I am writing to respond to the letter by Rick Vaughn last week, which criticized a trip taken by two Public School System employees to Washington, D.C. He imagined that they flew first class, stayed at the Watergate Hotel, and rode in a chauffeured limousine to the conference.<\/p>\n
In reality, they flew coach on the approximately 12-hour flight from Narita to Detroit and then on to D.C. They stayed at the Days Inn, and they rode the Metro bus and the subway.
\nI know this because I know the people who took the trip and talked to one of them. I also called PSS Central office and had it confirmed by the acting commissioner.<\/p>\n
The trip was federally funded, and the CNMI was required to send staff as part of the Bush administration’s “No Child Left Behind” initiative.<\/p>\n
I hope Mr. Vaughn, who seems to have a vivid imagination and a lot of time on his hands, will do his own fact checking before writing any more fanciful letters to the editor.<\/p>\n
Vicki King Taitano
\nCapitol Hill<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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