"Some students are making a promise not to use alcohol or drugs for the sake of their friends and family. To signify their commitment, students are signing "prom promise" cards. ... The Prom Promise program was developed and written by students and challenges them to consider the consequences, prior to prom night, of drug or alcohol use to help avoid impulsive and possibly regretful consequences. ...These students are among the 667,000 young people from 3,434 high schools in 38 states to commit to forgo alcohol and drugs for the school year."
If I had more time a bit more energy, I would make some pithy comment about this prom promise card. But I'll just let you imagine what clever things I might like to say.
And, in a strong effort at redemption for last week's confusing remarks, a local pastor contributes something quite worthwhile this week:
“It seems as if everyone still looks to Uncle Sam for help… Our nation's future depends upon our always being a land of people in search of opportunities and not handouts… Many of those persons classified as unemployed have no intentions of changing their status. They are busy searching the land far and near for government handouts… I suppose that is what in the old days was called "too lazy to work" or irresponsibility.
The government is not responsible. We are responsible… Everyone has a choice to give an honest days work for an honest days pay.
… And they call me a liberal!”
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