Looking at the state of public education in all 50 (57 for you potUS O'Blather voters) states and looking back at its history of digression, one thing stands out, and that is the ever increasing political involvement/intrusion. Let's get rid of elected school boards and federal regulations.
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Looking back at the constant downhill trend of the public school system, you'll find a fixed correlation with LBJ's "War on Poverty' being 'turbo-charged' by the establishment of the Department of Education under Cuzzin Jimmy Carter.
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If Congress is looking for a way to pay for a tax cut, eliminating the Department of Education and its past regulations should allow for an even bigger tax cut.
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With a tip of my hat to Joan Rivers, 'can we talk'? If public schools were doing a better, no, even an adequate job, then we wouldn't be seeing the growth of private, charter, religion-based, or home schooling locally or nationally.
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Let's face it, some parents would send their children to private school no matter what, but why are middle income homeowners sacrificing to send their children to private school as well as paying the property taxes to fund public schools?
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If potUS O'Blather wants to make birth control mandatory in all institutions, he should push for the one tried and true method...JUST SAY NO! There are probably tons of Nancy Reagan inspired T-shirts left over from her drug control campaign that potUS O'Blather can distribute
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If, as Smokey the Bear claims, 9 out of 10 'wildfires' are caused by humans, why are they called 'wildfires'?
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The TSA has announced it will be relaxing some of the inspection regulations at some airports. BRILLIANT....NOT!!! Now real terrorists will know which airports will be less likely to stop them from getting on an airplane.
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'Politically Correct'...what a bigoted term! What it really means is you can only laugh at another person's gaffe or embarrassing moment if that person is a white, Christian, Conservative male.
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A roundabout at one of the highest foot traffic parts of town? Council must be pulling an early April Fool's joke. Why would you want to put a constant motion vehicle intersection at an intersection that separates a school and the City's favorite park for walking and entertaining children?
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Remember when the "whitewater project" was about restoring the Chattahoochee to its natural state which would bring rafters/kayakers here to enjoy what has been curtailed by the dams for years? Now its about the money. Too bad.
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A bit of practical info passed on by a fellow BCer:
Subject: Mayo Clinic & Aspirin
Mayo Clinic on Aspirin Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon, Somers said. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame. 1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night. The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system. 2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar). Please read on. Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know. Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue. They work much faster than the tablets. Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks - There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently. Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack. The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Afterwards: - Call 911. - Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by. - Say "heart attack!" - Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins. - Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and ...DO NOT LIE DOWN! A Cardiologist has stated that, if each person, after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life could be saved! I have already shared this information. What about you? Do forward this message. It may save lives!