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This ‘n That

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This And That * I read this about the Kansas City mayor suggesting racism after the Missouri governor called the Chiefs Parade shooters “thugs.” All I can say is know your history and get educated people! The definition of a thug is “a violent, aggressive person, especially one who is a criminal.” Historically, a thug means “a member of a group or organization of robbers and assassins in India who waylaid and strangled their victims, usually travelers, and stole their belongings. They were suppressed by the British in the 1830s.” The slang for thug is “a bad guy or bully, especially a violent one.” I agree with the governor, those shooters were thugs.
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Letter to the Editor

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To all patrons of USD 271. I would like to use this format to express my concerns as a member of the school board. Thirty odd years ago we moved our kids into this district with the hopes of a great education. We had no regrets. I have been on the board for nearly two years. My motivation was simple… my grandkids attend here and from all information I had available to me, they were attending a “failing school.” I thought I had a responsibility to use what, if any, experience/knowledge I have as an educator for the past 30 years, to simply help pull us out of this situation. I quickly learned that not only was the concern academic but financial as well. It was difficult to watch the huge number of students moving out of our district, which further added to the financial burden. When Mrs. Armstrong started as the superintendent, these problems were already on the table; all concerns inherited from years of mistakes and mismanagement. I am not insinuating that any of that was purposeful or intentional, however the only way to move forward was to see and admit what was not working. Keep the good, get rid of the bad!
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Dear Bart and Susan: I just wanted to comment on, guess what, 'Illegal Immigration.' I don't know how many people are keeping up with this. The last time we had a problem with this that I know of was when I was sheriff and one of the 'Maralito' boat people from a Cuban Prison was in this country and ended up in Stockton and robbed and beat one of our citizens such that when we found her, she could hardly be recognized she was so bloody and bruised.
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Leap Year!

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Leap Year! * To my great-nephew, Noah, born on February 29th, 2012, with a birthday so awesome the world can only handle it once every four years! * People born on February 29th are called “Leapers or “Leaplings.” * Let this year leap in your heart and give you one more day to live and enjoy life with your loved ones. * There is a one in 1,461 chance of being born on a Leap Day.
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This and That * Big Dog Daddy, Toby Keith, you will live on in my radio because we all should have been a cowboy sometime in our lives! God Bless the Red, White and Blue! * Carl Weathers, the one, the only, Apollo Creed. Your intro to “Living in America,” was the best! * The Little House on the Prairie TV series is hosting its 50th Anniversary Cast Reunion and Festival on Big Sky Ranch in Simi Valley, California on March 22nd, 23rd, and 24th.