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HETRICK: One-size higher-ed funding formulas do not fit all students
April 20, 2013
Bruce HetrickGraduating college in four years isn't always the ideal scenario.
MoreHETRICK: Lamenting our slow-motion political sausage factory
April 6, 2013
Bruce HetrickLocal government reform, it seems, is meddling when legislators don’t like it and meritorious when they do.
MoreHETRICK: New kind of road rage over a transportation double standard
March 23, 2013
Bruce HetrickWe the people keep demanding more of them without budgeting enough to build or maintain them.
MoreHETRICK: Ten tips to help those seeking jobs or internships
March 9, 2013
Bruce HetrickMany would-be applicants start off with content that fails to set them apart or showcase the key benefits they bring to the
table.
MoreHETRICK: On Armstrong, Pistorius and the risk of celebrity heroes
February 23, 2013
Bruce HetrickPeople such as John Cleland and Dr. Larry Einhorn are the real heroes.
MoreHETRICK: Groundhog Day experience helps put life in perspective
February 9, 2013
Bruce HetrickIt was fitting that, on Feb. 2, I found myself back in the place I started.
MoreHETRICK: Common threads weave through Pence, Obama speeches
January 26, 2013
Bruce HetrickTwo pols. Two parties. Seemingly opposite points of view. Yet these polished communicators had plenty in common in what they
said and how they said it to “we, the people.”
MoreHETRICK: Let's do the write thing; cease the cursive meddling
January 12, 2013
Bruce HetrickMust children learn to drive horses and buggies so they can understand their great-great-great-grandparents’ mode of
transportation?
MoreHETRICK: In massacre's wake, a Christmas wish for divinity in each of us
December 22, 2012
Bruce HetrickTime after time, we get ourselves in a lather; do nothing more than talk about the need to talk; then rinse and repeat when
the next mass killing occurs.
MoreHETRICK: Sending all-seasons' greetings in a newfangled way
December 8, 2012
Bruce HetrickDuring the holiday season, I used to love going to the mailbox.
MoreHETRICK: From Indianapolis to Pendleton, what I did for love
November 24, 2012
Bruce HetrickWhy would I trade my coveted skyline view for the Friday-night lights of the Pendleton Heights High School Arabians? Why would
I trade walk-everywhere convenience for drive-everywhere drudgery?
MoreHETRICK: Moving on and starting over in life, art and politics
November 10, 2012
Bruce HetrickFrom election night to the IRT stage, lessons abound.
MoreHETRICK: Spouting off about the all-too-common art of spin
October 20, 2012
Bruce HetrickHow do we justify making things up?
MoreHETRICK: Regrets, I've had a few ... starting with Lugar's loss
October 6, 2012
Bruce HetrickIn a state where political maneuvers and those making them are often maligned, Lugar has been a source of Hoosier pride.
MoreHETRICK: Take two aspirin and call me when the election's over
September 22, 2012
Bruce HetrickI don't know about you, but I'm ready to vote.
MoreHETRICK: Lapsed entrepreneur finds higher education a class act
September 8, 2012
Bruce HetrickEarly signs show that this teacher, this profession and—most important—these students are going to be just fine.
MoreHETRICK: America should encourage votes, not suppress them
August 25, 2012
Bruce HetrickIn a place where voter participation pales in comparison to other nations, state after U.S. state seems hell-bent on voter
suppression.
MoreHETRICK: Don't believe everything people say that American people say
August 11, 2012
Bruce HetrickPoliticians like to presume national unanimity...usually for their own ends.
MoreHETRICK: A funny thing happened on the way to the sorority
July 21, 2012
Bruce HetrickI spent last weekend in a hotel with 950 sorority women learning about sex. How’s that for an opening line? Are your
fantasies afire? Curiosity aroused?
MoreHETRICK: Maybe it's time to think like 'Mad Men' and sell everything
July 7, 2012
Bruce HetrickThe Rs and the Ds could fight over ad space in voter registration.
MoreHETRICK: How far would and should you go to forgive?
June 23, 2012
Bruce HetrickMoral questions abound, from Poland to Penn State.
MoreHETRICK: Thomas Jefferson on education
June 9, 2012
Bruce HetrickJefferson's simple grave marker is notable for what it says and what it does not.
MoreHETRICK: Parental responsibility and the high cost of higher ed
May 26, 2012
Bruce HetrickI'm old-fashion on this one: It's parents who choose to bring children into the world.
MoreHETRICK: Thoughts on losing Lugar and his legacy of leadership
May 12, 2012
Bruce HetrickDick Lugar inspired good people and whetted their appetite for public service.
MoreHETRICK: Our daily diet of misinformation leads to bad decisions
April 21, 2012
Bruce HetrickSome stories aren't reported on network news because they simply didn't happen.
