4A Wednesday, October 15, 2008 Jackson County Floridan


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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR


Writer shares her
 e-mail to school
 superintendent

 Dear Editor Please see my
 e-mail below to School
 Superintendent Danny Sims
 regarding the recent incident
 involving teacher Greg'
 Howard's racially offensive
 actions. If appropriate, please
 print this as a letter to the edi-
 tor in the Floridan.
 Thank you,
 Glenda Neel Pender

 Mr. Sims,
 I am writing to .you as a
 Jackson County native (born in
 Jackson Hospital in 1944)
 regarding the shockingly inap-
 propriate behavior of Greg
 Howard wherein he talked in
 his classroom about
 "CHANGE" in relation to the
 campaign of Barack Obama.
 His hateful, racist agendathat
 led him to present this to his
 students is offensive to all who
 care about decency in our soci-
 ety.
 I understand you have taken
 certain actions against Mr.
 'Howard, but feel that nothing
 short of dismissal is enough to
 ensure that he doesn't continue
 to find ways to expose students
 to his prejudicial and divisive
 thinking.
 I .hope that Jackson
 County's School Board will
 consider this matter in its
 meeting on October 16 and
 will choose to rise above this,
 by doing the right thing and
 showing the country that it
 doesn't condone this kind of
 behavior and thinking.

 Regards,
 Glenda Neel Pender
 Dahlonega, GA

 Letter addresses
 racial issues

 Note: This letter references a
 headline on page. 1A of the
 Oct. 14 edition of the Jackson
 County Floridan ("Another
 teacher accused of racial
 slur").
 Dear editor,

 After reading today's head-
 line in the Floridan, I find it
 impossible to remain silent on
 the issue of racial slurs that
 have been hurled at the chil-
 dren of Jackson County.
 The State Board of
 Education Rule 6B-1.006,
 FAC, The Principals of
Professional Conduct of the
Education Profession in


 Florida clearly; states that the
 Obligation to the Student
 requires that the individual:
 Shall not intentionally expose
 a student' to unnecessary
 embarrassment or disparage-
 ment.
 State Board of Education
 Rule 6-B1.001, FAC, The Code
* Of Ethics Of The Education
Profession In Florida states
Also that The Educators pri-
Smary professional concern will
always be for the "student and
for the development of the stu-
dent's potential. The Educator
will.therefore always strive for
professional growth and will
seek to exercise the best pro-
fessional judgment and integri-
ty.
 I ask the Teachers and
 Administrators where is the
 Professional Judgment or
 Integrity? Why are, these peo-
 ple, (Mr. Howard, Mr. Green)
 or anyone else that uses poor
 judgment allowed to continue
 to poison the minds. of the
 youth of Jackson County? How
 will we ever put the past (the
 actions of Jim Crow) behind us
 when we are constantly
 reminded of it by our
 Educators in inappropriate
 ways.
 In the days of segregation,
 things were not equal, but there
 was certainly respect. Young
 people respected their teachers
 and those teachers handled
 issues or race with more tact
 and diplomacy than what is
 displayed today. ,
 The Board needs to set an
 example which will send a
 message to every employee in
 the system that this-type 'of
 behavior will not be tolerated
 in the Jackson School District.

 Sincerely,
 C.A. Killings
 Marianna

 Owner of stolen sign
 addresses thief

 Dear Editor:
 This letter is directed at the
 person who removed the
 Obama sign I put up at the cor-
 ner of Highway 90 East and
 Indian Springs Road.
 I placed it there Sunday, Oct.
 5, at 10:30 a.m. You removed it
 after dark Monday night. This
 makes you not only a thief but
 a coward.
 We have enough signs to put
 a new one there every day for
 the next month or until you are
 caught.
 One thing is certain You
can't steal my vote, can you?

