School psychology at USM
As a community we have a shared interest in seeking the best possible outcomes for our children. School psychologists work to achieve positive outcomes by consulting with parents and educators to assess and identify appropriate interventions for students with academic, behavioral, cultural, social or emotional needs. Maine is fortunate to have an excellent doctoral level training program in school psychology at the University of Southern Maine.
This program was launched in 2005, has 14 graduates and 26 current students. A majority of doctoral programs in school psychology are accredited by the American Psychological Association. The USM program formally states that it is “fully committed to obtaining APA accreditation as soon as possible” ( http://usm.maine.edu/school-psychology/accreditation).
The USM program was prepared to submit a request for accreditation in the fall of 2012. However, in early April we were informed that this must be tabled indefinitely as the university has decided not to replace a full-time tenure-track position opening at the end of this term.
Why is accreditation so important? Accreditation ensures program quality and offers Maine’s citizens confidence that program graduates are in the best position to serve Maine’s students by effectively contributing to quality academic, behavioral and occupational outcomes.
We implore your readership to support us in advocating for continued funding of the existing tenure-track faculty position in USM’s school psychology program. Contact USM Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. John Wright, at jwright@usm.maine.edu or 207-780-4485.
Susan Jarmuz-Smith
Beth Lubetkin
Student representatives
Psy.D. Accreditation Task Force
LePage welfare vision
I applaud Governor LePage in his efforts to get inject realism and honor into the state’s role in people’s lives. Maine has gained notoriety for its nurturing of a welfare mentality, which is a tragic farce. While subsidizing dependency is productive politically, it is unconscionable and I thank the governor for trying to change that paradigm. Would that other legislators shared his courage and vision.
Tony Jenkins
Dover-Foxcroft
Taxes and welfare
I just sent in my “payment due” to the state of Maine for taxes for 2011. I wonder how many out there feel as I do. How many out there wonder why so few working people are paying for so many nonworking? I am not talking about the people who have lost their jobs — even since 2008. I lost mine in 2003. I wonder how much we are willing to keep giving the thousands of Mainers who think that a welfare check is owed them, even if they have barely worked in their life! I had to take a job for a lot less pay when I was laid off. I still survived. I do not know how much longer many of us are willing to put up with a government that is bent in serving a group of people who I feel just do not want to work, and never have.
Edward Thibault
Mariaville
Education priceless
This is in response to a letter by graduate student Lauren Kowalczyk. I knew many
nontraditional students back in the ’80s and ’90s attending school with me while I received my MSW and MBA. All of them, including me, worked full-time and went to school at night or on weekends. We studied whenever there was time and took care of our families. There was no government assistance and it usually took a bit longer to complete our programs because of our obligations. Yes, we took out a few loans, but those are all paid back now. Of course the cost of education was lower then, but so were wages.
According to Ms. Kowalczyk, now students need taxpayer assistance in order to pursue higher education. What happened to working your way through school? There is nothing more powerful and satisfying than working hard to achieve a goal, independent of help from the government. It was routine 20 years ago — why is it not now?
Ms. Kowalczyk needs to understand that her future clients should be encouraged to go out, be independent, find their dream — it’s the best therapy in the world. Am I a “conservative?” No, just a true believer that anything is possible if you work hard for it.
Katharine Evans
Pembroke
Ms. Evans, you are an inspiration to all. Thank you for sharing your experience so eloquently.
Looks like a great letter day!
Susan, Beth; good letter.
Wow, three great letters in one day. It’ll be fun watching the liberals spew their stuff.
Not only liberal spew. You just spewed two sentences, are you having fun?
If a student works for it, they are more motivated to follow through.. Drop out rates in community colleges are near 40 percent. Most of those kids received Pell grants and a loan or two. Possibly billions down the toilet because a kid wasn’t prepared to go.
Not a lefty or a righty thought. Just seems like common sense. Our school system stinks. kids are getting dumber in grade school. which leads to the inevitable conclusion that when they get to college they didn’t get any smarter. And MORE MONEY is not the solution.
