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Charter limit? More schools coming to Gary - Post-Tribune Some say charter schools deplete Gary Community School Corp. dollars but it is unclear whether or not it is an unnecessary depletion. Charter school supporters say there is a waiting list of students for local charter schools so more charter schools are needed. There will be a meeting held on the issue 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the Steel City Buffet on West Fifth Avenue in Gary. Personally, what parent would not want their child attending a school where personal attention per pupil is promoted? There should be more college prep high schools in the city to make sure every student is prepared for college academics and get an opportunity to attend college. Students and parents are customers, as each student has a dollar amount attached to their placement in a school. Since charter schools are public schools, competition should be fierce for each student and the quality of education should rise. Isn't that what we, the people,

I don't write much on my blogs anymore but I will attempt to post regularly on here. There is no place for regular everyday people to comment without being rabid for one side or the other. What about normal citizens who have other things going on in their lives, who vote, who pay attention to what goes on around them but choose not to share? Most folk don't want to share for fear of being attacked for their very normal maybe blaze views. Not everything in life is exciting, glittery or new. Most stuff is routine and somewhat boring. It is called the grind for a reason. I tell ya though--I'm tired of getting everyone else's oversimplified version of the truth or spin as it is called, pushed into my ear everyday. It is not reflective of my views at all--rarely if ever. But I'm stuck with it. I ain't glad about it but it is there. Man, whatever.

Anna Marie Jarvis is credited as the founder of Mother's Day. Her own mother expressed a wish for a day to honor mothers after a Sunday School lesson on mothers of the Bible when Anna Marie was 12. This inspired her to take up her mother's cause after her mother's death in 1905. photo credit: Michael Drummond Anna Marie Jarvis Jarvis was born in West Virginia May 1, 1864. She was the ninth of 11 children born to Ann Marie Reeves and Granville Jarvis. Her mother was a teacher, and Jarvis became a teacher as well. She never had children. Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis Jarvis' mother's work with women's organizations inspired the creation of mother's day. The elder Reeves Jarvis organized a series of Mother's Day Work Clubs in their area to improve health and sanitary conditions. The clubs rai