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gadfly's comments
Posted Wed, May 11, 7:50 a.m.
It's interesting to consider that, just as Europeans succeeded the Indians who were here before, the Indians succeeded previous waves of migration by distinctly different cultures and peoples. Our regional tribes vigorously participate in a general attempt to portray themselves as "first peoples," as they are commonly described in Canada ...
MOREPosted Wed, May 4, 8:11 a.m.
"The only thing that works is direct early intervention in such families, backed by public dollars as necessary." Adoption is a form of direct intervention that would work. We've got families adopting kids in Russia, Romania, Korea, China, etc. because there are insufficient American born babies available for adoption. Our ...
MOREPosted Mon, May 2, 11:42 a.m.
In a recent Seattle Times article, http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014859409_censusrace24m.html, "An African-American blues performer, Anita White often finds herself the only minority at her performances around Seattle." One has to ask, how does she know she's the only minority? It would seem that her sole criterion for diversity is skin color, and from ...
MOREPosted Fri, Jan 21, 8:57 a.m.
Has the Mayor failed to notice that Central Washington University has been running programs and awarding degrees in Everett for years? Central's already there. The Mayor's efforts would be better aimed at expanding CWU's programming.
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