 Ricky Moore
 Cypress


 Retiree vents fear
 about future

 Dear Editor:

 I am not an economist, just a,
 76-year-old retiree, my wife
 trying to live out our savings.
 It looked pretty good for us
 until recently, in fact before the
 Democrats took over Congress
 in 2006. Now with the finan-
 cial collapse, we may even
 have to go to work, probably as
 a Wal-Mart greeter because of
 no recent work experience,
 unless something is done to
 turn the crisis around.
 Of course I do not know
 what the solution is, but I do
 know that the- people in
 Congress are the last ones that
 need to get involved. Congress
 is exactly the cause of this cri-
 sis as Henry Paulson (Treasury.
 Secretary) said in his testimo-
 ny to the Senate last week. For
 years Congress has been press-
 ing the financial institutions to
 grant home loans to people that
 more than likely they would
 not be able to repay. So now
 these same Congressmen have
 voted on a $700 billion bail out
 plan for these institutions to
 buy these defaulted loans with
 federal tax money (actually
 borrowed money).
 I I hear Congressman Frank
 and Senator Dodd demanding
 that Congress must have over-
 sight of the bailout of these
institutions. I wonder where
the. oversight was during the
build-up to this crisis and who
thinks that it will be any better
in the future. Maybe it was
because.Senator Dodd is the
largest receiver of campaign
'contributions from Freddie and
Fannie. By the way; Senator
Obama's donations is the next
largest from these institutions.
 This election year we should
replace all Congressmen who
supported this $700 billion
bailout, this includes my
Congressman Allan Boyd of
the 2nd District.

 Glen E Leirer
 Panama City Beach

Letter bashes bail-
out decision
 Dear Editor:
 Allen Boyd sided with
President Bush this week when
he voted for bailing out Bush's
Wall Street cronies. Our gov-
ernment officials are telling us
that anyone who stands in the
way of bailouts is ill-informed
and that their inaction will
drive us to economic ruin. I see
things differently, and fortu-
nately so does Mark Mulligan,
who is running against Allen


 Boyd in this upcoming elec-
 .tion.
 I believe there is a conspiracy
 of greedy bankers and politi-
 cians whose self-interest is
 camouflaged as sophisticated
 policy. They want us to believe
 that they have the keys to our
 salvation. I have seen no evi-
 dence to confirm this, and I do
 not trust them.
 I have read the words of a
 man who I do trust though,
 Thomas Jefferson, "If the
 American people ever' allow
 private banks to control the
 issue of their currency, first by
 inflation, then by deflation, the
 banks...will deprive the people
 of all property until their chil-
 dren wake-up homeless on the
 continent their fathers con-
 quered... The issuing power
 should be taken from the banks
 and restored to the people, to
 whom it properly belongs."
 SI suggest We the People start
 electing representatives who
 care more about us than they do
 a select and very wealthy few. I
 am throwing party registration
 to the wayside this election
 year,.and voting against the sta-
 tus quo. Please join me and
 send a message to Washington,
 that we mater more than.these
 gangsters masquerading as
 banksters Vote Mark
 Mulligan for Congress, 2nd
 district of Florida.

 In Liberty, Zak Carter
 Tallahassee

 Writer thinks gun
 rights at risk in
 presidential race

 Dear Editor:
 The Supreme Court is at a
 delicate balance between pro-
 and anti-gun judges. This
 year's narrow ruling concern-
 ing Washington DC case is an
 example. Anti-gun legislation
 was narrowly overturned.
 The Congress is a majority
 Democratic. If we elect a
 Democratic US president, I am
 convinced we will see our
 Second Amendment Right to
 bear arms severely restricted or
 even eliminated (read up on
 George Soros and his United
 Nations anti-gun plans).
 To keep even a balance in
 favor of those of us who hunt,
 shoot, and protect ourselves,
 we need to consider carefully
 that voting for Obama means a
 vote against our Second
Amendment Rights! Obama
and Biden have a history of
anti-gun legislation. They
won't get my vote.

 Sincerely,
 Sharon Joyce
 DeFuniak Springs.


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