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- by Christine Carrie Fien
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May 23, 2013
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County Executive Maggie Brooks didn’t use this year’s State of the County address to introduce major new programs or make bold pronouncements. She stuck to many of the usual topics: economic development, partnerships the county has, the crushing burden of state mandated spending, and public safety.
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May 23, 2013
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- by Tim Louis Macaluso
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May 22, 2013
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Re: “What if we're investing in the wrong education?”
The "we" has to include black families themselves. What many liberals are unwilling to confront is that there are lots of people having children who aren't raising them - mothers and fathers. Poverty is part of the equation, but it's not necessarily the explanation for it.
"We" seem willing to assign blame to teachers, racism, capitalism, etc., but the bottom line is that "we" can only help people who help themselves. That means people who are struggling need to exercise self-control - not having children you can't or aren't willing to support. It means taking responsibility for parenting the children you bear, including taking an active role your kids' education and their well-being.
It's important to help people who are struggling. But "we" need to provide a safety net - not a safety hammock. When "we" assume responsibility for providing everyone with food, housing, education, health care, and child care, we'll get the same result every time. "We" may have good intentions, but ultimately we're enabling shiftlessness and accepting blame for outcomes that are not our responsibility.