Lynn Meyer wrote a response article titled An economic environmental plan to The Christian Science Monitor. Meyer wrote the piece in response to The Monitor's article What are Republicans going to do about climate change? While her response is short I think she does a decent job of getting to the point but not necessarily making it. Meyer states that "..a majority of Americans want action on emissions reduction, and Republicans will have to come up with a plan they can get behind." I would like to know how many Americans are behind this and if they are Republican or Democratic. Does it mean that the Democrats already have an agenda for an economic environmental plan and the Republicans keep turning it down.

Meyers does state one option that some conservatives are already on board with but whether they're Republican or Democratic isn't stated. It is one decent option and Meyers does make good points with helping the environment (which is good for everyone) creating new jobs (also helpful) and boosting the economy (again great). I don't like how that's the only option. If Republicans are the ones that have to do something about the climate change I think it's only fair to give them multiple options and work with them to figure out many different choices and to have a variety to choose from. Meyer also should have given more statistics or from multiple sources to solidify their point. There was one source and while that was their findings there could be more that had completely opposite findings.

This response didn't convince me that this is the way for Republicans to get on board to help make a change with the climate. It is an idea, but it's just that. Just because one study was done with good results doesn't mean it would work well everywhere. I think we need to find an option that would not only benefit as many people as possible but would work well wherever it would be necessary.

Chapel Hill murders: Turkish leader challenges Obama

On Thursday February 12, 2015 BBC published an article called "Chapel Hill murders: Turkish leader challenges Obama." This article is about three young Muslim students here in the United States who were murdered and how President Obama hasn't made a public announcement or talked at all about the whole situation. Since the police are unsure of the motives behind the gunman they aren't calling it a hate crime but it is a possibility. I think this article is important and should be read to bring awareness on many issues.
Hate being the most important one. Was this a hate crime? What would drive someone to think killing someone else because of their religion or ethnicity is acceptable. If it wasn't a hate crime why did the gunman shoot and kill these three Muslim students? Mental health being another issue that our county needs to take more seriously. Did the gunman have any mental health issues? I think the country should be making more of an effort to bring awareness to mental health. You can't go to school anymore with out the fear of something happening. Everyone has to be politically correct to not offend anyone with what they say or how they say it. What is it going to take for things to change? To be able to walk out in the world with out the fear or someone doing something to harm one another.