I stutter in unease to express a deeper instinct under the punishment of unnatural weight. Lies and suppression yank like taut strings, thunder and expectation rage and deflate. A puppet master above orchestrates the sting, demons of my own creation they helped create. If I take charge and try to cut off the chains, is it myself or the hands of power where I take aim?
I stutter in unease to express a deeper instinct under the punishment of unnatural weight. Lies and suppression yank like taut strings, thunder and expectation rage and deflate. A puppet master above orchestrates the sting, demons of my own creation they helped create. If I take charge and try to cut off the chains, is it myself or the hands of power where I take aim?
In an age of widespread disinformation, lack of media literacy is becoming a growing issue in Oregon, and stories like Weber’s are not uncommon. A new bill in the Oregon State Assembly, Senate Bill 552, hopes to address this problem. Weber is one of only 152 licensed school librarians employed in the state of Oregon as of 2020, representing one librarian for every 3,833 K-12 students in the state. This number marks a dramatic 81% decline since 1980, when the state employed 818 licensed school librarians, or one for every 547 students. This statistic is the basis of that bill. The bill, written by State Senator Chris Gorsek, declares a state of emergency and directs the Department of Education to evaluate school libraries and media program standards, in consultation with the State Library, and report their findings to the legislature by the end of 2021. “It’s pretty ridiculous that we have disinvested so much in libraries,” Gorsek said. In his view, there are not any schools in Oregon that are doing enough to address media literacy currently.
In an age of widespread disinformation, lack of media literacy is becoming a growing issue in Oregon, and stories like Weber’s are not uncommon. A new bill in the Oregon State Assembly, Senate Bill 552, hopes to address this problem. Weber is one of only 152 licensed school librarians employed in the state of Oregon as of 2020, representing one librarian for every 3,833 K-12 students in the state. This number marks a dramatic 81% decline since 1980, when the state employed 818 licensed school librarians, or one for every 547 students. This statistic is the basis of that bill. The bill, written by State Senator Chris Gorsek, declares a state of emergency and directs the Department of Education to evaluate school libraries and media program standards, in consultation with the State Library, and report their findings to the legislature by the end of 2021. “It’s pretty ridiculous that we have disinvested so much in libraries,” Gorsek said. In his view, there are not any schools in Oregon that are doing enough to address media literacy currently.
Dear me: You stunning icon, you huggable love bug, you catch of a lifetime…you are incredible inside and out, and you don’t need a partner to prove it. There’s no skin I’d rather be in, nor reflection I’d rather see in that mirror. Don’t stop rocking that crown like only you can. I love you. Sincerely, yourself ;)
Dear me: You stunning icon, you huggable love bug, you catch of a lifetime…you are incredible inside and out, and you don’t need a partner to prove it. There’s no skin I’d rather be in, nor reflection I’d rather see in that mirror. Don’t stop rocking that crown like only you can. I love you. Sincerely, yourself ;)
