Professional Documents
Culture Documents
HRWF Redwood Alert March 2005
HRWF Redwood Alert March 2005
professor from Colorado has the protected freedom to spew his insidious venom wher-
ever people are dumb enough to buy it. One of my heroes, Ronald Reagan, described
this particular freedom thirty-two years ago on February 13, 1973, when he said,
"Freedom should be the right to be stupid if you want to be."
We must never take for granted the most basic of blessings we have inherited as
Americans, FREEDOM! It is not free. It was and is being earned for us by three cen-
turies of young Americans willing to put themselves in harm's way for us. Please,
please, don't ever take this blessing for granted. Stand up when our leaders are de-
graded for having the strength of character to do what is right, instead of doing what is
popular. Politely, but firmly correct the misguided when they publicly or privately state
something that you know is not true. Teach your children our true history. Do not
blindly rely on our public school system to do it. As a teacher, I know this one inside
(Continued on page 2)
The Redwood Alert
out. I must look long and hard to find accurate material to use with my students, and most often I create my
own. Sadly, because of time restraints and perhaps just not knowing any better, most teachers, I believe, rely on the
politically (in) correct version that has infiltrated most of our public school textbooks and the minds of many in author-
ity. When your child comes home with some outrageous statement about our country or leaders, find out the source
(textbook, misguided teacher, etc.) and address it. If you don't, who will? All great worthwhile movements started
with one, then a few, and finally many doing the right thing. In the children's story, the Little Red Hen (do you think it
was any accident that she was Red?) and her little (Republican?) chicks worked hard for the food (substitute
"freedom") while the lazy Dog, Pig, and Cat (feel free to substitute any Blues that come to mind, except Zel Miller, or
any Greens), wanted the food (substitute "freedom"), but were just too lazy to work for it! ... Be a Little Red
Hen! She's overworked and could use your help! There are enough (substitute "too many") Blue and Green Dogs,
Pigs, and Cats!
A n d b e e ve r m in d fu l … "The only force powerful enough to stop the rise of tyranny and terror, and replace hatred
with hope, is the force of human freedom."
President George W. Bush, State of the Union Speech, February 3, 2005
Associate $15
Your membership is such a vital part of ERWF and
each member plays an important role in our
Phone
Please mail to: organization. Please mail in your membership
renewal and invite your friends to join our club.
E-Mail: Margaret Stafford
Thank you for your prompt payments. You have
Check 3411 Martha Ct. kept me busy as well as the Treasurer recording the
Method of Payment
Arcata, 95521 information. Margaret Stafford, Membership Chair
NOTICE . . . A large PINK DOT next to your address label on this bulletin means your dues are unpaid. Please send
your check today. ERWF memberships are delinquent after March 31.