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...Klein's test for presidential candidates, "The Courage Primary," was inspiring, especially his call for national service [June 25]. It has been far too long since this country has asked anything of its citizens beyond opening their wallets. Why not offer the option of joining the Peace Corps or develop "draft" programs with agencies like the U.S. Agency for International Development and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention? A true national-service tour of duty should be two years spent bettering the lives of others...
...want to thank Klein for his insightful call to action. I worry that our country will revert to a wounded isolationism in the wake of the Iraq war; nothing could be worse for the world and indeed for us. We face many problems, and the path will not be easy, but what great causes have not been worth effort and sacrifice...
...Mike thinks he has something to contribute to the national debate, and he wants his voice on the national stage," says Joel Klein, Bloomberg's school chancellor. "But it would be a mistake to infer from all this that he's running...
...what would be their argument against an entrepreneurial system, in which students choose among districts, and a curriculum that encourages creativity? In most big cities and their environs, the teachers' unions would rebel. "The teachers' unions want across-the-board raises," says New York City schools chancellor Joel Klein, "but we have to create a system where there's a big financial incentive to teach in poorer neighborhoods like Harlem...
...read with interest Joe Klein's "There's Good News from Iraq" [June 4]. I can't help wondering if the American media are finally starting to notice what we who live and work in Baghdad have known for quite some time: that what we are doing is working. In fact, we have had many successes since 2003, and we continue to go forward with our mission. I wonder when the pundits and politicians will apologize to the American people for being so wrong-headed and defeatist. More important, when will the same folks apologize to those of us here...