Strickland has been friend to higher education
As you cast your ballot on Tuesday, please consider the many ways in which Gov. Ted Strickland has moved Ohio forward during his four years in office. Under his leadership, the following are a few...
View ArticleKasich sacrificing future by skimping on higher ed
Gov.-elect John Kasich paid a visit to Cincinnati State Technical and Community College on Dec. 8. While there, he said that (in paraphrase) it did not take eggheads to teach people how to put a plug...
View ArticleKasich’s bachward priorities
Howard Wilkinson’s article on Governor Kasich’s proposed budget lists the following as “the losers” 1. public schools 2. higher education 3. nursing home operators And exactly how does Governor Kasich...
View ArticleThe college experience
Andy Hickman’s guest column (“College: Path to successful career or rite of passage?“) is fundamentally misguided. As a college professor with considerable experience I agree that as many funds as...
View ArticleFormal education lacking
I’d like to comment on Kathleen Parker’s column, “Stupid is as stupid does in today’s party politics.” She posits the notion that “plain-spoken” Republican politicians can be just as effective as those...
View ArticleMore education vital
While I found the front page article in this Sunday’s newspaper (“School levies no guarantee of quality“) about taxes translating into A’s on the state report card interesting, I think it would have...
View ArticleCountering the negative claims about Obama
I do not fault The Enquirer for printing the article [about the tea party protesters]. It seems anything negative about President Obama gets printed. I also would like to applaud the writer of the...
View ArticleTop administrators should not get big bonuses
I applaud University of Cincinnati president Santa Ono on declining his bonus and salary increase this year (“UC passes out bonuses, but Ono says no thanks,” Dec. 11). One should lead by example, but...
View ArticleStudents, parents should be protesting bonuses
Thanks for your article wherein UC President Santa Ono refused a raise and bonus. It’s a shame the other two UC professionals listed didn’t follow suit. With a salary of $319,300 they are very well...
View ArticleJourney to college degree also is important
I have been following with interest the articles and comments on the value of higher education. This is just an added thought. While not everyone who endeavors to gain a college education will indeed...
View ArticleToo much money spent on the wrong things
The article “College burden: Proof of value” (Dec. 27), on Cincinnati colleges and universities, is illuminating in so many ways, but primarily it is a case study on applying a business model to...
View ArticleCommunity profits from education
Cliff Peale’s article “College burden: Proof of value” (Dec. 27) reminds me of an old Reader’s Digest “Life in these United States” vignette. In it, the immigrant father, working in his small store,...
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