The state Department of Public Health will release details Friday morning about how many children at each school in the state are vaccinated.
May 2, 2019
Despite committee inaction, tolls and pension cost-sharing proposals remain alive
Two key issues – tolls and teacher pension costs – weren’t voted out of the finance committee this week. But that doesn’t mean either issue is dead.
Arts in education, uniting generations
Trust that our children are always watching, listening, and taking note of every action or inaction. We must be mindful of the necessity of molding a generation capable of inheriting the country. Education is at the front lines of this effort but portions of it, such as art and music, always seem to be under attack. When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, “…then what are we fighting for?”
Is the right to vote inherent in our democracy?
Bernie Sanders recently said that the “I think the right to vote is inherent to our democracy, yes, even for terrible people.” Now, I don’t think that Bernie Sanders is the sharpest knife in the drawer, but why would anyone place this right ahead of all others?
Immigration — not the answer to poverty and conflict
Immigration. It’s a word that gets people riled up in the streets and vocal on the internet. But I believe that many are zooming in on the wrong parts of immigration as a problem. Some Americans turn their contempt of foreigners toward the southern border. Some Europeans turn their hatred of other religions towards the stream of migrants from the Middle East. Yet many of these groups have the wrong object of their dislike. In my opinion, the real problem here is immigration and emigration, altogether.