Make It ‘Higher Ed Year’
F or the past 12 Marches, university students from around Alabama have gathered at the state capital to demand more funding for higher education, but how much good does it really do? It’s more than likely not very much. To effectively lobby a legislature, one must be persistent, passionate, and, honestly, obnoxious.
For the first time since 1943, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has included 10 nominees for the Best Picture Category. I must say, I am rather grateful for this because otherwise “Inglorious Basterds” would probably have fallen through the cracks.
Each week, Mobilians place their garbage bins curbside, full of trash they wish to have taken off their hands by the city. This service requires no outright fee to obtain, as it is paid for with taxes. Free, city-wide waste pickup is one of the most valuable services a community can offer, but is the city doing enough when it offers to remove just the trash that can’t be recycled? Mobile needs more emphasis on the importance of recycling, and it could start by re-evaluating the ways its citizens can do so.
Sex Ed Should Be Taught By Professionals
Not having complete sex education in schools is not just a political issue. It is dangerous and negligent. Parents bear the brunt of responsibility for educating their children about sex and its consequences; however, parents vary in their beliefs and their teachings.
The Home Is The Best Place For Sex Ed
Consider that the living of a life is something of high concern for the individual. Sexuality, being an intimate aspect of that individual, is all that much more a private and individual issue. In light of this, an individual’s family is more aptly positioned to provide sexual education than the government or school system.
Another Same Sex Hurdle
As of March 3, the District of Columbia is now the sixth locale where gay couples can “tie the knot.” Already there’s been analysis of how this will affect gay marriage in California and on the national level. Personally, I find local legislation like this in a completely different realm than nationally recognized same-sex marriage.
