Re: [Winona] Teen Employment

2001-01-09 Thread Duane M. Peterson
[Winona Online Democracy] I think that all who are participating in the teen employment discussion should tone down the rhetoric a bit. You might also use the spell check for your messages. - Original Message - From: marcia chaffee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Anthony Dooley [EMAIL PROTECTED];

Re: [Winona] Teen Employment

2001-01-09 Thread Ed Thompson
[Winona Online Democracy] I've been avoiding this discussion of teen employment, but a couple of recent posts have brought it closer to my realm of experience and perhaps expertise. I teach at Winona State, dealing with teens on a regular basis and often dealing with exactly this issue.

RE: [Winona] What Is A Conservative?

2001-01-09 Thread Dwayne Voegeli
[Winona Online Democracy] Hello Glen and Winona Online Democracy, I agree with Glen that we should greatly limit the federal government. (Another example of why it's difficult to lump people into simple categories.) If we would only re-read the Constitution from time to time. The only powers

Re: [Winona] Teen Employment

2001-01-09 Thread Dwayne Voegeli
[Winona Online Democracy] Hello Anthony and Winona Online Democracy, I'm a little concerned by the tone of Anthony's last two messages directed at Andrew Thompson. To summarize a lot of concerns: 1. Why call him "kid"? Andrew is an equal. He is probably more well read and respectful than

Re: [Winona] What Is A Conservative?

2001-01-09 Thread Duane M. Peterson
[Winona Online Democracy] Dwayne, I'll try to shed some historical light on the subject. The biggest expansion of powers came from the 14th amendment. Strangely, that was passed right after the civil war. The Supreme Court later interpreted it to mean that the first 10 amendments also limited

Re: [Winona] Andrews anti-sports comments

2001-01-09 Thread andrew thompson
[Winona Online Democracy] I"ll give you the benefit of the doubt and presume you did not call me a "lazy bum." As I've now said a few times, my assertion was never that sports in and of themselves negatively affect education. Rather, the problem comes from the too-high priority placed upon