Better education means fewer criminals
It makes me sad to think we may need to enlarge our prison facilities. Does that mean we have more criminals? I wish we could cut down instead, because we have less criminals. Maybe we treat them too well — TV, good food, medical treatment, soft beds, etc. I believe in trying to turn them into good citizens, so that they can contribute to the betterment of life. I still maintain our attention and money should go to training them to be good citizens with better education, jobs, and moral teachings while they are young.
I'm reading a very interesting book, "The Sisters," by Mary S. Lovell, published in 2001. It is the true story of a real English family of six beautiful sisters and one handsome brother. They are involved in politics, America, Hitler, Mussolini, FDR, Katherine Graham, editor of the Washington Post, the Kennedys, Winston Churchill, etc. The author did a marvelous job of research.
Recent books I've read have to do with life in Afghanistan and Iran. One is about a woman university professor and her women students. Their secret lives and the way they live is unbelievable. The name of the book is "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi, published in 2003. The professor introduces several American-published books. One is "The Great Gatsby."
I thought they were strange novels for them to study. Interesting, though.
My friend Phyllis Melton believed that instead of giving up something for Lent, you should do a good deed each day for someone.
— NORMA HANNAFORD