Drop out rates at all colleges are around 50%, even among people who are paying their own way.
My husband, and I just sent over 500.00 to the IRS. We didn’t mind at all. If any of my money, goes to save just one persons life, it was worth it.
Then you should have sent more!
you know I would, if I had it, or owed it. Not wanting to support your country, is about as low as you can get.
wow, I don’t quite know what to say. I sent in a bit more than you yesterday, but not without doing a whole lot of complaining.
Sorry, but I am one who is sick of , as you put it- ” subport” – ing my country.
sorry for the typo, I forget many on here, think no one has the right to make mistakes. Also, may I suggest if you don’t want to support your country, you’re not a REAL American.
There was a time in this country when people were proud to get into a higher tax bracket. It was a mark of success. It never entered peoples mind that if you made it to the top income bracket that you were suffering deprivation and hardships due to your high taxes.
This the 1st year, that we made enough money with our business, to have owed taxes. It made us proud that we are growing, and doing good WORK!
Hey, that’s great. Now let me know when you’re ready and I’m going to tell you where to spend your extra money.
Tell away, like I said before, you’re very good at trying to run other lives.
If you want to call making a stand against immorality the same as telling others “how to run their live” then so be it, I make no apologies about it. You on the other hand are being hypocritical by wanting to tell others how to spend their money.
That was before Reagan and the 1980’s when it was determined that “Greed is good.”
Susan Jarmuz-Smith & Beth Lubetkin – When I went to school, student discipline was demanded. Since then, the rules have been changed to favor the undisciplined and prevent the teachers from taking the necessary actions to curb the problems. Thanks goes to the teachers union and the government for the predicament our schools are in. Sorry, but psychologists aren’t the answer.
Tony Jenkins – You are right. Maine has become known as a welfare state, and that label has been worn proudly by far too many in power for far too long. It’s not a badge of honor. Good for LePage for having the courage to try and reverse this trend.
Edward Thibault – You hit the nail on the head. You and Katherine Evans should have coffee together.
Katherine Evans – In today’s liberal culture, “work” is a four letter word. It’s become a gimme gimme gimme world in the US, and leaders like Obama, Reid, Pelosi, and a whole list of progressives on both sides of the political aisle perpetrate this attitude.
EJ, the school policies you complain about are set by local voters and local school boards. The teachers’ union and the government have nothing to do with it.
You are so wrong. You just don’t have a clue about the power of the teachers’ union and the NEA.
EJ, I have a general rule, anytime you tell me I am wrong, I KNOW I am right. There is not an issue under the sun that you haven’t clearly displayed that you have no real concept of. I wear it as a badge of honor that you think I am wrong.
Wear the badge proudly. Nevertheless, you’re still wrong.
The NEA writes much of the countries education legislation, presents it to their favorite legislators much in the same way other special interest groups do federal and state.
That must be why we now have Charter Schools, Underfunded Pensions, NCLB, Teachers making fat loot getting into the mid 40’s after 15-20 years, and Standardized testing. All of these MUST be educational planks in the teachers Union platform. It seems to anyone paying any real attention that the teachers have NO power. Give the teachers control of the schools for a decade and then see how our schools improve.
Is that really your claim. Bizarre. Are you really saying that the NEA does not not propose and write most education legislation?
http://www.nea.org/home/LegislativeActionCenter.html
That’s just the Federal Government.
http://www.nea.org/home/LegislativeActionCenter.html
You have one very bizarre understanding of teacher influence or maybe all that money they spent lobbying is wasted.
/sarcasm
The NEA does propose education legislation, however they have a terrible track record of getting it passed. They do after all advocate for children and teachers, two groups that don’t seem to warrant any protection in the current congress. They have actively advocated for higher accountability standards for all people involved in the educational process, yet all the legislation we pass seems to only want to hold the teachers accountable. So in answer to your question, they can propose legislation all they want, but they have so little power in DC and in Maine that it doesn’t matter.
