POVERTY: Better programs needed in U.S.
Operation Christmas Child is a wonderful nationwide non-profit project. It gives me hope that people in our country care enough to try to better the world in ways they can. The only thing I wish we...
View ArticleEDUCATION: No, all don’t have equal opportunity
Re: “Poverty, not bad teachers, is what plagues our schools” (TNT, 8-30). When I read this article, I thought I’d fall off my chair in surprise. Finally, somebody gets it. Republicans who generally are...
View ArticlePOVERTY: Another war not worth fighting
On Monday, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said that “widespread incarceration at the federal, state and local levels is both ineffective and unsustainable.” For this reason he has decided to...
View ArticlePOVERTY: Financial stress takes a heavy toll
Re: “Study finds poverty dulls brain power” (TNT, 8-30). Who is surprised that researchers have finally proved that stress – specifically over financial troubles – dulls brain power – leading to bad...
View ArticlePOVERTY: Dismantling programs isn’t the answer
The War on Poverty initiated by President Lyndon Johnson is 50 years old. Despite what some critics say now, in 1968 it was an unqualified success. If you don’t believe me, just look at the statistics...
View ArticlePOVERTY: What’s the incentive to work?
A hundred years ago, people who lived in poverty lived in wretched conditions, often without sufficient food, shelter and medical care. Today, those who cannot or will not work live about as...
View ArticlePOVERTY: We can improve life for African children
Working with as many underprivileged, under-resourced yet seemingly healthy kids as I do as an after-school program learning leader in Tacoma, I am reminded every day how grateful I am to be living in...
View ArticleEDUCATION: Teachers can only do so much for poor kids
I intend to save Ken Miller’s Your Voice, “Kids living in poverty have little chance at education” (TNT, 3-12), because to me, a retired teacher, it says it all why there is an achievement gap between...
View ArticlePOVERTY: Investing in education is crucial
Re: “Ethiopian advocate for educating girls brings message to Tacoma” (TNT, 5-19). Thank you for printing the interview with Selamawit Bekele. I was privileged to hear her speak about the impact of the...
View ArticleJOBS: Democrats have better job-creation records
Re: “Liberals lost the ‘War on Poverty'” (letter, 5-26). The writer’s implied assertion is that conservatives are better qualified to eliminate poverty because they can create more jobs. Let’s look at...
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