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34 years veteran teacher of economics, government, and U.S. history.
25 years elected delegate to the National Education Association & Oklahoma Education Association Delegate Assemblies
25 years: served as a lobbyist for teachers at the Oklahoma State Capitol
13 years President of United Sapulpa Education Association
14 years elected negotiator for Sapulpa Teachers
7 years: Teacher Consultant for the National Geographic Society
Blog Address: http://delsperspective.blogspot.com
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Opinion: Caveat emptor, rethink the Obama health-care plan

Are you sold on the Obama health care bill? If so, think about a serious issue that hasn't been completely explained to Congress or the American public.
Jul 24, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics - 5 comments

Warning Label for Chrysler is Urged

Consumer Action, the Center for Auto Safety, the Center for Justice, and the National Consumers League asked the Federal Trade Commission to require that Chrysler vehicles display stickers warning buyers of risks in future liability claims.
Jul 3, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics

Foreclosure Looms at Watergate Hotel

It's been five years since Watergate Hotel shuttered its doors and it's about to get worse for the physical icon that brought down a powerful president.
Jul 3, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Business

Opinion: General Custer Rides Again, History Via 'Happy Meals'

McDonald's has begun selling Happy Meals complete with a toy of General Customer. Why are Indian activists disturbed by this idea?
Jun 30, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Business - 1 comment

Swine Flu Outbreak Has Reached Pandemic Level

The World Health Organization's 194 nations must now prepare for the new flu strain, which is expected to infect one-third of the population.
Jun 12, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Health

Supreme Court Won't Hear Teachers' Case Against Chrysler

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a case involving Indiana teachers and police officers against automaker Chrysler Group.
Jun 10, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Business

Opinion: Police With Backbone, Teachers With Brains, Both Fighting a Giant

The sale of the automaker Chrysler Group to an Italian car maker, Fiat, has been put on hold. Teachers and police officers in Indiana filed an emergency petition in the U.S. Supreme Court to block the sale.
Jun 8, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Business - 1 comment

Teacher Exodus in the Millions Within Four Years

The U.S. must prepare for a huge teacher shortage within the next four years. A report by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future says one third of the nation's teachers will leave their classroom portals.
Jun 6, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Education - 6 comments

Opinion: U.S. Senate Checks the Bet on D.C. Voting Rights to the House

Quick! Ask the person next to you, "How many members are there in the U.S. House of Representatives"? Expect a pregnant pause followed by a number in question form. 344? 430?
May 18, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics - 2 comments

Opinion: First U.S. Judge Charged With Fed Sex Crimes Sentenced to Prison

The amount of punishment meted out to a U.S. Federal judge for violation of sex crimes was in a word...underwhelming.
May 15, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Crime - 3 comments

Health Care Industry Vows to Control Costs

Members of the health-care industry say they can bring $2 trillion in savings from projected increases over the next decade.
May 12, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Health

Military Rapes Reach to 2,923 Incidents

The Pentagon is reporting the number of rape cases is up compared to last year's data, but the details needed for prosecution in a large percentage of those cases didn't pass muster.
May 11, 2009 by  Del Patterson in World - 5 comments

Size Matters: Just Ask 'Quiverfulls'

The growing Christian movement called "Quiverfull" tells married couples not to use birth control suggesting that "believing that God will give them the right number of children."
May 9, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Religion - 1 comment

General Motors Going Overseas and Taking Heat

GM has received billions from the federal government in the form of bailout money. Now the giant corporation is taking heat over a new plan that proposes more manufacturing overseas.
May 8, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Business - 2 comments

Opinion: Keeping the Finger off the Pandemic Alarm Button

Maybe you missed it. Six days ago the Director - General of the World Health Organization issued the following: "....I have decided to raise the current level of the influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5".
May 5, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Health - 1 comment

Maine's Senator Olympia Snowe Set to Jump Ship?

Just when the Republican Party was set to take a deep breath, relax a little and regroup, the New York Times is reporting news that could give them a collective mild headache.
May 3, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics - 5 comments

Pakistan's Government Could Be On the Brink of Collapse

Pakistan's government could be on the brink of collapse. It is vulnerable to the Taliban insurgency and the State Department is more than worried about it.
May 2, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics - 1 comment

Hannity Offers to Withstand Waterboarding, Olbermann Calls Bluff

In what can only be called a huge episode of hubris, Sean Hannity of the Sean Hannity Show on Fox News Channel offered to undergo the controversial tactic known as waterboarding.
Apr 29, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics - 9 comments

Opinion: Take Your Child to Work Day is a Joke

Is it really necessary to take your child to work? The individual who thought up this grand scheme that occurs today may have given birth to a novel idea. Maybe it is important for children to see how the daily bread is earned.
Apr 23, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Education - 3 comments

Opinion: Is SecDef Robert Gates Out of His Mind to Take On Congress?

It doesn't take an I.Q. over the temperature of table water to see the same math results that Defense Secretary Robert Gates tabulated when he made his announcement about sweeping huge costs out of his department for the Obama budget.
Apr 18, 2009 by  Del Patterson in Politics - 6 comments
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