Anyone looking closely saw actual tears forming in Governor Gregoire’s eyes when she announced a menu of cuts equal to our state’s budget shortfall. Anyone who criticizes that lady’s priorities ought to be sentenced to the cruel and inhuman punishment of taking over her job.
The Arlington Times and The Marysville Globe have had a long-standing policy that all Letters to the Editor must be signed. But, at the same time, our online readers have been able to make anonymous comments to our stories posted on our websites.
November 13–19 is Focus on Education Week in Washington State — and the 90th anniversary of American Education Week. School districts across Washington, including Arlington, Lakewood and Marysville school districts, are encouraging legislators and community members to learn more about their public schools and understand the often difficult, but always important, work we do.
The rich rewards of diversity never cease to amaze me. When we engage fully with people who experience the world differently than we do, we can expect to be inspired. Two stories came across my desk this week that illustrate the point.
I like to keep my finger on Marysville’s pulse to detect change. Like my doctor, I need to know if there have been any significant happenings that might account for change.
Unless you’ve been there, it’s impossible to come close to envisioning anything about Turkey. Any child’s first contact with Turkey is the edible fowl of the same name. Call someone a turkey and he’s labeled as dumb or unknowing. Turkey-ness means stupidly comic. Gobble-gobble.
As educators we are charged with, what I believe to be, the world’s most important, challenging and rewarding work. It is an awesome responsibility, a noble calling and a passion that requires us to rise above any challenge and do the best job we can for every child, every hour, every day.
Judging from recent voting patterns, clever propaganda blitzes convince people to believe just about anything. Poor people have been convinced it’s in their interests to award tax breaks to the super-rich. Workers with no pension plans are conned into voting against Social Security. What a strange world.
