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Letters, 1/4: Plenty of creativity at Culler

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Friday, Jan 04, 2008 - 12:12:20 am CST

Thank you for the article on Culler Middle School (LJS, Dec. 31). I attended Culler, and so did my daughter.

Culler is a school of great tradition and rich diversity. Students at Culler are exposed to many different cultures, values and beliefs.

Students at Culler are allowed to be themselves and not fit into any particular mold. Being unique is encouraged, not ridiculed.

Kids are judged by their individual talents and abilities and not by their last name, where they live, the color of their skin, their wardrobe or what their parent(s) do for a living.  Anyone can achieve if they put forth the effort.

A few years back, I had the chance to help coach creative problem-solving at Culler. The kids on the team were so energetic and creative that we took first place at state.

Far too often the accomplishments of a school are never noticed. Thank you for the spotlight.

Lynn Ayers, Lincoln

Climate change scientists

Cal Thomas’ Dec. 29 criticism of the “global warming cult” is a regrettable contribution to the enormous literature of misinformation on climate change.

First, the report on which the piece is based aims to debunk the scientific consensus on the reality of human-caused global warming. It does nothing of the sort.

Titled “Over 400 Prominent Scientists Disputed Man-Made Global Warming Claims in 2007,” the document consists largely of quotes from scientists and other academics critical of the global warming theory. It appears to have been compiled primarily by searching the Internet.

The climate credentials of many of the people cited in the report are unclear at best: Perhaps this is why they have been forced to voice their views in blogs and other forums of limited scientific merit.

Instead of surveying peer-reviewed literature, a reasonable way to determine the state of the art in a scientific field, the committee’s staffers chose to analyze the content of a forum in which anyone can say anything, no matter how little sense it makes.

Thomas then suggests that Al Gore debate a “credible scientist who is a skeptic.” He is apparently unaware that the man-made global warming theory is so highly regarded in science that the term “credible scientist who is a skeptic” is essentially an oxymoron.

Fortunately, Thomas’ view appears to be on the way out. I look forward to a more reasonable climate policy in the coming years.

Todd Mooring, Lincoln

Men and a right to choose

An Associated Press survey reports 21 Nebraska state senators think a pre-emptive ban on abortion is logical, if Roe v. Wade is overturned. How pious.

I wonder if men who buy those little blue pills and other meds to help themselves with their problems have the right to tell a woman what to do or not to do with a condition they helped bring about!

Mike Draper, David City


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Thanks, Todd wrote on January 4, 2008 7:56 am:
" I agree completely with your letter, as does the rest of the credible scientific community. "

 get it right wrote on January 4, 2008 8:11 am:
" If a woman is not ready to have a baby, she should not have sex. It's called being responsible. That's what adults do. "

 peb wrote on January 4, 2008 8:45 am:
" Thank you, Mike Draper. You make a lot of sense. Too bad more people don't think. "

 JT wrote on January 4, 2008 9:06 am:
" Mr. Mooring is right. Journal Star, can we get rid of Cal Thomas? It's one thing to have differences of opinion, that's great. It's another to make stuff up. "

 Jeff wrote on January 4, 2008 9:17 am:
" There are those that label the climate-change group a cult, and then there are those that are in a total state of denial. There are certainly some "unknowns" when it comes to the overall climate change theory, and you can always find a skeptic who will be willing to get his name out their by exploiting these unknowns. The ironic thing of course is that in a effort to save the "fossil fuel based economy", we end up passing the point of no return and accelerate the demise of our plant. That will be a big "whoops". It will dwarf the "whoops" associated with the war in Iraq, and voting out those responsible will have a very empty feeling. On the other hand, if the climate change group is correct, what is the worst that we will have done? Decreased our dependence on fossil fuels by speeding up technology? Rising health care costs are a bigger threat to our economy than any climate change measures, and there are those who seem in denial about that too. Maybe it's worthwhile doing something now just to create a little goodwill in the international community rather than looking like the country who only cares about our economy today, and won't look towards the future. "

 Moreover ... wrote on January 4, 2008 10:18 am:
" How many pro-life, yet pro-premarital sex men want to pay child support for the children born after an abortion ban? "

