Letter: What the writers of a recent Tribune op-ed on education could learn from the writer of a Public Forum letter
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Thumper’s mother might have said, “If you can’t say something clearly, say something impressive.”
I was struck unavoidably by the unfortunate contrast between the jargon-laden column “How Utahns can build a better education system — in spite of national uncertainty,” signed by two good people, and Hannah Fleming’s much briefer, clear and specific letter, “To build a healthier society,” in a recent Salt Lake Tribune. The column reads like staff work (been there, done that myself). I would hope to hear more in the future with greater clarity and specificity from the signers of the column.
Henry Whiteside, Salt Lake City
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