2 weeks Ago
Trump is rewriting American history By now we’ve all read about Trump’s remaking of American history by shutting down exhibits at the Smithsonian Museum that have the temerity to show parts of our history we’re not proud of, but can’t afford to forget. So Harriet Tubman is no longer an American Hero; she’s just another DEI casualty. I’ve been rereading “1984.
” George Orwell, Remember? You probably read it in high school like I did. Maybe it’s a little hazy now. Refresher: Winston Smith has a government job.
He rewrites historical records to say whatever those in the Party tell him to. Sound familiar? In the book, he works for the Ministry of Truth. Now he works for the Smithsonian.
Museums, universities, libraries, teachers — any institution that transmits cultural knowledge and values is under attack. Still coming is a deterioration of our news sources. Well, NPR will always be there, right? Don’t count on it.
The government (FCC) has the ability to revoke broadcast licenses of those that don’t toe the line. Think they won’t? Think again. Last week I went to one of the Hands Off rallies.
Reminded me of the sixties. Those are a start. But remember Trump’s reactions to the George Floyd protests? As things get worse, and protests get larger and louder, don’t be surprised if Trump declares martial law under one of those obscure national emergency statutes the Supreme Court keeps endorsing.
Farfetched? You ain’t seen nothin’ yet. Mark Flower, Longmont College tuition should be based on income College tuition funds should be on a scale based on the student’s or parent’s income. I am writing to you because most jobs require a college degree or a GED (General Educational Degree).
People are scared about going into debt so they go to tech school, or people end up taking out student loans. This will impact me when I’m older because I’m in 5th grade and when I end up going to college the prices will be really high for college so it will take a lot of savings to be able to go. Most jobs require a college degree, but they or their parents can’t afford college.
This causes people to end up going into debt taking out loans which leads to problems. When people can’t get a job they can’t advance in life, (financially) so people end up living with their parents. People are scared of going into debt so they go to tax school, problems with this are that there could be too many accountants, or jobs like scientists that require a college degree could not have enough people, and then we don’t have Weather Forecasts.
Also maybe most people don’t want to be an accountant because that is not their style of job. Think of a time when you had to do a chore that you didn’t want to. This is what it’s like to do a job you don’t like but it’s every day! When people take out student loans blindly and not realizing about debt they end up having to pay debt when they are 40.
They are more likely to not buy a car or a house, and more likely to live with their parents too. Lennox Rhodes, Bear Creek Elementary, 5th grade.
