Congratulations to us in Minneapolis!  The Number 1 Most Literate City in the USA!

>From the Strib: http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/4909908.html

But isn't it interesting that half of the 10 least literate cities in the US are from 
Texas whose governor 4 years ago promised to do for all of America what they had done 
in his state.  Is it any wonder that our school systems are facing the problems they 
are having when they are forced to work with one of the many underfunded mandates from 
the scrimp and cut conservatives?

And in case you don't understand what I mean, President Bush has refused to demand 
full funding for his No Child Left Behind mandates.  

But why should our schools have it any better than our military who are facing cuts in 
combat pay and health care--as are our veterans--during what is supposedly a time of 
war.  Or the cutbacks to cities forcing the layoff of hundreds of police and 
firefighters.

Of course, we could easily fund it all but we would have to roll back those tax cuts 
to the rich and the corporations.

I point this out so we all know just who Kelly has decided to throw his backing 
behind--George W Bush--the man who has made history as the first person in the world 
who has made War safer than Peace.  Just look at how many Americans died before we 
declared our Mission Accomplished and how many have been killed since Peace broke out.

Steven M Nelson
Willard Hay
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