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Our Failing Infrastructure

Posted on November 14, 2022 by lewbornmann

A nation’s infrastructure provides the base upon which economic growth is built. Examples include roads, water systems, mass transportation, airports, and utilities which support growth of productive activities like agriculture and industry. Infrastructure spending enhances the productive capacity of an economy by helping individuals and businesses produce and sell goods and services more efficiently. It creates jobs, boosts tourism, aids in the transportation of goods, connects people to more opportunities for better healthcare, education, etc., and is important for social change and development. Unfortunately, U.S. infrastructure maintenance and improvement has been substantially underfunded allowing significant degradation of all its components. Continue reading →

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Complicity In Murder

Posted on June 13, 2022 by lewbornmann

U.S. Congressional failure to enact meaningful gun control legislation is a dereliction of their responsibility to safeguard the lives of the citizens of this country. Continue reading →

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Educational Bias

Posted on December 20, 2021 by lewbornmann

Though a college degree or other postsecondary credential or certificate has never been more important, it has also never been more expensive. A college degree remains the greatest driver of socioeconomic mobility in the U.S., but if more is not done to keep it within reach of middleclass families and those striving to get into the middleclass, it could have the opposite effect – serving as a barrier instead of as a ticket to the American Dream. Every hard-working student deserves a real opportunity to earn an affordable, high-quality degree or credential that offers a clear path to civic engagement, economic security, and success. Continue reading →

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Privacy Is A Myth

Posted on July 13, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Privacy may actually be an anomaly.” ~ Vinton Cerf[1]. All of us value our privacy, though what constitutes privacy is difficult to adequately define and culturally dependent. There is no general agreement around the world about … Continue reading →

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COVID-19 Education Response

Posted on June 29, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “The last thing that should happen is funding cut for education; it should be increased. We need to put more money towards education, and anything else is abusive.” ~ Flea[1]. The COVID-19 pandemic required most educational … Continue reading →

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Pandemic Opportunities

Posted on May 18, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “It’s an ill wind that blows no one any good.” ~ Proverb[1]. All of us have been adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It still remains considerably premature to predict what long-term effects will result though … Continue reading →

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Impediments To Success

Posted on January 20, 2020 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Success is almost totally dependent upon drive and persistence. The extra energy required to make another effort or try another approach is the secret of winning.” ~ Denis Waitley[1]. The “Horatio Alger myth” is based on … Continue reading →

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Our Education System Is Failing

Posted on April 8, 2019 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “We will fiercely challenge those forces within the education establishment who impede innovation in our schools and who protect and defend inequality and institutional failure.” ~ Campbell Brown[1]. Anyone realistically evaluating the U.S. educational system would … Continue reading →

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Marriage Prospectives

Posted on June 6, 2016 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Love – A temporary insanity curable by marriage.” ~ Ambrose Bierce[1]. It cannot be determined why or when our ancestors became basically monogamous but it possibly was as early as 2 million years ago with the … Continue reading →

Posted in Albert Einstein, Chiildren, Child, Childbirth, College, College, Degree, Divorce, Education, Genus Homo, Graduation, High School, Marriage, Marriage, Monogamous, National Center for Health Statistics, Parenting, School, School, Spouse, University | Tagged children, college, degree, divorce, education, Einstein, Genus Homo, high School, marriage, Monogamous, National Center for Health Statistics, school, Spouse, university | Leave a comment

They Are Just Kids

Posted on January 18, 2016 by lewbornmann

It seems to me…. “Our sires’ age was worse than our grandsires’. We, their sons, are more worthless than they; so in our turn we shall give the world a progeny yet more corrupt.” ~ Horace[1], Book III of Odes, … Continue reading →

Posted in Challenges, Chiildren, Child, Child Rearing, Dodgeball, Free-Range, Games, Helicopter, Learn, Life, Life Style, Mistakes, Parenting, Parenting, Parenting Style, Responsibility, School, Skills, Stickball | Tagged child rearing, children, Dodgeball, free-range, games, helicopter, learn, Life, life style, mistakes, parenting, parenting style, Responsibility, school, skills, Stickball | 2 Comments