Ottawa teachers deserve more in future bilateral talks
An Ottawa school board offer labeled unilateral is seen as the last offer and last refusal in a two sided dispute. The piece argues for merit based raises, noting starting pay rise from 21383 to 23750 and urging negotiations for next year to reach a bilateral contract. It calls for valuing teachers by ability and performance to attract and retain top staff.
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Readers are invited to submit opinions in the Reader Forum. Hand signatures, author addresses, and telephone numbers are required. Submissions must not exceed 500 words.
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Hair and lawyers in Clinton follies analyzed
A satirical critique links Clinton accusations to hair, labeling women by looks and noting NOW and figures like Pat Schroeder weigh in. It derides lawyers Foster, Nussbaum, and Bennett, mocks media skews, and ends with a cryptic note on wires and a media contact.
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Death penalty debate spurs letter writer on forgiveness
In a reader letter dated January 28 the author opposes Karla Faye Tucker’s February 3 execution in Huntsville Texas. He cites religious figures critiquing capital punishment and argues forgiveness should extend to prostitutes drug addicts and murderers, urging shared mercy and reflection on why we seek vengeance.
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Schools as businesses and the risk to public education
The piece argues public schools should not mimic profit-driven business. It critiques downsizing, focus groups, and market manipulation in corporate culture, warning that competition could foster grade inflation, selective admissions, and abandonment of underperforming students, hardening into a system like Asian and European models but erasing democratic ideals.
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