4157 results returned for search: "education AND " category "Opinion"
August 14, 2002
Dear Sir,
"IT'S A DIFFERENT WORLD WITH THE LIGHTS OUT",
This is BELCO's new motto you know,
they sing it to all the poor people
in Spanish Point West of North Shore,
who sit without lights, fans, or fridges,
in heat reaching ninety de...
DATE: Aug 27, 2002
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WASHINGTON — So, what’s next?I’ve been wrestling with the question, in one form or another, ever since I decided that the end of this year would be the end of my 39 years as a newspaper columnist.
For years, I’ve had two nightmare scenarios. In the f...
DATE: Aug 27, 2002
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August 21, 2002
Dear Sir,
We are in a "State of Emergency" concerning education!
The public education system is in a dismal state where we have students leaving high school who cannot read nor write.
These same students will then assume that they are...
DATE: Aug 26, 2002
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A well paid thief
August 17, 2002
Dear Sir,
I saw in yesterday's Royal Gazette (August 16) a report that someone had been jailed for two and a half years for embezzling $400,000 from one of our local banks.
I agree that a custodial sentence is approp...
DATE: Aug 23, 2002
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A well paid thief August 17, 2002 Dear Sir, I saw in yesterday’s Royal Gazette (August 16) a report that someone had been jailed for two and a half years for embezzling $400,000 from one of our local banks.
I agree that a custodial sentence is appro...
DATE: Aug 23, 2002
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Putting children first
August 10, 2002
Dear Sir,
Having read the letter by "ducking stool" who suggested that children's interviews be video taped when the interview concerns accusations made either to protect, or as in many cases to abuse the child ...
DATE: Aug 22, 2002
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WASHINGTON — Dorothy Rich has rescued me again. A recent column recounting an interview with Secretary of Education Rod Paige angered a number of teachers who thought Paige and I were accusing them of not caring about their students — at least not be...
DATE: Aug 20, 2002
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Make mine a double August 12, 2002Dear Sir,The bull dogs must have passed their temperance test. Thank God! I would have been very unnerved if I was in the seat next to one at my AA meeting.
THANKFUL
St. George’sBarn bathroom off limits August 14, 20...
DATE: Aug 20, 2002
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August 12, 2002
Dear Sir,
The bull dogs must have passed their temperance test. Thank God! I would have been very unnerved if I was in the seat next to one at my AA meeting.
August 14, 2002
Dear Sir,
I am writing to you in regards to the new Barn in ...
DATE: Aug 20, 2002
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Some modest proposals
August 12, 2002
Dear Sir,
With all the controversy about Ms Smith's ability to lead the country and if she should resign her post, please allow me to contribute to the fray. After reading the blaring headlines, daily in your new...
DATE: Aug 19, 2002
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