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Last Thursday night was the first time I was truly ashamed of being from Miller County. On the other hand, I have never been any prouder of the love and support from the vast majority of those who took their time to try to get to the Miller County Board of Education meeting to support Elementary School Principal Kent Richardson. More ... Dear Respected Educators at the University of Minnesota, My name is Alex McRae, and I have a proposal of great interest to both y'all and me. It's time I joined you fine folks on an exciting journey through the hallowed halls of your esteemed institution of higher learning. Here's why... More ... I don't believe in Santa Claus, but I'm not going to sue somebody for singing a Ho-Ho-Ho song in December. I don't agree with Darwin, but I didn't go out and hire a lawyer when my high school teacher taught his theory of evolution. Life, liberty or your pursuit of happiness will not be endangered because someone says a 30 second prayer before a football game. So what's the big deal? More ... Letters to the Editor Dear Terry, Since I was the school nurse at Miller County high School/ Middle School for two years, recent events compel me to send this letter to the editor. Once again, I am shocked and dismayed by the actions of the Board of Education. More ... On Monday, Feb. 19, I had a really good surprise, answering the knock at the door to see two of my favorite young people, Mr. and Mrs. Tyrone Buie of Columbus. These young people seem to care about me, and I appreciate them. They visited with me before going to the nursing home to visit with Mrs. Joshie Mae Choice. It was a short but good visit. More ... When I was a college student in Munich, Germany, back in the late 60s, I had an older German acquaintance whose family had been aristocracy prior to World War Two. They had owned a number of large industrial plants and a couple of estates. As a student of political history and international politics, I asked him how many German people were true Nazis. More ... In the hospital the relatives gathered in the waiting room, where their family member lay gravely ill. Finally, the doctor came in looking tired and somber. "I'm afraid I'm the bearer of bad news," he said as he surveyed the worried faces "The only hope left for your loved one at this time is a brain transplant. It's an experimental procedure, very risky, but it is the only hope. More ... "I had the pleasure of t e a c h i n g u n d e r M r . David and Mr. Kent, and t h e s i m i l a r i t i e s w e r e unbelievable with these two great leaders. Shame on our uncaring, vindictive school board members who voted not to rehire such a dedicated educator. If their school age children were treated like Mr. Kent was treated last week, they would pull their children out of our system. More ... The talk show guys on the Bill O'Reilly show say that we all have the right to the freedom of speech, but some of us are irresponsible when we exert that right. Therefore, I must ask, when is free speech irresponsible? According to these Fox News guys, when you say negative things about a war, during the war. Why? Because our troop's morale will be undermined. More ... |
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