I believe you underestimate the power of the teachers union.
Please note the ratings the NEA gives members of Congress.
Notice that most ratings are A’s or F’s. Looks like the NEA’s attitude is you are either with us or against us. No in-between with this group.
http://www.nea.org/home/50436.htm
And how is that different than your attitude Cheesecake? Look, the NEA is advocating for holding all parties accountable teachers, children, parents, and politicians. The only ones who are currently being held accountable are the teachers. It would be AMAZING if we would actually listen to the education professionals instead of the people who are currently dictating education policy. It is fairly telling that the Teachers Union advocated for teacher led charter schools for 20 years. It wasn’t until private interests decided to run charter schools that they got any traction at all. Of course now they are corrupted well past their original vision and intention all so the private sector can squeeze a few more bucks out of the tax payers.
Every political group like the NEA, NRA, AFV etc give out “Report Cards” on how the members vote on their pet concerns. The NEA gives grades (like they are teachers or something) the NRA gives out a percentage.
You seem to think it is a bad thing if the NEA does it, is it a bad thing when the NRA or other conservative groups do it?
I didn’t say it was either bad or good. But an indication of the level of influence they have over Congress.
EJ. My husband, and I own a small business. We work very hard, many long hours. We employ others when needed, we pay taxes, give to others, when we can, part of our business is giving help to elderly, and poor with free labor. Our son is in the Air Force, we are damn proud of him.
We fly the flag everyday, and by god we are liberal, and Americans. I for 1 get tire of your tripe, times are hard, and in hard times, Americans work together, for stronger country. Greed will be the death of this country, the idle rich, are the lazy in this country, not the poor and down trodden.
To the 99, spawned from a liberal mindset, work is a four letter word. Handouts and freebies are what they want more than anything else. And the liberals in the government are more than willing to provide them with the handouts and freebies at the expense of the hard-working taxpayers in this nation.
Many, many welfare recipients stay on welfare because it’s easier than getting up off their duffs and working for a living. And, this, too, is the fault of our “compassionate” government.
It’s good that you work, fly the flag, and have a son in the military. As retired military, I, too, work, fly my flag, and proudly have a daughter in the service. I know very well about hard times, and I know how to work with others to make things better. But, I’m conservative, and I still consider this country and the freedoms and liberties that so many have laid their lives on the line for to be far more important than personal gains or riches.
I consider the personal agendas of so many on both sides of the aisle to be anti-American, and I will call them out on it until they’re either voted out or they change. And that goes for the President and his followers. They are not working in the best interest of this nation. In fact, they are against Capitalism, the machine that brought this nation into greatness. They are against American Exceptionalism, the attitude that sparked so many American Dreams. And they are against the working man. Their actions prove that over and over.
You see, it’s not the rich that are the enemy. It’s the government that has just topped 5 TRILLION dollars in additional debt since Obama took office. That’s 5 trillion that is his responsibility, not Bush’s. That’s 5 trillion that means that our children and grandchildren will have to pay back if we don’t get hold of our elected officials and force them to quit spending. That’s 5 trillion that will triple if Obama gets another 4 years.
Liberals need to get their heads out of the sand and realize that the liberal ways are bankrupting America. But, if that’s what you want, then go ahead and remain liberal.
By the way, I paid my taxes and am happy to support the NEEDS of the government. As for the wants and waste, I’m not too happy about that.
I have never had my head in the sand EJ, I’ve always thought for myself. I also know, that when things like wars go unfunded, and then you fund them it makes the numbers go up. Talk about wanting something for nothing,
we made these bills they have to be paid, everything cost more.
