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To: Neocon who wrote (23710)	9/29/1999 12:57:00 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24894

Dear Neocon, your post was neither long nor dry. I lived in Canada for many, many years so I was not a follower of US politics. What we heard about Reagan was that he was a very, very popular President and because of that Congress backed his increase in the US deficit. Russia was a problem. And so was Central America. I'm not sure that the US accomplished any thing that was good for Central America. But Gorby wanted detente with the US and Reagan obliged. I think it was a 50/50 deal with Russia. Were you pleased with Reagan's accomplishments? Mephisto

To: Neocon who wrote (23710)	9/29/1999 1:38:00 AM
From: Mephisto	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 24894

I mentioned the ungrammatical sentences of journalists on national television because politicians blame school teachers for our children's ignorance. The rumor is that in Seattle a school teacher who is the head of a household and who has a family can qualify for food stamps! I do not know if the rumor is true. But Washington State Legislators give themselves handsome raises and generous pensions. Also, those handsome and/or cute administrative assistants who follow the legislators around, answer their phones and so forth may make more money than the school teacher who has an undergraduate degree plus several years of teacher training. Who is responsible for the education of our children? I believe we all have a stake in the educational success of our children. Unfortunately, many children spend many hours entranced by the programs offered by television. TV programs are violent. Prominent journalist are unable to describe daily events in grammatical sentences. Consequently, is it fair that politicians censure school teachers for our children's ignorance? Maybe we are all responsible for our children's success or failure. Mephisto