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Written by Dolores Bader, 02/10/2010
For once I was tuned to the right station at the right time. It wasn’t deliberate, I simply turned to Channel 7 and muted it as I prepared to read until the 10 PM news. A few pages into a new book I glanced up and recognized Ashton Kutcher chatting with Jay Leno and decided to cue in to hear what he had to say. The fun began when Kurt Warner showed up on the set and the horseplay between the two native Iowans began. The two of them talking about their football beginnings in Iowa (which led in very different directions) and Warner’s comments about UNI were what we have come to expect from the recently retired NFL star. Both men have their following: Kutcher is a filmdom favorite and if you don’t know about Warner, there’s not much help for you.
Outside the weather had calmed and there were stars in the sky. The constant weather and economic woes faded with the day, and as I watched the two professionals, I had to wonder just how bad the economy really is when sports and entertainment revenue figures could even pale the national debt. Our games have become VERY BIG business… starting at the elementary school level. Movie revenues, not to mention the video market, are astounding.
If you are one of the critics decrying school money spent on athletic field enhancement, give this a thought: what kids learn in the areas of interest to them stays with them. Academics can be taught in a wide variety of “classrooms.” Some kids need the library to flourish, some the classroom, others the stage or the ball field. Union schools can meet the needs of all… if the public gives full support. Music and art, math and science…life is a panorama and school is early exposure to the wonders that life place before students. No school should ever settle for less than the very best. Schools are the primary projection of community attitude.| SHARE: |
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