From the Reader's Digest Good News File:
Percentage of improvement in air quality nationwide from 1990 to 2008: 41
Percentage of 18-24-year-olds enrolled in college (a record high): 40
Percentage of eight graders who scored at or above grade level on standardized math tests in 2009 (the hightest ever): 73
Percentage decrease in the violent crime rate from 1999 to 2008 (it's now the lowest since 1973): 13
Percentage decrease in U.S. traffic deathes from 2008 to 2009 (now the lowest since 1954): 9
Percentagfe of paper recycled in the U.S. last year (the highest ever): 63
Amount Americans donated to the Salvation Army Red Kettle campagne in 2009 (the most ever): $139 million
This is the end of the Reader's Digest story. The following is just my comment.
Now we know that President Obama would like to take credit for these good news items but I am afraid we will be forced to blame them on Bush.
About Me
- Sharon
- I am the grandmother to three lovely, smart grandchildren, Gabrielle, Nicole, and Drew. I am wife, for nearly 50 years to Sherwin. And I am mother to David and Autumn and mother-in-law to Marcy. I am retired since 1994. My field was Human Resources at the executive level. I completed a 4 year degree in Business. I have walked on hot coals and swallowed fire. I am always up for an adventure as long as it does not require a great deal of physical acumen. I have always been a bit of a klutz, uncoordinated (and I have not improved with age). I love my family and I would do anything for them. I have been told that I have a good sense of humor and I enjoy twisting and playing with words and/or their meaning.
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