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==Jun 26, 2011 — Brenda J. Pickett • “Reform At Expense Of Our Schools”==
==Jun 26, 2011 — Brenda J. Pickett • “Reform At Expense Of Our Schools”==
I just didn't know till now what they meant.
I just didn't know till now what they meant.
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==Jun 27, 2011 — Karmel Puzzuoli • “We All Benefit From Government”==
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BCE -- We All Benefit From Government
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Karmel Puzzuoli • “We All Benefit From Government” (June 27, 2011)
• http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20110628/OPINION03/106280302/We-all-benefit-from-government
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Comment 1
The English word “govern” comes from a word in ancient Greek that means to pilot or steer a ship.
If you look at our whole society and you look at all the forces that it takes to govern it, to steer it on whatever course it takes, for good or ill, you will realize that only a small part of that governance is managed by elective officeholders. That part of the “rudder crew”, if you will, is what we know as our representative government, the genuinely democratic portion that is supposed to represent the People's concerns and interests to the Helm. Those are the hands that are most visible, and it is well that we keep our eye on them — whenever we catch a second to raise our heads from the oars, that is. But there are far more hands on the rudder, far less visible hands, and we owe it to ourselves and our posterity to open our other eye to what those quicker hands are about.
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Comment 2
Speaking of Clean Water — Not ! — here's a couple of recent stories on the activities of Michael Stampfler, Pontiac's shiny new Emergency Magnifier.
A²Politico • “Michigan EFM Outsources Water Treatment to Company Indicted By DOJ For Felony Violations of the Clean Water Act”
• http://www.a2politico.com/?p=8518
Detroit Free Press • “Pontiac Emergency Manager Not Lost, Just On Vacation”
• http://www.freep.com/article/20110625/NEWS03/106250407/Pontiac-emergency-manager-not-lost-just-vacation
Those of you who believe in suing contractors for negligent performance — I can hardly wait for the day when you try suing one of these Corporate Caesars for their Emergency Mayhem — of course, you'll have to find them first.
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A number of voices in the air these days are trying to sell us on the idea that we have a choice between Big Government and Small Government. A shrewd buyer would be wise to ask why they are trying to sell us that.
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