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After reading the article about the Davis schools that are subject to Program Improvement this year under No Child Left Behind, I have a plan to improve medical care in this country. I call it No Patient Left Behind. My goal is to have every American perfectly healthy by 2020. In order to achieve this […]
My to-do list: * Watch the movie “For Greater Glory,” by Andy Garcia (on TV); * Vote; * Visit the Davis Cemetery on Sunday, Nov. 11, Veterans Day; * Support Emerson Junior High School’s production of “A Christmas Carol”; *On Thanksgiving Day, be thankful to be an American living in the United States of America! […]
A recent Chamber of Commerce piece strongly supported Davis schools and Measure E. However, one point made was that furloughs affect businesses through parental absences from the workplace and reduced productivity. Also mentioned was the financial burden on parents who have to hire child-care providers or miss work. They also pointed out that furloughs are […]
The issue: Here’s a recap of our recommendations for Tuesday’s election Whom do we want leading the Davis Board of Education through the next four challenging years? Of the five candidates seeking election Tuesday, we recommend Susan Lovenburg and Nancy Peterson. LOVENBURG HAS impressed us during her five years on the board as a voice of reason, […]
By Jose J. Granda I would like to present an alternative to parcel taxes to be considered that I believe is workable for this highly educated city. I share the idea for extra funding of schools but respecting and considering the household budgets of the taxpayers. Education has been my business for 30 years, students […]
