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A Free Ride Maybe
Hillbilly version: When the people who are paid to do a job, don’t! What do you do? Why would wepay immigrants to give themselves up, when we already pay people to catch them? Maybe, we needbetter hunters.Let’s look at this from the other side. If you were in place, would… Read more.
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Work on Site
Hillbilly wisdom: You can’t work if you don’t show up. “Heads of departments shall…terminate remotework arrangements and require employees to work in person at their respective duty stations”. What’sfair for the goose is fair for the gander.Given the president must travel on occasion. But travel that is not directly involved… Read more.
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Standardized Education
Hillbilly version: We need one of those. Tape measures were called spools. After first break we eachhad one. They paid for themselves the first day.Each generation has to decide between more cash flow and preferred environment. A job somewhereelse or stay where you are comfortable with less material gain. This… Read more.
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The Three Bears
Hillbilly version: Don’t admit to nothing.I came to or woke up in a strange place. It looked like a hospital. Sure is a strange dream even forsomeone used to strange dreams. Funny, I didn’t remember going to bed but then the room was white.Trying to get a hold on the… Read more.
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The Future Doesn’t Have To Be Bumpy
All parents, could I please see a show of hands? Thank you. Drop your hands. I would like topersonally thank the each of you for coming. Look at the support. My topic tonight is Children are thefuture. Even if they don’t like it. Think of them as young adults. Ask… Read more.
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School Consolidation
Hillbilly wisdom: Wish in one hand and spit in the other, see wish one fills up the fastest. Put another way you might say that hope and reality lie in inverse proportion. What I see is the greatest opportunityof your life. I dare say that the Mountain View School Board… Read more.
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Life Beginning and End
Hillbilly version: I’m not afraid of dying, I’m afraid of not living. There is lot of discussion about whendoes life begin. The discussion can get heated in a hurry if the word abortion is mentioned. The issuequickly goes to rights of the embryo and the life of the mother. Is… Read more.
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Different consequences
Hillbilly version: You have to consider the situation. In the late ’50 the family became land owners. The farm had 3 cleared acres. We had a milk cow. Definitely upward mobile. Dad bought three goats toeat the underbrush (they would clean up the place). He had a plan. Two days… Read more.
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School choice
Hillbilly version: Everyone has a choice (take it or leave it).Arkansas charter schools are public schools, which spend less per pupil and produce better results. Weare asked to believe this. But if this true, why don’t we do away with traditional schools? Are resultstainted (little white lie)?In 1999 Arkansas had… Read more.
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Thank You Congress Age
Hillbilly version: So our society has mandatory attendance laws for school age children. This is not news. It is a fact, true fact. Why? Something to think about. Later.Don’t name them. But, think about ten people that you know over 65 (“over the hill”).Now, think about ten people between 18-35.… Read more.