Yes, they need to be paid. But, they cannot be paid through meaningless bills like the Buffett Rule, which would only bring in enough money to run the government for about a day, or other taxes on the job creators. They can, however, be made with massive reductions in government spending. The government wastes hundreds of billions of dollars every year. It’s time to clean house and get our economy back where it belongs.
who’s creating jobs? my husband, and I do when we need extra help, or we need new equipment. This country has bills to pay, we need to pay them, time to stand up, and invest in America, vested money, is wasted money
Yes, privately owned businesses create the vast majority of jobs…. The government, on the other hand, creates money pits like the GSA, the NEA, the IRS, and homeland security, and lets them spend, spend, spend, without restrictions or oversight. The President creates positions for czar after czar and dumps billions of our tax dollars into their coffers and we don’t even know who many of them are and what they are doing. The government takes over health care in this country which will put hundreds of thousands of private sector jobs on the chopping block and costing the taxpayers trillions in future debt.
The government needs to do the job they are Constitutionally bound to do and get out of the jobs the private sector handles better and more efficiently. And the feds need to get their noses out of that which the states are supposed to be taking care of.
As for investing in America, I invested over 20 years of my life in this nation. The damage, however, that the Progressives are inflicting on America makes me sick, literally. It’s time for all good and caring Americans to send them packing in November. And, just to let you know, there are Progressives in all parties, not just in the Democratic Party. Progressive Republicans are called RINOs or Establishment Republicans. They include people like Snowe, Collins and McCain.
Yawn
I commend you and your husband for your true patriotism and I would like to thank your son for his service in the military. As a retiree who worked for 40 years in the manufacturing field I made a very good living and I have paid in plenty of taxes. Several years before I retired was my best year and I paid in a combined total of over 20 thousand dollars and now that I’m retired I pay taxes on my social security,my pension,and what I earn working a part time job. This year my taxes totaled a little over $1,700.00. Like you, I realize that my tax dollars go to support our country’s infrastructure ,and yes, some of it goes to help those less fortunate but I don’t mind. You are always going to get people who take advantage of the system but I believe they are in the minority and some narrow minded people are just obsessed about this and don’t blink an eye at the amount of corporate welfare their tax dollars support. The people who took part in the real Tea Party lived in a time when people all worked to help each other get by and if their neighbor needed to build a new barn they all got together and had a barn raising but today’s Tea Partiers operate under the philosophy of , I’ve got my barn so to bad for you, go build your own barn. The only thing the Tea Partiers are throwing over the side of the ship today is the middle class and the poor.
People in this country, seem to be of the belief, that we can’t upset the rich because, they make jobs. These people have no incentive to make jobs. When tax rates are higher, people buy things, to cut their profits, so they will pay less in taxes. Now they don’t have to cut their profits, so they just hoard money. Hoarding money is bad for everyone but the rich.
No one seem to get it, to me it’s like buying a lotto ticket, you can’t win if you don’t spend some m0ney. The rich need to start spending more then they are, because everyone else is spending all they have.
It’s NOT YOUR MONEY, IT’S THEIRS. They can hoard it, spend it or burn it in the fireplace if they want.
Do you have a savings account? Do you have $20 extra dollars? How would you like me to tell you where I think you should spend it?
You just don’t get it, I know it’s not my MONEY, I never claimed it was. What I’m talking about is incentive, giving people a reason to spend money on their businesses, You know like buying a new truck for the business, so you can right it off. You know spending it on equipment, like backhoes dump truck, such as that. That way THEY get to CHOOSE, WHERE, THERE, MONEY is spent, therefore making jobs, for other Americans. So other Americans can SPEND THERE MONEY, buying things, so other people can work. Seems very simple to me.
You make a great point. At what level of money in the savings account does one cross the line from being hard working and responsible to lazy and greedy? Who gets to decide what is enough money and what is too much?
How about we start with people who have enough money to allow the next 6 generations of their decendants to live like kings and work down from there?
Rich people do not create wealth, they live of the hard work and wealth creation of the working class. Without workers, from the working poor to the upper lower class workers, there would be no wealth creation.
Name me one wealthy person who created all their wealth all by themselves, go ahead I’ll wait.
