A First Step

A package of bills for reforming failing schools that was recently introduced by Rep. Timothy Melton, D-West Bloomfield, calls to mind two old sayings, both involving travel and — coincidentally — China. The first is an ancient one attributed to Lao Tzu: "the journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." The second, of more recent origin, is to the effect that only Nixon can go there.
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