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Letter: Nepotism among other quandaries

IslandPacket newsroom@islandpacket.com
Hilton Head IslandI've never seen a president care less about trying to coalesce various constituencies -- even with something as critical as what he calls a "deal" with Iran. You make a deal when you buy a car or a house. When you hammer out an accord with an international adversary, it's called a treaty, and that requires congressional involvement. He just doesn't care about the dissension he leaves in his wake.

Next, how dumb was it for school Superintendent Jeff Moss to hire his wife for a $90,000 job? He said he didn't know she planned to apply when he created the job. Huh?

Even if the job isn't under his direct command, the buck stops at his desk, and it just looks and smells bad -- a major blot on the otherwise nice job he seems to be doing.

As a superintendent back in the day, I didn't even let my kids apply for a summer job in our district.

Joe Lapchick

This story was originally published September 19, 2015 at 8:36 PM with the headline "Letter: Nepotism among other quandaries."

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