Of course they didn’t do it all by themselves. But they don’t keep all the wealth themselves either. The wealth spreads around.
I once had a fellow midwifery student ask me, the lone conservative in the class, how I could justify all the money that Bill Gates had. I pointed out that with all the money Bill Gates had personally, he also employed millions of people through his company directly, not to mention the millions more employed through contracts with his company. In addition, he gave millions to charitable foundations. There are thousands of people out there who are millionaires because of Bill Gates (and their own hard work and skills).
Now compare that to how many people I employ–which is none. I don’t make much money at all. I don’t spend much money at all. I don’t give too much to charity. Well, as consolation to me, I can say I am happy and loved. I am a really nice person, too. But I admit that as a force for the betterment of my fellow humankind, I am not very effective. Bill Gates is.
Why not tell me where to send my money, you seem to be very good at telling people, whom they should love, whom they should marry. Whether or not they should have a baby, or whether or not they should take the pill.
Now that’s quite a twist on things. Trying to change the subject perhaps?
Not really, it just highlights the hypocrisy.
The savings rate in the US is abysmal. Rich -poor we need to save more.
http://www.gfmag.com/tools/global-database/economic-data/10396-household-saving-rates.html#axzz1sUqCrjvs
No honey we need to spend more, and when more people are working, then we can save.
You are correct, what the economy needs now is more demand. The rich, as you have said, hoard.
That is why every dollar in the hands of the less fortunate give a larger bank for the buck, because it goes right back into circulation. Not a difficult concept except for those who cannot see beyond their own greedy needs and ideologies.
Sorry to burst your balloon, but thus far, under the Obama administration, nearly 2 trillion dollars have been printed and injected into the economy. What has that done? It has weakened the dollar against foreign currencies by nearly 30 percent, and hasn’t helped a lick in this nation. Bottom up doesn’t work. Never has and never will.
not interested in your simplistic, misinformed ‘signature’ twists
Bottom up is the only thing that works, always has… always will.
The greatest increase in wealth any country has ever seen was in the US during the 1950’s and 1960’s when all people in this country got wealthier.
Bottom up was not in play in the 50s and 60s. Low taxes, small government, and hard work brought people into prosperity.
Taxes on all people were higher in the 1950’s and the 1960’s then they are today, even with all the tax loopholes , mainly for the rich and corporations.
http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-tax-rates
Today’s government spending levels are indeed too high, at least relative to the average level of tax revenue the government has generated over the past 60 years. Unless Americans are willing to radically increase the amount of taxes they pay relative to GDP, government spending must be cut.
Today’s income tax rates are strikingly low relative to the rates of the past century, especially for rich people. For most of the century, including some boom times, top-bracket income tax rates were much higher than they are today.
Contrary to what Republicans would have you believe, super-high tax rates on rich people do not appear to hurt the economy or make people lazy: During the 1950s and early 1960s, the top bracket income tax rate was over 90%–and the economy, middle-class, and stock market boomed.
Super-low tax rates on rich people also appear to be correlated with unsustainable sugar highs in the economy–brief, enjoyable booms followed by protracted busts. They also appear to be correlated with very high inequality. (For example, see the 1920s and now).
Periods of very low tax rates have been followed by periods with very high tax rates, and vice versa. So history suggests that tax rates will soon start going up.
That is just marginal tax brackets and as you know have little relationship to taxes actually paid at the time.
Even with tax loopholes and deductions, higher income people paid much more in taxes in the 1950’s then they do now. President Kennedy lowered the top marginal tax rate from 91% to 74% but closed a lot of tax loopholes that actually increased Federal Revenues and real tax rates.
Be honest or do you think they paid less in taxes in the 50’s and 60’s then they do now?
Yep. There were dozens of tax breaks on the business and personal level in the 50-60’s than there are now. Did you know you used to be able to deduct interest on your personal boat & motor second home and yacht? Start there.
