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On
Janet, discrimination and signs
By
CAL BEVERLY
editor@thecitizennews.com
Minor thinking on
middling to major events:
Supt.
Kathy Cox’s ‘Truth’ response was filled with misrepresentations
By
JOSEPH JARRELL
World History Teacher, McIntosh High School,Peachtree City, Ga.
In response to an
article I wrote outlining the “dumbing down” of the high school
history curriculum [The Citizen, Jan. 28, 2004], the state Department
of Education has released a statement entitled “The Truth about
Georgia’s New Curriculum” [by Georgia Superintendent Kathy
Cox, The Citizen, Feb. 4, 2004]. Unfortunately, it contains numerous
inaccuracies and misrepresentations. The following information details
my response to them.
WMD:Wardrobe
of mass dysfunction
By Dr. WARREN THROCKMORTON
By now, everyone
breathing has heard about Janet Jackson’s flashdance during half-time
at the Super Bowl. I didn’t see it. I had checked out to the food
table about the time P. Diddy came on. It was a simple choice: Feed
my body some seriously good fixings from Mrs. Throckmorton’s kitchen
or feed my mind trash.
- LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR
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- When
world views collide, facts suffer
Upon returning
from Frankfurt, Germany, where I taught a seminar on biblical peacemaking
to Christian airline personnel, I encountered a less than peaceful
public debate.
Speaking
of dumber than dumb . . .
Peter Duran speaks
out of prejudice, not knowledge.
- No
evolution, no education?
Listening to evolutionists,
one would think that the study of this theory (yes, theory) is absolutely
critical to children if they are to have any chance to succeed or become
productive members of society.
Please,
let’s get our history right
While I disagree
with state School Superintendent Kathy Cox’s proposal on the teaching
of evolution, I do take some issue with the statements of Mr. Alfred
Brock in his letter to the editor. It seems that Mr. Brock needs to
study history a bit himself.
Open-minded
scientists begin to consider ‘intelligent design’ idea
I read with sorrow
an article in the newspaper recently which stated that the “mention
of intelligent design [being taught in the classroom] sparked criticism
by scientists who say it is religion masquerading as science.”
Furthermore, an assistant professor at a prominent university was quoted
as saying, “There is no science or evidence behind it,” and,
“It is an attempt to take the creation story from Genesis and make
it into science.”
A
humble plan for ‘visionary’
Kathy Cox, my muse,
my inspiration! Let me begin by stating that I write this in jovial
celebration of Fayette’s very own brilliant and insightful visionary,
who has, in one swift motion, turned us, the people of Georgia, from
the fervent tides of ignorance and redirected us towards an ocean of
enlightenment.
Theory
has gaping holes
Do you ever wonder
why there is so much uproar when someone suggests that conflicting ideas
about evolution be discussed in the classroom?
Let’s
have a little civility
I’m truly disappointed
with several of my fellow Fayette citizens. Aren’t we a nation
of discussion and representative democracy? Aren’t we allowed to
share different and unusual ideas in a respectful way and expect the
same in return?
Is
Kathy Cox over her head?
Our self-described
expert in education, State School Superintendent Kathy Cox, with 15
years experience in the classroom, now expounds that the word “evolution”
be removed from textbooks and teaching in our classrooms. She describes
the word as a “buzzword.”
Maybe
Bush knows why gas is so high
Each time I drive
into a service station and buy gas at the inflated prices we are paying,
I become irate. Our tax money is going to fight a war in one of the
oil-richest countries in the world. Daily, someone’s son dies to
help defend a country that hates Americans, and back home we are all
being assaulted with paying through the nose for gas, just to drive
to work, to the doctor, or to buy groceries.
Don’t
take short cuts in teaching history
I was so proud of
the stand Joseph Jarrell, history teacher from McIntosh High in Peachtree
City, has taken on the curriculum for history taught in schools. I agree
with him completely.
Proposed
new curriculum is style over substance
Mr. Jarrell says
it pretty well. Style over substance is eroding our public schools.
What used to be common sense is not so common these days.
Circus
should teach compassion for animals
Feb. 12 through
Feb. 22, Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be opening
its doors to thousands of people (mostly children) who are expecting
to be entertained by the people and animals that are part of the show
in Atlanta, Ga.
Virginia
educator supports fired Whitewater coach
I have followed,
with interest, the situation concerning the firing of Jill Collins as
coach of the girls basketball team at Whitewater Middle School and the
comments that have been published about this issue.
Objective
analysis of war on terror: Gloom, doom for al Qaeda
Recently we have
seen several articles in this paper written by individuals offering
their personal analysis of how the war on terror and operations in Iraq
are proceeding. John Munford on Jan. 28 with his opinion article and
Timothy J. Parker with his series of letters to the editor (Dec. 31,
Jan. 7, Jan. 21) all criticize the strategy of the military operations
and the Bush Administration in general.
Active-duty
army officer disputes writer’s downbeat Iraq opinions
Re: Timothy J. Parker’s
Iraq opinions.
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