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Cook: Two plus two is zero

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By David Cook October 9, 2013 4 min read

David Cook

When I think of 21st century education, one name immediately rises above all others.

Fred Skillern.

(That’s not who you were thinking of?)

Last month, Skillern, the longtime Soddy-Daisy politician and businessman, was unanimously elected chairman of the Hamilton County Commission, which therefore makes him one of the most powerful men in local education. Why? Because he leads the body that controls the purse strings.

“No sir,” he said, disagreeing. “A chairman has no other authority than assigning committees, and I’ve already assigned them.”