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These quaint,obsessed musings by the stalkers are certainly entertaining, but I'm trying to figure out what, if anything, all the yelping below has to do with Zak Brown.
It's evident that Moffett was pushing the right buttons and corporate America is now trying to squash him. He just wanted to withdraw the free pilot services provided to the company by the pilots to try and put some pressure on a company that has not been interested in negotiating a contract in over 5 years. The company does not provide a contract because not having one has saved them a bundle of money. Shame on any Republic pilots not standing behind their union leader just because things are getting tough, can you not see such strategic moves by the company as putting the last union president in a corporate position and into THEIR pocket. Do you really believe the last union president is so appalled at the attempts by Moffett, do you not remember his oppositions to the company? We stood behind him. It has been proven over and over again for thousands of years without fail, a man cannot serve two masters. Anyone that believes people vote contrary to their paycheck and livelihood deserve to be taken advantage of, the recent statements by the former union president are laughable as he denounces the current union president from his new corporate position. Have you ever seen a drafted sports player score points for his previous team, it cannot be done, he is not on the pilots side anymore, he gets his money a different way now than you and I do, and he should not be allowed to remain on the seniority list. A drafted player brings strength, credibility, tactical knowledge, and a strategic advantage to his NEW team, he would not be drafted or paid were it otherwise. We are all forced to choose only one side to play for and support, not doing so has many references in life such as insider trading and shaving points, all illegal for good reason. This basic fact is why corporate moguls, scientist, and engineers all sign non-discloser agreements and non-compete clauses, as protection in case they are lured into switching sides as our former union president has done. No NFL coach ever drafted a player so that both teams could benefit and better understand each other, they are recruited to win the game against that former team, period. Likewise the company does not recruit the former union president by accident or mutual understanding, its strategy. Don't confuse playing the game with good sportsman-like conduct in support of common business and prosperity goals, with the requirement to only play for one side. Good men we all love and favor fall subject to this manipulation, often without their knowledge, and it is not a betrayal of their friendship to oppose them when they switch sides. If we did not love and trust them, they would not have been chosen and lured to the other side in the first place. The deception by the drafted player is not made at a conscious level, it's just human nature and it's all about money and power which corrupts our ability to be objective and loyal to two masters. This is why our court system created the defense attorney, and why our military created counter intelligence. Its strategy and its propaganda, and it works, and that's why the "powers to be" manipulate the chess pieces by sometimes changing their colors. Some players know they are being manipulated when their color is changed, but it brings them more money and power so they do not care. The rest have good intentions but do not even realize they are being manipulated. This tactic is also known by another name, Divide and Conquer. In battle sending an imperfect message with an imperfect team is obviously not ideal, but it's still being sent by YOUR team, your union leader, a leader that has common goals and common rewards with you, they are the best, because we have elected them to do a job for us. If you are not backing Moffett but believing the spin by those that have recently switched sides, you are taking food out of your own mouth. Showing unity and backing an imperfect situation still results in taking just as much ground, it's about unity and bargaining power. It's not necessary to wait around for that perfect attack because it will never come, the company will spin and attempt to destroy anyone that gets in their way. Ultimately it's not about any specific attack anyway, ASAP or whatever it makes no difference, it is and always has been only about power. If this company cared about safety it would not build pairings with 8 hour overnights, come on, are you that naive? Besides, do you really think Hoffa cares, no, he got a call from corporate America and was squeezed into denouncing Moffett. If he didn't they would spin the safety card against him and the Teamsters National with implication for truckers, future contracts, insurance rates etc...saying something like the Teamsters use safety as a bargaining chip, blah blah blah... Do you really think any pilot is going to do something unsafe for the contract, absolutely not, the only ones threatening safety here is the company with reduced rest, fatigue, and poverty. Do you not find it odd that Hoffa and the Teamsters are opposing a Teamster president publicly? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and work with one of their own? Why did they not sit down and help him strategize, correct any mistakes, and charge ahead? Would the Teamsters National not normally support and leverage a contract for all those pilots that have been paying Teamster dues, isn't that why we have all been paying Teamster dues in the first place? I sure haven't been paying dues so that the Teamsters National could come along and write this kind of an article undercutting our union leader and our unity. Whose side is the Teamsters National really on, it's obviously not the Republic pilots side.
No matter what Moffatt does the company is going to spin it like he is the terrorist and brainwash people like you into believing it, wake up, back your players that are trying to change things for you and your livelihood. Where has Hoffa been for the last 6 years, except collecting our dues. Seriously, do you really think an FO going for upgrade, signed off by a checkairman ready for the upgrade, who then fails, is not even capable of returning as a First Officer.
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