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To the Editor: Thank you, Sue. Love your paper. Lynette Morgan Chaska, Minnesota
To the Editor: Enclosed is my $20 for the paper. I enjoy it very much. Keep up the good work. Viola Jeurissen Victoria, Minnesota
To the Editor: Hope you have a great spring. I hear that it is just around the corner. Daffodils are popping up through the new snow. Sandy Rodenz Chanhassen, Minnesota
To the Editor: I would like to express my gratitude to all who thought of me with your prayers, thoughts, visits, flowers, food, and calls during my recovery from my recent surgery. I would like to especially thank Dr. Friedland, Sommer Vaughan, the staff at Ridgeview Medical Center, Auburn Manor, and Ridgeview Home Care for their excellent care. Thank you, family and friends, for everything. Beatrice Mechtel Victoria, Minnesota
To the Editor: In response to the article in last month's Gazette written by Ethel Ausink entitled "The Squandering of Precious Educational Resources," I want to say there are many problems in education today. The challenges involve poverty, first and foremost, plus the breakdown of the family and the need for both parents to work outside the home. I taught in an urban district for over 30 years. I witnessed poverty. Our student population was 70% on free and reduced lunch. I saw instruction fads come and go. Poverty and home life were, and are, the greatest predators of educational success. If it was easy, it would have been done long ago. Schools remain the best hope for breaking the cycle of poverty. So much has changed since I retired in 2005. Teachers now are required to be in touch with parents via email. I recently coached a middle school music instrumental trio. The girl was diagnosed bipolar. One boy was dealing with parents going through a divorce. The other boy was having to move to an apartment as their home was being foreclosed. This is what teachers deal with daily. Robert A. Smith Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin
EDITOR'S NOTE: Ethel's message is on the mark and needs to be told and re-told without being side-stepped: Self-esteem and multicultural diversity have put a squeeze on the fundamentals of education. There have always been obstacles in education, just as in other professions. Obstacles in the past (including poverty and lack of resources) were also formidable and yet the basics were not suffocated in a bed of feel-good sentimentality. We need solutions, not excuses. We need vouchers and choice in education. We need greater competition to improve the educational marketplace for everyone.
To the Editor: I'd be happy to have you use one of the photographs I took of Leo Stans. Thank you for requesting permission. I'm glad you wrote because I had no idea that Leo had passed away. I feel sad for his family. I only spoke to him briefly but he seemed like a very giving person, and a great artist, too. Can you send me a link to the obit that you print? I'd love to read it. I can also add a link to your piece in the comments on the post of Leo on Red Ravine. Sincerely, Debra Hobbs RedRavine.com
To the Editor: The State of Minnesota has a budget deficit of $5 billion for the 2012-2013 budget biennium. We currently have $34.2 billion available to us in projected revenues and no obvious way to make up the difference between our State's income and our expected spending level of $39.02 billion. Governor Dayton proposes to raise income taxes. Minnesotans already pay too much in income tax. We already rank 5th in the nation in collections per capita. The most reasonable and responsible approach is the Senate GOP budget which will limit State spending to $34.2 billion Senator Julianne Ortman. District #34 Chairman Senate Taxes Committee. Saint Paul, Minnesota |
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April 2011 |
