The final editorial...for now

The editorial, tilted Food for Thought, was quite informative. It commented on President Obama’s new idea on food safety. The President is hiring some new faces to help head the FDA, or Food and Drug Administration, in hopes that new management will help tighten up legislation concerning food regulation. The author commented on how Congress always seems to call for reform policies right after a food scare, like the contaminated peanut incident a while back, but never seems to follow up on all of its big talk. The author makes it clear to the reader that he/she believes that the change Obama’s team hopes to bring will be a positive step in the right direction for the Nation’s food industry.
The author makes a good point. After the peanut scare, many Americans hoped that the Government would step in and make the food of America safer to eat. Congress had given the idea to the people that something would be done. The fact that the new President is finally trying to clean up the food industry is a good sign to the citizens of this great country that the United States of America has a President who is willing to back his words with action. Now all Congress has to do is confirm his nominations so “they can get to work.”

Week 5 of the editorials

This week’s article, titled A Moral Stand, was a call for action. The author asked President Obama to make a decision concerning stem cell research. Obama had recently pronounced that “federal funding” could “go forward on a much broader scale”. However, the author of the article points out that the President’s decision was too vague to be of any substantial help. What the author truly wants is for the President to make a choice, no matter what it may be, and explain it to America.
I agree with the author that it is not too much to ask of the President to make a clear decision concerning this issue. I understand that Mr. Obama needs to be a little fuzzy about some of his specifics, because he does not want to upset any of the American citizens with his decision. However, he needs to let his country know just where exactly they are going on this path we call stem cell research. It is a difficult position that the President is in, and I, for one, am glad that I do not have to make this decision.

The 4th of 6 Editorials

This week’s editorial, Mr. President, Time to Rein in the Chaos, was about the nation’s economy. The author, Andrew S. Grove, commented not on the “what of the Obama team’s efforts but on the how”. Grove claimed that instead of trying to tackle too many “monumental problems” like the economy and energy and environmental policies, the federal government needs to tackle one issue at a time. Speaking from forty years of business experience, the author asked our president to “Rein in the Chaos” and make some decisions.
I whole heartily agree with Mr. Grove. It is always difficult to be the leader of a new order, and I think we definitely have the right man for the job. However, we have spent many months experimenting with the economy. It is time for a decision, a decisive course of action. No matter what the path may be, the country needs the President to lead us down it.

Editorial num. 3

This week’s editorial was about the University of the District of Columbia. It was titled Rejuvenating UDC. The University wants to become a standalone community college. However, UDC has been falling apart and is unsure how to fix itself. Well, that is not entirely true. The new President of the University, Allen Sessoms, proposed a “series of startling new ideas” for UDC. However, many of the students at the school are not anxious to back the plan because it would involve a “massive increase” in their tuition. The author also wanted to mention that furthermore, the Mayor of D.C. is not Mr. Sessoms’s biggest fan. With all the hurdles that the school must face, no one is very sure about what will happen to UDC.
Personal Opinion: I believe that if UDC wants to make a change, now is the time. There is an old saying that goes something like “there is no time like the present”, and I believe that there is a lot of truth in that. It is a shame that the proposed changes have to come at such a high price. However, if the University really needs them to better itself and to make the school more respectable, then I say that the students should buck up and pay. College is expensive. Period. If the students are not happy with where they are going, then they have the ability to go somewhere else.