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The Litchfield County Mothers Club would like to thank Mike Driscoll for opening up his Torrington Bed and Breakfast to host our open house on February 28. Over 25 people attended the social, and the atmosphere of the bed and breakfast was perfect for the event. More ... Teachers deserve less pay. In what other profession in this world can you get summers and weekends off, a winter break, a spring break, plus all the low-level holidays off that most people have to work—and, on top of that, accumulate enough sick days over the course of your career that you'd need an accountant to add them all up? Even in tough economic times, teachers and their union leaders push for more money with total disregard for taxpayers' ability to pay, or for the toll their demands place on local economies. With Connecticut having the highest teacher salaries in the country, now is the time for teachers to say they can and will do the same job for less. More ... Somehow, I find it's the end of February, so I guess I'll tack together a few reactions to articles I've read over the past month. More ... This is to respond to the silence that resulted from media reports that, if noted, would put current commentary in some perspective. On March 1, the Washington Post reported on its front page that President Bush has established a secret "shadow government" of senior civilian officials to maintain a "continuity of government" (COG) in the event of a massive terrorist attack on the nation’s capital. The Post reported that the COG plan has its origins in a directive signed by President Reagan on September 16, 1985. More ... As I read the articles by Jim Berlstein in The Voice [Religion in Norfolk Classrooms, February 8 and February 23], my first thought was how ridiculous the issue is. It amazes me that someone would actually focus their attention and energy on trying to create havoc in the local school system over such a trivial matter. How nice it would be if Mr. Berlstein and his family were to use that energy to do something good in the community and for other people. More ... Sharing, especially with someone dear to you, is one of the greatest luxuries of life, usually costing nothing but some precious moments of time. One of my earliest memories of sharing was an occasional early evening as a youngster, when the four of us (Mama, Daddy, brother George and I) sat in our cozy living room by the crackling fire in the fireplace. Daddy always made a trip to the bountiful cellar for a panful of mellow winter apples taken from a big bin. He would sit in his easy chair and peel and core apples. As each portion was ready, he'd stick it on the point of his paring knife and hand it out to whoever was next in turn for a piece. This continued until the whole panful was gone and we were happy and satisfied. More ... Jeff Messenger's statement about the difficulties of explaining the Trinity—delving into the "murky depths of abstract theology" and coming up with an explanation that may "sound like gibberish to all non-Christians"—is a humongous understatement [Understanding the Trinity, February 22]. Three gods equal one, one god equals three—this borders anywhere from the ridiculous to the absurd. If this theological tenet makes sense to Messenger, then I guess anything can make sense to him. No matter how you slice it, baloney is still baloney. More ... They are called the Committee for the Scientific Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal (CSICOP). Their magazine, the Skeptical Inquirer, is a wildly successful and popular publication. They even have regular, "infomercial" style segments on the Science Discovery channel, hosted by none other than the chain smoking villain of The X-Files. They have a positive sounding mission. They count among their ranks many prominent scientists, authors and magicians. They are supposed to be carrying on the good works of Harry Houdini, who exposed psychic con artists and parlor game trickery. So, what happened? More ... |
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