WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2015
HERMISTONHERALD.COM • A7
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
More parental accountability needed
Recently I heard that a
school-based health clinic is
being planned for Hermiston
High School. In discussions
with friends, I could see a real
live example of the “chicken
and egg” question. Which
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and indifference (the chicken)
or the societal rush to feed,
clothe, and drug the child (the
egg). Why has parental ne-
glect seemed to increase?
Some teachers saw chil-
dren come to school without
having had breakfast. So, a
breakfast feeding program
was installed and the problem
was solved? Not really. Yet,
the parental neglect continues.
The school-based health
clinic is another example of
a “solution” that may contrib-
ute to parental irresponsibility
for their own child’s health.
Parents should be the pri-
mary educators and provid-
ers for their children. Surely,
families will need society’s
assistance at times. However,
good questions.
It seems to me that paren-
tal accountability and respon-
sibility is at an all time low.
Our do-gooding rush to solve
problems without going to the
source of the problem is not
working.
The doing-good plans that
we dream up, such as school-
based health clinics, smack
somewhat of those plans
across the ocean 100 years
ago: government will raise
your children; parents need
only to work in the factories.
why are the numbers of loser
parents increasing?
Are we working too much
for the “egg” and should start
working for the “chicken,” the
parents? Parent the parents!
Where is the program for that?
I am for stopping the cycle
of alleviating every family sit-
uation with “free handouts.”
Let’s get in the parents’ face
and boldly ask, “What is go-
ing on, and why are you un-
able to care for your child?”
What happened? Ask some
Why are so few Hermiston homes listed for sale?
Hermiston has been my
home for over 40 years
and I’ve been a long time
subscriber to the paper. I
now have a question. If the
Hermiston Herald is truly a
local area newspaper, why
are all, or nearly all, the
“houses for sale” Pendleton
listings? To see a house in
Hermiston advertised is a
rarity.
NORMA CHRISTENSEN
HERMISTON
MARGE ROLEN
HERMISTON
Editor’s
note:
The
companies and individu-
als who list homes for sale
decide what and where to
advertise. Many Hermis-
ton area Realtors choose
to advertise in a monthly
production we produce,
called Eastern Oregon
Real Estate. The section is
available for free at var-
ious location, including
the Hermiston Herald/East
Oregonian of¿ ce at E.
Main St., Hermiston, or
visit the website at www.
eastoregonrealestate.com.
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