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Review for ProCon.org, Santa Monica, CA, USA
I will mention just 3 of the many subjects of interest to me in ProCon.
1. Teacher tenure. For several years I was Chief Counsel of the California Teachers Association, representing 100's of teachers in dismissals, evaluations, etc. ProCon goes to the heart of all the arguments presented by teachers' unions, as well as district boards and administrators. In fact, it presents enough information and analysis to be of assistance to experts in the education/employment/ bargaining fields.
In the other subjects mentioned below, I am not an expert.
2. Israel/Palestine Conflict. A subject that I have studied for years. The arguments are all there, but even more useful to me has been the wealth of information presented about the conflict in a succinct and organized form. The history of the peoples is outlined in detail from ancient times to the present. It is completely up-to-date on all the players, whether in the PLO, PA, Hamas; or among the leadership and dissenters among the Israelis. For me, this ProCon topic has given what I needed to know quickly ... and it has been a much better resource in this regard than Wikipedia or other online sites I have visited.
3. Health Care Reform. Here ProCon was very useful for both its pro/con arguments and the background information needed to make or defend an argument. As this is a topic that will continue for some time to be in the news, I will try to keep up with all important developments.
Finally, thank you ProCon. There are many other subjects on your site that have been, and will be, of considerable help to me in 'getting up to speed' on a very broad range of issues.
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
public arguments and current events forums; writing letters to the editor and to several organizations, especially those concerned with human rights. Arguments/debates with any number of people interested in many of the subjects covered in ProCon -- some of them I can now win.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
offer us a list of possible changes and ask for comments or ratings.
