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Letters, Feb. 22
Include unwanted children in talk about abortion When the issue of abortion is raised, seldom is the fact that unwanted children haven’t a chance in this world. It is hard enough for a child who has only one parent, or who lives in poverty. The fact that the woman wants an abortion, whether it was unexpected, or if...
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Letters, Feb. 21
Vendors need to follow the law To elected officials who were surprised not to hear from me on Valentine's Day regarding the vendors decorating our roadsides, worry not, I still love you. We could do nothing, that way we'll ensure the same appearance on Mother's Day and Easter, or we could find out why Greensboro and Raleigh doesn't decorate e...
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Letters, Feb. 20
Backsliding toward segregation Lost in the recent charter school controversy over the proposed Research Triangle High School has been the quiet expansion of Durham's largest – and in many ways most problematic – charter school. On Feb. 2, the State Board of Education approved the expansion of Voyager Academy, pushing its total enrollment to ...
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Letters, Feb. 19
Don't be fooled into supporting Amendment One Because I care about the rights of all families, I will vote no to Amendment One in May! I oppose the use of the state Constitution as a mechanism to discriminate against the LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Questioning) community. As a longtime advocate against domestic violence...
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Letters, Feb. 18
Buy U.S. products Before you buy that high priced Hallmark card, look on the back and see where it was made [in China]! Hallmark has some cheaper cards made in the U.S., but not the fancy ones. American Card Company also has some cards made in China, but also some made in the U.S. Look on the back of all cards before you buy one! We have cl...
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Letters, Feb. 17
New charter high school in race to the bottom It came as a surprise to most attending Monday evening’s parent information session at the Durham Public Library to learn that students who have achieved the highest levels of mathematics education in Durham middle schools will not be eligible to enroll in the new Research Triangle High School. A...
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Letters, Feb. 16
Brilliant parody of a frantic religious lunatic Thanks for printing James R. Hardy's entertaining letter on Feb. 11 ("First presume everyone who's convicted is guilty"). Bravo for your astute recognition of his brilliant parody of a frantic religious lunatic. He got the tone just right, and the ignorant self-righteousness. Bravo to Mr. Hardy...
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Letters, Feb. 15
Wells Fargo and others guilty of ‘treason’ Webster’s defines treason as “a betrayal of trust or confidence; treachery.” Anyone familiar with the current housing crisis should be able to easily understand and agree with this position. At a time when the country’s very existence was, and is at stake, Fargo and others, instead of stepping to...
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Letters, Feb. 11, 2012
A waste of time, money in ACT testing? I retired from Riverside High School over three years ago. I enjoy tutoring math at RHS as a volunteer two days a week. It came to my attention that all juniors in North Carolina will be taking the American College Test in the spring. The ACT is designed to test high school achievement and help to pred...
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Letters, Feb. 10, 2012
Closing the school-to-prision pipeline In response to Response to Jason Landberg’s column (“DPI’s study leaves much to be desired,” Feb. 9): Instead of padding the Department of Public Instruction’s pockets to sit at a quiet desk in Raleigh to “analyze” data that may or may not be accurate, our state government can make the largest impact by ...
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Letters, Feb. 9
The ironic twist It's good to see LaMotte Akin ("A reminder of history," Feb. 6) on this page again. Having myself expressed the same opinion in love letters about former President Bush, LaMotte's mentioning Bill Clinton's failure to veto the deregulation of the financial sector (something heavily supported by "conservatives") is to be commen...
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Letters, Feb. 8
Who to vote for this year With the economic downfall for the last three-plus years and the lack of agreeing on important issues important to the American public by the Democrats and Republicans and the president, and Sen. Burr, according to the media, being only one of two votes to vote against a bill to control inside trading in the House an...
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Letters, Feb. 6
A reminder on history When I see letters such as the one by Mike Mills on Feb. 4 (“Republicans aren’t the problem”), I wonder if people have forgotten who damaged our country and how. If this paper will print my letters I will conduct a review of American history starting in 1998 when Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Graham, and the Republican Congress o...
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Letters, Feb. 4
Republicans aren't the problem John Mayo’s letter (“Listening to Republicans,” Feb. 2) attempted to promote the Obama campaign strategy for 2012 which is, “Vote for me because the other guy’s even a bigger loser.” He failed. Mayo claims Republicans are “out of touch.” During the slowest economic recovery in our history, Obama played 90 round...
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Letters, Feb. 3
Libraries aim to keep friends, but cut back on thefts As The Herald-Sun noted in its article Thursday (“Duke libraries cut public hours”), the Duke University Libraries welcome users from the community. Indeed, Duke differs from most private universities in providing its neighbors with open access our library facilities and extensive collecti...
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Letters, Feb. 2, 2012
Listening to Republicans The other day while waiting for my car to be serviced, I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between two men regarding the Republican primary. One made the rather blunt statement, “I’m not impressed with Romney or Gingrich,” and the other agreed. This seems to be the consensus among even Republicans this year. ...
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Letters, Jan. 31, 2012
Why do black students change majors? My namesake (and no relation) Elliott Cramer misses key facts in his uncritical endorsement (Jan. 29) of the study of racial differences in choices of majors among Duke students. First, the reported large-scale shift away from the natural sciences occurs among both whites and blacks. The shift is greater...
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Letters, Jan. 30
A one-sided view on fracking In an oped column by Michael Whatley on Jan. 19 ("To create jobs and revenue, look to shale gas") about shale gas extraction, or fracking, the only mention made about the environmental concerns of fracking was to dismiss them as attempts to scare the public about groundwater contamination, stating that there has n...
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Letters, Jan. 29
What’s the issue with the study? There is no question but that there are lower standards for admission of African-American students as opposed to white students at Duke (and also at UNC and many other universities); thus they are less prepared for more demanding majors such as mathematics and the physical sciences. It is true that the authors...
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Letters, Jan. 27
Barriers have no place in public education I write to support Fred Foster’s letter voicing concern about tax-supported charter schools that create barriers to participation for substantial numbers of Durham children. The kinds of barriers set up by Research Triangle High School, including lack of transportation and food services, have no pla...
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