‘Core’ coverage stirs controversy
It is ironic that a front-page article about Common Core myths and misinformation itself perpetuates perhaps the biggest myth of Common Core: “The changes aim to prepare students for college and the workforce, but resistance to federal guidelines persists” (“Common Core: no common ground,” News, July 31). Adoption of the Common Core does not involve federal guidelines, and this is just the type of misinformation that is doing the public a major disservice. It almost seems that many of the AJC articles on Common Core are purposely intended to stir up controversy than provide factual information about what Common Core is and is not.
KATHLEEN BURK, ATLANTA
Republicans should love America more
There is an analogy between the crisis in the Middle East and the gridlock in our federal government. The late Golda Meir said, “Peace will come when the Arabs will love their children more than they hate us.” The gridlock in the federal government between Congress and President Barack Obama will end when the Republicans in Congress love this country more than they hate our president.
GERSON PAULL, ATLANTA
Atlanta institutions prepared for Ebola
When I read about Americans abroad coming home when the deadly Ebola virus attacks them, I realize once again that we have the finest health care in the world. Right here in Atlanta, we have units prepared and ready just for such virulent cases. Emory University Hospital has such a unit and the staff to handle it. This is advanced planning. Right up the street from Emory is CDC. There, some of the finest minds in science are monitoring the health of the world. As science advances, so does the health care in America as directed by the best in the field of medicine. We are blessed!
CATHERINE BOONE SHEALY, ATLANTA
Ebola headline was intended to alarm
I was astonished when I saw the headline, “Ebola case comes to Emory” (Aug. 1, News). I really thought the AJC had a higher standard than to print a headline so obviously intended to alarm the public. Perhaps a better headline might have been, “Emory treats Ebola case.” A more moderately worded headline would have conveyed the same information without the risk of unnecessarily frightening your readers. I know that you work on deadlines, but please take a little more care writing your headlines.
NEVA CORBIN, DECATUR