Did you know that a corporation or person can deduct the depreciation of their private jet in 5 years instead of the 7 years airlines have to take?
Did you know you can still deduct the mortgage interest on your second homer?
Did you know that if you invested in certain industries like certain types of agriculture you did not have to pay tax on the profit?
Can still be done today, ask GE about the years it paid no Federal Tax on it’s profits.
Did you know that interest on your personal credit card was tax deductible ?
Not in the 1950’s and most of the 1960’s it wasn’t.
Diners Club and American Express was technically a Charge Card meaning the charges had to be paid of each month (no interest charges). It wasn’t until 1959 that revolving credit cards were created (with interest fees) and not until 1966 that the general purpose credit card came into being.
Did you know that business suits purchased for work were tax deductible? Along with the meal and alcohol you had with a dinner luncheon. Even if you were taking an employee down to a local restaurant?
Meals can still be deducted both by businesses and individuals, if they itemize, even at a local restaurant.
Mileage is deducted today by both businesses and individuals. (if the individuals company does not pay the tatal mileage deduction allowed by the IRS they can file for a deduction for the difference if they itemize. For example my company pays 30 cents per mile I can file with my taxes for tax credit for 21 cents per mile to bring me up to the allowable 51 cents per mile)
As a percentage of income Yes I do. That was the deal. They closed those loopholes and revenue increased because when Kennedy dropped rates business started booming again and more profits were being raised to tax.
Simply business boomed because of lower rates.
But when Eisenhower increased the highest marginal tax rate from 71% to 72.5% business boomed, as well.
Did you know that the decade of the 1920’s when taxes were the lowest of last century the economy was a Boom/Bust economy and that the 1930’s had a greater economic rate of increase than the 1920’s even with higher taxes?
Did you know that the marginal tax rate of 90% in 1950 applied only to income over $400,000. How many people had that much income after all those deductions?
Do you know that the marginal tax rate today of 35% only applied to income over $379,000?
Yes, and in the 1950’s and 60’s the top tax rates were 70% to 90%.
But with so many tax breaks and write-offs it made no sense.
But they still paid more in taxes then than they do now.
You need a reference to show me that a larger percentage of a persons income in taxes was paid after the tax cut than before.
You need a reference showing they paid less taxes then they do now
I think she needs a ‘referral’.
Here is a link that shows taxes are lower now, as a percentage of the GDP, then at any time since 1950.
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/31/are-taxes-in-the-u-s-high-or-low/
“Historically, the term “tax rate” has meant the average or effective tax rate — that is, taxes as a share of income. The broadest measure of the tax rate is total federal revenues divided by the gross domestic product.
By this measure, federal taxes are at their lowest level in more than 60 years. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that federal taxes would consume just 14.8 percent of G.D.P. this year. The last year in which revenues were lower was 1950, according to the Office of Management and Budget….. ”
“… corporate taxes are expected to raise just 1.3 percent of G.D.P. in revenue this year, about a third of what it was in the 1950s…. ”
” the United States actually has the lowest corporate tax burden of any of the member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development….
…. If taxes are low historically and in comparison with our global competitors, how are Republicans able to maintain that taxes are excessively high? They do so by ignoring the effective tax rate and concentrating solely on the statutory tax rate, which is often manipulated to make it appear that rates are much higher than they really are.
Here is another one.
http://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-tax-rates
Not exactly a liberal website
Another one…
http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2011/04/corporate-tax-rates-then-and-now/
nothing in your comment is accurate
You are correct, in part. The economy needs more demand but it is in the b2b area of the economy it is needed most. Government borrowing prevents private investment by pushing private banks to purchase safe government debt instead of loaning it to slightly less credit worthy business where the growth has to come from.
Individuals do need to save a set percentage of their paycheck no matter how good or bad the economy is.
I’d also like to add, this young man is not my blood, I did not give birth to him. He is my husbands child. I love him, he’s my son, a son of my heart. God bless you My son!
He lost his mom to cancer, when he was 19, he fights for her everyday.
