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theHandpuppet

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5. A great analogy

Reply to Staph (Reply #4)

Tue May 20, 2014, 02:13 PM

May 2014

Yes, your analogy to the "white savior" films is spot-on. It's exactly how I felt when reading this article.

Also, regarding the proliferance of drugs -- you make an excellent point and much better than the author did when he wrote, "There’s a street calculus, too, that says a job should pay at least $12 an hour in order to make it more worthwhile than a life on “benefits.”

Wow. I felt like putting my foot through the screen with that one.

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Okay, I need some feedback from this group regarding an article [View all] theHandpuppet May 2014 OP

Yes get the red out May 2014 #1

I am SO sorry I forgot to include the url for the piece theHandpuppet May 2014 #2

I think your reading of this is absolutely correct. I found it rather insulting and I am LoisB May 2014 #3

I'm relieved to know it's not just me. theHandpuppet May 2014 #6

In my view, the biggest problem in Marietta, Staph May 2014 #4

A great analogy theHandpuppet May 2014 #5

You make some good points Fred ONeill May 2014 #11

This message was self-deleted by its author Tsiyu May 2014 #7

Feedback on "Connecticut Yankee" article Fred ONeill May 2014 #8

Thank you so much for shedding some light on this article theHandpuppet May 2014 #9

I feel your pain! Fred ONeill May 2014 #10

Well that's the very good question, isn't it? theHandpuppet May 2014 #12

By the way, here's an article about Portsmouth from Life Magazine, 1989 theHandpuppet May 2014 #13

My response to The City Journal piece ... Fred ONeill May 2014 #14

I'd love to read your LTE but the Marietta Times requires a subscription... theHandpuppet May 2014 #15

The Times finally responds to the City Journal hatchet-job on Mariettta, Ohio Fred ONeill Jun 2014 #16