OpinionJanuary 21, 2014
Speak Out 1/21/14
I predict it is an experiment that will work. Scott City's decision to allow students to leave school early to, say, go to work, will, surprisingly to some, lead to a great leap forward in standardized test scores. Scientists were eager to hop on the global warming bandwagon. ...
Leaving school early
I predict it is an experiment that will work. Scott City's decision to allow students to leave school early to, say, go to work, will, surprisingly to some, lead to a great leap forward in standardized test scores.
Global warming
Scientists were eager to hop on the global warming bandwagon. They had dollar signs in their eyes when they saw the government grants to do the research. Computer programs were loaded with garbage data to predict it. It was not real science. Like it has been said, "Always follow the money."
School in May
Should schools make up snow days or forgive them? Students should attend a certain number of days. Forgiving snow days does not help them. Attending the full month of May should not be a problem.
Everly Brothers
I, too, shall miss the Everly Brothers. RIP Phil. As for me, "I'll do my crying in the rain."
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ACA flaws
This is in response to the individual about the ACA in referring to the "stingy and self-centered Republicans." If what this individual said is true, why are the ads now being run that target the 18- to 34-year-olds needed to "bring down the cost?" Could it possibly be that the ACA was not read before it was passed and all the flaws since found are the downfall and not the "stingy and self-centered Republicans" you are blaming? In that case, let the blame fall with those that voted for it, he who signed it and the Supreme Court who stamped it as legal.
Romney run?
Chris Christie's possible political demise opens the door again for another presidential run by Mitt Romney!
War on poverty
Actually, we were winning the war on poverty until it began to be opposed and dismantled by the likes of Barry Goldwater, Ronald Reagan and Michael Jensen.
e-tickets, intersections
Hey, this e-ticketing sounds great as it will give the police more of an opportunity to address all those who continue to run stop lights, especially left-hand turn-signal lights. Oh, but first the police will have to monitor intersections in order to ticket these people who run these signal lights. If the city wants to increase ticket revenue, then have the police start sitting at major intersections, especially William Street and Mt. Auburn and they could write e-tickets all day long.
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