Tag Archives: board of education

What about school safety?

School safety is a serious concern these days because of the shocking school shootings that are too often in the news. A Wiki scorecard lists 68 incidents in the US in the 2000s, 230 in 2010s, and 74 so far in the 2020s. My first thought is that anything that might be done to reduceContinue reading “What about school safety?”

Why do I want to focus on the local?

It’s good to pay attention to what’s going on around the world and around the nation, but praying and donating to good orgs and voting in national elections are about the only ways we have of doing anything about global and national problems. I’m in favor of praying and giving and voting in national elections.Continue reading “Why do I want to focus on the local?”

Why speak up?

I am running for school board because I feel a responsibility to speak up. This will take some explaining, including a walk down memory lane, if you will indulge me, but I promise I will get to the point before too much of your time is wasted. The bicentennial of the United States was aContinue reading “Why speak up?”