WHAT A JIMMY EAT WORLD IS

It's almost Jimmy Eat World time in the Valley. I have no idea what kind of band they are, but they are huge at the Phoenix Open (now called the FBR because of some corporate sponsorship--I think it's a bank, but I really don't know.) The same with the America West Arena where the Suns play. Now it's called US Airways Arena, soon to be called the Delta Arena, I suppose.

The TWA Dome in St. Louis became the Edward D. Jones Dome, etc., etc., all over the country. Corporate sponsorships pay the high salaries of sports stars today, and I have no problem with that. Except....

That drives up the cost of my airplane ticket and investment portfolio, and
That (long pause) is the only problem I have with it. Except....

Why can't corporate sponsorships do that with schools? Can you imagine in this day of accountability and testing and charter schools what a field is out there for corporations. Just envision J.P. Morgan High School in Marion, Illinois, having the best SAT scores in the southern part of the state. Or Verizon High in Chandler, Arizona, defeating QWest High at Mesa in a volleyball game. All the while, salaries of teachers escalating while improvements are made in the schools' buildings and library.

See what you started Jimmy Eat World.