What a terrible comment. Work is just a four letter word to liberals? That’s offensive and completely baseless. You should be ashamed of yourself.
Arrowhd, you should realize that in EJ’s flawed perception of the world, the only ones who work are him and the 1%. Everyone else is lazy.
It’s bigotry, plain and simple. Mean-spirited and hateful.
Bigotry against whom? EJ is expressing an opinion. He’s not calling anyone names, or espousing hatred. You say it’s bigotry, but I am at a loss at why his “bigotry” against progressives is any more mean and hateful than others “bigotry” toward conservatives. To me, expressed opinions are just challenges to form your own opinion more forcefully.
You can express an opinion and be bigoted about it, of course. I never said the definition of bigotry was lopsided either, so don’t start trying to imply I did. It is bigotry to be intolerant and smear others simply because you don’t agree with them. It’s offensive to say that liberals aren’t fans of hard work. That’s incredibly offensive to me. It’s a baseless and mean-spirit comment. It is hateful.
You’re just playing with words now, like you were in another post of yours. “I won’t call you a liar, but…” It’s to the same effect. You’re still communicating the same message, but you get to cover yourself and say you weren’t calling names.
You’re the one playing with words. I said “liberal culture”, not liberals as a whole.
There is no difference. You’re now trying to step away from what you said very clearly. What is the difference between someone who is a liberal and someone engaging in liberal culture? There is none. There is no substantive difference. You said what you said and it’s disgusting.
I live in a liberal culture, and I’m not a liberal.
Your comments are hateful.
When I said I would not call Hinck a liar, I was just being generous by assuming that he maybe really believed what he was saying was true, or perhaps he just didn’t express himself in the written word very well. People can make misleading statements without outright lying, so I withheld judgment.
There is no difference. You questioned his honesty and integrity. But since you never specifically said “liar” you feel all right about it. It’s the same exact thing though.
No it isn’t the same. And I presented a case for why I am questioning his good faith in that editorial. Do you have anything to say about my point? Is Mr. Hinck being honest, or not?
Yes, your point was about hateful and mean-spirited comments. When you say someone is dishonest and they’re not telling the truth, that is the exact same thing as calling them a liar. What EJP say is the exact same thing as saying liberals don’t do hard work. It’s the same thing.
“In today’s liberal culture, “work” is a four letter word.” You twist well, but incorrectly.
It’s the same thing. You’re the one twisting in order to justify your terrible statements.
EJ is very good at twisting, and then saying other are twisting his words.
EJ when you type, that stuff you do more to harm this country, that any welfare mom ever could. You’re shameful
But, we do live in a liberal culture. It’s not my statement that hurts this country, it’s the liberal culture that has taken over. Shameful? Since when is it shameful to point out the truth? The shame is with those that deny the truth or try and hide it.
Susan Jarmuz-Smith
Beth Lubetkin,
Maybe you two could answer why it has become neccessary to medicate so many elementary school children with mood altering drugs over the last 30 to 40 years. I know growing up in the 50’s I never heard of anyone having to be medicated to get through the school day. Was there a genetic change put on the population that made it a neccessity to have us all drug dependent?
Has the cost of an education kept pace with the minimum wage? Does the dollar earned at work go as far in education as it did in the 1980s?
I am not sure why Ms. Evans thinks that the way she went to school and saw how others did it is the way that’s best for every other person. Perhaps she should put herself in the shoes of a student trying to do it all today and see how it goes. It’s not just lounging about, taking a few classes, and mooching off the taxpayers as she seems to think it is-it’s still hard work.
What a” novel” thought! Refreshing! Young adults learning to take control of their lives and decisions in order to pursue happiness! There is hope for the next generation if more parents would guide their children toward independence as Ms.Evans suggests in her LTTE. Thank you Katherine for starting a much needed conversation.
Tony Jenkins – Elsewhere in this paper today is one of those folks you refer to as being part of a farce. He’s dying.