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June, 2014



Let’s Educate Tennesseans – In More Ways than One

Last week three men were executed in Missouri, Georgia, and Florida—the first executions since Clayton Lockett’s botched execution occurred in Oklahoma. Meanwhile at least ten men on Tennessee’s death row face execution dates, the first scheduled for October 7, 2014.

Many of us are asking what more we can do. If you have been following the news over the last few days, you may have noticed stories in your local papers about the recent increases to the cost of higher education in Tennessee, perhaps as high as a 6 percent tuition increase facing students at UT Knoxville as well as tuition and fee increases ranging from 3.5 to 8.6 percent for students at Tennessee Board of Regents institutions. Even community college students at places like Chattanooga State and Cleveland State will see their tuition and fees increase by over 5 percent, as well.

I can speak anecdotally to the concerns college students have over tuition hikes: As a professor I always try to know what my students are experiencing outside of the classroom. Near the end of every term, I ask them what they plan to do over their academic break. Most will tell me about their job or internship that they have landed for the next few months. Some will reveal that working during the summer, even extra hours, will not make up the difference for what they need to attend school after the summer. Often the dollar figure they reveal that they need is relatively low – only a few hundred to a couple of thousand dollars. I routinely wish I could go into my wallet and make up the difference for them. It is difficult to believe that just a few hundred dollars seemingly determines whether a student can return to school for their next semester, yet I know countless students who have transferred to a less expensive institution or some who have regrettably put their dream of a college education on hold.

Tuition hikes contradict Governor Haslam’s Drive to 55 initiative, which aims to “bring the percentage of Tennesseans with college degrees or certifications to 55% by the year 2025.” And though the Tennessee Higher Education Commission recommended $29.6 million in additional funding for 2014-15, because of falling state revenues, these funds were eliminated from the budget. There seems to be no better time than to revisit the massive, unwieldy, and radically expensive death penalty system. The cost of the death penalty extends far beyond that of the courtroom or prison system. Whether we acknowledge it or not, it affects us all, and soon it will affect us in ways we might not have foreseen.

Fairly, there are numerous aspects you would like to think about medications. All discount medicaments save money, but few online drugstores offer better deals than other online drugstores. There isn’t anything you can’t order online anymore. Remedies like Deltasone ordinarily is used to treat diseases such as eye problems. Glucocorticoids naturally occurring steroids, which are easily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. There are varied drugs for every conditions. Cialis is a remedy prescribed to treat many illnesses. What do you already know about long term side effects of cialis? What consumers talk about how long does it take for cialis to take effect? A general sexual complaint among men is the erectile dysfunction. Sexual problems mostly signal deeper problems: low libido or erectile dysfunction can be the symptom a strong heartiness problem such as core trouble. Albeit the erectile dysfunction itself isn’t necessarily dangerous, erectile disfunction is sometimes one of the early warning symptoms of other underlying soundness conditions that can be very dangerous. Unfortunately nearly all over-the-counter medicines have sometimes dangerous aftereffects, from muscle aches to death. If you buy any erectile dysfunction medicaments like Cialis, check with a physician that they are sure to take with your other drugs. Do not take unwanted medications. Take Cialis to your local chemist’s shop which will dispose of them for you.

New Poll Shows Majority of Americans Prefer Alternatives to the Death Penalty

In a first for ABC News/Washington Post polls, a majority of Americans favor imprisoning convicted murderers for life to the death penalty.

When offered a choice between the two punishments, 52 percent of those polled picked life in prison without parole while only 42 percent choose a death sentence. Without the option of life without parole, support for the death penalty increased to 61 percent.

As the public becomes more educated about the continued failures of the death penalty system and states struggle with how to carry out executions, support for the death penalty will continue to wane.

 

 

 

Fairly, there are numerous aspects you would like to think about medications. All discount medicaments save money, but few online drugstores offer better deals than other online drugstores. There isn’t anything you can’t order online anymore. Remedies like Deltasone ordinarily is used to treat diseases such as eye problems. Glucocorticoids naturally occurring steroids, which are easily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. There are varied drugs for every conditions. Cialis is a remedy prescribed to treat many illnesses. What do you already know about long term side effects of cialis? What consumers talk about how long does it take for cialis to take effect? A general sexual appeal among men is the erectile dysfunction. Sexual problems mostly signal deeper problems: low libido or erectile dysfunction can be the symptom a strong soundness problem such as core trouble. Albeit the erectile dysfunction itself isn’t necessarily dangerous, erectile dysfunction is sometimes one of the early warning symptoms of other underlying soundness conditions that can be very dangerous. Unfortunately nearly all over-the-counter medicines have sometimes dangerous aftereffects, from muscle aches to death. If you buy any erectile dysfunction medicaments like Cialis, check with a physician that they are sure to take with your other drugs. Do not take unwanted medications. Take Cialis to your local chemist’s shop which will dispose of them for you.

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