Education is key

Most of us would like to believe that there is inherent good in each and every person. But unfortunately, nearly each and every day there is some news report that proves otherwise.

Illustrating this point is information in an article in today’s Post-Record, detailing how Washington residents are among those who have been the targets of a new phone scam where individuals place phone calls requesting money for 9-1-1 emergency services. The caller claims that residents must pay a fee to register their home in a 9-1-1 database, so first responders can locate the home in an emergency. The caller also requests names and medical information from the residents.