Well, the Department of Defense is cutting 8,741 civilian jobs by Sept 2012.
Those job cuts come from a "labor friendly" Democratic administration. Should taking the discussion to the absurd? Which is worse, having a job without tenure or not having a job at all? On Aug 9, 2011, at 9:10 AM, Walter Lewis <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm afraid that we're going to see many more of these kinds of posts. > An example here in Michigan, the new Governor, and his party are bent on > destroying the tenure system of educator's, and they have instituted many > cuts, so my grand daughter's school system has voted to eliminate all > Music, Art and Physical Education (which as a musician infuriates me to no > end). I plan on attending a Board of Education meeting and since I am still a > tax payer, I intend to ream them a new anal orifice. These people are not > stupid, they should know the value of a well rounded education. When I was in > school, I seriously don't think I would have finished high school if had > not been for a great mentor, my high school Band Director. We as musicians > MUST stand firm and write our representatives and demand that Fine Arts are > NOT eliminated in the United States. > > I witnessed the terrible strike this past year between the idiot management > of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Musicians, since I have the > privilege of working in other orchestras with some of these fine musicians. > The Orchestra has lost many of the outstanding Principal musicians (the > entire percussion section) leaving due to inept management of the Orchestra. > The Orchestra lost an outstanding Concert master (who left basically because > she became fed up with the idiots running the Orchestra). I know that a > member of the horn section lurks this list, and I hope he doesn't leave > the Orchestra. Maybe he can send me a private email since I have not been > able to surmise if Karl Pituch (Principal horn) has left or is planning on > leaving...I surely hope not! > > Off soapbox now: Sign me, one very disgusted hornist in Michigan, > > Walt Lewis > > > ________________________________ > From: Luke Zyla <[email protected]> > To: The Horn List <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 9, 2011 9:44 AM > Subject: [Hornlist] NEA funding cuts > > Our orchestra had to cancel a tour due to the recent additional NEA funding > cuts. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced the effects of this > reduction in funding. I feel sorry for the kids we played for last year in > the hinter lands of WV that will not have the opportunity to listen to live > orchestra music this year. > > Luke Zyla > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/lewhorn9%40yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > post: [email protected] > unsubscribe or set options at > https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.net _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
