A Dignified Graduation

By CURT CLARK

Published: Jun 25, 2010 12:00 am

To the Editor:

My open letter to the Class of 2010 was heartfelt but proved to be unnecessary. Well before my letter appeared in The Bee, our graduating seniors had listened to concerns about past graduation ceremonies, discussed these matters among themselves, and reached consensus that change was needed.

The ceremony on Thursday evening was the best I have ever attended: personal, moving, and dignified.

Sincerely,

Jeanetta Miller

146 Taunton Hill Road, Newtown Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â June 29, 2010

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Yikes, talk about not doing a basic level of research. As my kids would say, "bruh, aren't you embarrassed?" James Buchanan (its not spelled Bucannan, Steve), the guy who put a black family back into slavery was -- wait for it -- A DEMOCRAT. Abraham Lincoln, the fella that ended slavery, was A REPUBLICAN. Herbert Hoover, a Republican, did not unilaterally cause the Great Depression. The stock market crashed within the FIRST year of his presidency. The imposition of his tariffs sought to help American industry, when there was little work to be had. Yes, FDR, a Democrat, led us out of the Great Depression, but with a heavy assist from the war-based economy in the run-up and through World War 2. And yes, Herbert Hoover did meet with Adolph Hitler in 1938 - A FULL 5 YEARS AFTER HE WAS OUT OF THE WHITE HOUSE. It was done as a diplomatic courtesy on the 20th anniversary of the end of World War I. Steve, if I were you, I'd ask the Bee to pull this Letter to the Editor.

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