[imfrmdixie]

Well, you know that we whites are the only ones that can be called racists ....I know exactly what you mean and what I wonder is why the white man in this country allowed themselves to be tramped upon...the persons with the least amount of liberties are white men. We, whites, have no one to blame but ourselves because we have elected officals that have gone overboard in compensating for our white majority. I believe fervently that races should be determined equal based on abilities, qualifications, etc etc and not skin color but we, whites, have put into effect just the opposite. We are scratched off because of our skin color...even in the areas where we are now the minority. I mean this honestly: I share your pain and distress...my child suffers, too.

[OrioleFan]

Sometime we all should share the horrors of net savers when it comes to putting a kid through college. You’re better off not saving at all, cause it kills your childs chances at getting scholarships.

Being a member of an organization like Girl Scouts can kill your childs chances at the better local scholarships. Why, you ask? Because local school systems try to see to it that every kid who is going on to college gets something. The scholarship for Girl Scouts could be $250. If your child is the only Girl Scout in the school then she gets that. She could have volunteered for and assisted in every thing at her middle school, but that $1,250 scholarship goes to some other kid cause your kid got a scholarship already.