I saw writer earlier today post something asking, why is that, If Rebublican policy works so well, why are the red states so far behind in education, lack high paying jobs, suffer the most with poor health, and have shorter life spans? hmmm.
Yes, I have a friend in GA and when I told her about my son's (Oregon) Obama Care insurance she acted like she had never heard of FREE insurance like that. WOW I know she is upper middle class but really? Do they keep it so hidden there? Hard to learn about ?
Thank you for today’s letter and yesterday’s letter, both of which speak to the power of public school education for all America’s children.
I’m frightened that the Trump administration will try to give more funding to private schools and vouchers this causes the funding for public education to be reduced and diminished.
Can we address the probability of the vote being digitally hacked using AI ? Without being accused of “undermining our Democracy” which has been undermined plenty ?
I have seen several of my DEM type podcasters say they feel pretty sure it was legit but I can't imagine Elon would not cheat it. He totally would and of course our own Russian Oligarch Donald would think it was BRILLIANT! as he said about the invasion of Ukraine.
I have worked over 40 years in Special Ed and still do part time. I am willing to do just about ANYTHING to protect that. SIGN ME UP!! KellyAnn in Oregon
I am reading a pattern of our seniors here having hearing problems. I thought maybe Medicare covered the cost of a hearing exam or hearing aids, as that was one of the proposed actions by Bernie Sanders. I see it never made it through. This angers me to no end that in one of Kamala’s proposals, home heath care through Medicare for seniors which will never happen now. Now the twins of privilege and cluelessness (Elon and Vivek) want to cut more? The felon and his cadre of criminals are sickening. I am mad at the people that voted them in too.
As a veteran, I am eligible to get my hearing aids free from the VA. I can demonstrate from my audiograms that my hearing loss occurred during my time in the military, making me service connected. I was never exposed to loud noises during my service and can’t honestly say my hearing loss was caused by my service. The VA is underfunded enough, especially with veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Since I’m able, I choose to pay (reluctantly) $6000 every few years to take advantage of technical improvements in hearing aids. I really think Medicare should pay at least some of that cost. Poor hearing has an impact on quality of life. This was supposed to be directed at Charlotte L.
Ignorance of Democracy in the USA and how it works is so much more profound than I realized until this election. I raised 5 college educated educators and I am just now realizing now how poorly their social and government education was in our universities. I cry for my grandkids and their future if Public Education does not survive and do a much better job than it has so far this century. They will bear the true misery.
Heather thanks for the history lesson about eliminating the Dept of Education and the hate for transgender Americans. After learning about it, I realize we never stomped out the racism in this country and let it fester like a bad boil that’s now burst.
I SO appreciate that you put present circumstances into historic perspective. We learn that the attempts to impact a policy in government are repeated, over and over, with the desire for different results. That history DOES repeat itself, but that each time there is a different consequence so we try again. Knowing that we have recovered from past attempts to control education and keep people ignorant, and failed or did not succeed to the originators intent, really helps me feel more confident that we will always perform two-steps forward - one step back, but we do make progress over time.
I saw writer earlier today post something asking, why is that, If Rebublican policy works so well, why are the red states so far behind in education, lack high paying jobs, suffer the most with poor health, and have shorter life spans? hmmm.
Yes, I have a friend in GA and when I told her about my son's (Oregon) Obama Care insurance she acted like she had never heard of FREE insurance like that. WOW I know she is upper middle class but really? Do they keep it so hidden there? Hard to learn about ?
Thank you for today’s letter and yesterday’s letter, both of which speak to the power of public school education for all America’s children.
I’m frightened that the Trump administration will try to give more funding to private schools and vouchers this causes the funding for public education to be reduced and diminished.
Can we address the probability of the vote being digitally hacked using AI ? Without being accused of “undermining our Democracy” which has been undermined plenty ?
I have seen several of my DEM type podcasters say they feel pretty sure it was legit but I can't imagine Elon would not cheat it. He totally would and of course our own Russian Oligarch Donald would think it was BRILLIANT! as he said about the invasion of Ukraine.
I have worked over 40 years in Special Ed and still do part time. I am willing to do just about ANYTHING to protect that. SIGN ME UP!! KellyAnn in Oregon
I am reading a pattern of our seniors here having hearing problems. I thought maybe Medicare covered the cost of a hearing exam or hearing aids, as that was one of the proposed actions by Bernie Sanders. I see it never made it through. This angers me to no end that in one of Kamala’s proposals, home heath care through Medicare for seniors which will never happen now. Now the twins of privilege and cluelessness (Elon and Vivek) want to cut more? The felon and his cadre of criminals are sickening. I am mad at the people that voted them in too.
As a veteran, I am eligible to get my hearing aids free from the VA. I can demonstrate from my audiograms that my hearing loss occurred during my time in the military, making me service connected. I was never exposed to loud noises during my service and can’t honestly say my hearing loss was caused by my service. The VA is underfunded enough, especially with veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. Since I’m able, I choose to pay (reluctantly) $6000 every few years to take advantage of technical improvements in hearing aids. I really think Medicare should pay at least some of that cost. Poor hearing has an impact on quality of life. This was supposed to be directed at Charlotte L.
I too am concerned about funds being diverted from public education.
Thank you for this enlightening post. I liked the quote from Thomas Jefferson.
Ignorance of Democracy in the USA and how it works is so much more profound than I realized until this election. I raised 5 college educated educators and I am just now realizing now how poorly their social and government education was in our universities. I cry for my grandkids and their future if Public Education does not survive and do a much better job than it has so far this century. They will bear the true misery.
Heather thanks for the history lesson about eliminating the Dept of Education and the hate for transgender Americans. After learning about it, I realize we never stomped out the racism in this country and let it fester like a bad boil that’s now burst.
Cannot hear clearly or read today! Sorry
I SO appreciate that you put present circumstances into historic perspective. We learn that the attempts to impact a policy in government are repeated, over and over, with the desire for different results. That history DOES repeat itself, but that each time there is a different consequence so we try again. Knowing that we have recovered from past attempts to control education and keep people ignorant, and failed or did not succeed to the originators intent, really helps me feel more confident that we will always perform two-steps forward - one step back, but we do make progress over time.