 SRO wrote on January 4, 2008 11:08 am:
" Right on, Mr. Draper!!!! "

 RN wrote on January 4, 2008 11:18 am:
" Well, "get it right," thank goodness we're not all still in the dark ages, where women aren't expected to procreate whenever we have sex. I do agree with the responsible bit though-since I do not want children at this time, I make sure that I'm always protected. I'm definitely not going to abstain though-what a waste of time being in a relationship where I'm not getting any pleasure. BTW, I'm not advocating abortion, I'm just saying that women need to have a right to choose. "

 Grundle wrote on January 4, 2008 11:27 am:
" Regarding the global warming debate, it is difficult to find peer-reviewed publications that don't support the idea of man-made global warming because most publishers won't even accept them for peer-review. And it's not as though these papers are written by junk scientists, but highly qualified meteorologists and climatologists. Their conclusions are ignored simply because they don't toe the line of the status quo. As far as erectile dysfunction pills go, I don't see any basis for comparison between those and abortion. While people have been known to die after using those pills, they took them knowing the risks...their death was self-inflicted. The fetus that is aborted doesn't know of any risk, hasn't been able to participate in any decision, and is a victim of another person's bad judgment. So tell me again...how are they similar? "

 And . . . wrote on January 4, 2008 11:56 am:
" "If a MAN is not ready to have a baby, HE should not have sex. It's called being responsible. That's what adults do." "

 Doubtfull wrote on January 4, 2008 12:56 pm:
" Credible= agrees with the "gospel of man made global warming"
Non-credible= disagrees with therory of man made global warming.
The main cause of "global warming" is that big heat tab in the sky we see every day, and there is credible proof of cycles in temperature variations of the earth through the centuries, way before SUV's and massive CO2 emmisions of man. In 1974 credible scientists were promising the next ice age based on? The religion of man made global warming can also be seen as a economic driven issue as long as we buy our carbon credits from the required sources. 1939-1945 we basically burned down 1/3rd of the planet and not a blip on the statistics of man made global warming.
"

 Jeff wrote on January 4, 2008 2:40 pm:
" The arguement that valid scientific papers are being reject for publications in the scientific literature if they do not support the man-made climate change philosophy is pure hog-wash and sounds like something that came out of Shawn Hannity's mouth. If the scientific rigor is there in the study, it will get published. This is the same lame arguement that people use to justify why alternative medicines don't get published - when in fact the no one is willing to spend the money to do a valid study, they just want to keep selling their quackery without spending the time, energy, and money to do it right. "

 To And.... wrote on January 4, 2008 3:04 pm:
" Hysterical! Thank you for pointing out that never-ending double standard. By all means, let's go back to the dark ages of back alley abortions, because they will continue regardless of the law. I am completely opposed to women who use abortion as a means of birth control - that makes me ill. I do believe a woman should be able to choose though, if she was raped or her health is jepordized because of the pregnancy. I completely disagree with outlawing abortions but it would not surprise me if Nebraska's senators try to pass a pre-emptive ban. "

 DownEducated wrote on January 4, 2008 5:30 pm:
" To completely ignore the fact that humans consume enormous amounts of energy and it has a negative effect on our environment (no matter how big or small) is very …well… ignorant. To not even do something as simple as recycle is inexcusable. If we use the logic that an abortion ban is economically unfeasible; can we use that same logic to justify the forced sterilization of the poor (or is that too uncivil)? Oh no – an abortion ban will infringe upon an irresponsible person/couple’s civil rights? Remind me what’s civil about killing a society’s unborn child? Too many women use abortion as birth control and that’s not right. "

 Just an observation wrote on January 4, 2008 7:41 pm:
" I just think it's interesting how so many people get up-in-arms about the "rights of the unborn" but don't seem to a give a darn about the MILLIONS of people around our world every day that are either dying or living a minute away from death due to the atrocities being committed against them. I am not making an argument for or against the abortion ban, just pointing out the hypocrisy behind why some people support it. If you care so much about the lives of these fetuses that you don't know, how can you just ignore all the other people around the world that are facing a similar situation? If you're against abortion, then good for you, you're trying to protect life. Do something to protect it EVERYWHERE, though, don't just take the easy way out and support it by a single vote once every two or four years. "

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