First, they should eliminate the Chapter 7 decree and replace it with a five-year moratorium. This will give debtors five years to repay creditors by refinancing their mortgages and car payments, or by changing their lifestyles. Second, establish an office with an ombudsman, financial analysts and attorneys to investigate debtors' assets. This way creditors can be saved, they can invest their money in businesses and properties, and bankruptcies won't ruin their retirement years. It's a crime against all of the people.
Teacher bashing seems to be the latest fad.
I have found my profession being subjected to attacks and ridicule by lay people who are, obviously, from other occupations. First, Roy Iwamoto wrote in a Nov. 27 letter that the state should hire University of Hawaii graduates with degrees in math or science to teach, as their specialized degrees are far superior to general education degrees. Any teacher will tell you that this guided teaching experience is invaluable. Therefore, Iwamoto's simplistic and misinformed idea on how to solve the teacher shortage problem will not work. Next, in a Nov. 29 letter , Donald Allen chastises me and my colleagues for wanting a professional salary.