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==Nov 05, 2012 — McMillin, VanRaaphorst : Candidate Questionnaire Form==
* [http://rochester.patch.com/blog_posts/mcmillin-vanraaphorst-candidate-questionnaire-form 04 Nov 2012 • 8:14 pm]
===Comment 1===
Since I can't imagine many people will be changing their minds between today and tomorrow, I find my own mind turning toward the day after tomorrow and the challenges ahead for the future of Michigan and the Nation.
Whatever mix of executives, judges, and legislators we elect to each branch and level of government, they will all be charged to represent the People's Will in making one critical choice — the choice between democratic government and corporate government. That is a choice that affects every other — from education, the environment, equality of opportunity and protection under the law, to public safety, public service, and whether we even continue to have a meaningful public sector in the future.
As far as education goes, it is clear that all of us and all of our elected officials need to become better informed about the consequences of the paths we choose — the very viability of our democracy is at stake.
The necessary conversation is not a new one, but it seems necessary to renew it from time to time, and this is certainly one of those times. One of the places the needed conversation is occurring with rather more light than heat these days would have to be on the following site.
* http://dianeravitch.net/
I recommend it to you all. If we don't become better educated about education, I fear we are doomed.
* [http://rochester.patch.com/blog_posts/mcmillin-vanraaphorst-candidate-questionnaire-form#comment_5350630 05 Nov 2012 • 1:10 pm]