been so many people who have died from Covid needlessly because of government obstruction – it’s a crime, it’s such a shame,” “I look at it this way: I swore the Hippocratic oath when I finished medical school to treat my patients the best way I know how – and so that’s what I’ve done. If they come and take my licenc e, then they come and take my licenc e. But I’m not going to let somebody die over some stupid government regulation”

independent-ie Friday, April 2, 2021 4:52:00 AM EAT

George Smith said : “There have been so many people who have died from Covid needlessly because of government obstruction -- it’s a crime, it’s such a shame,”

HindustanTimes Thursday, April 1, 2021 1:18:00 PM EAT

George Smith said : “This was something we were looking forward to because of the lack of work,”