Should Mother Nature be allowed to take her course?

Today in Oregon another hot issue has hit the airwaves. Excuse the pun that opening statement is about to create. It seems that Oregon state forest fire team leaders are being demoted and have been demoted recently because they don't speak Mexican. The reasoning is that most team members don't speak English so it's a safety issue that their leader yells commands to them in a language they don't understand easily. Why are there so many non-English understanding people on the fire crews. Because the job pays about $9 and hour. So does that mean all the safety manuals, instructions and notices and whatever they should have been reading and adhering to must now be in Mexican? Should a person be fired because they don't speak a specific foriegn language? When is this state going to make English the official state language?
On a related forest fire note. There is a fire burning in central Oregon that nobody is fighting. The reason is they can't fight it using mechanical devices. The fire is burning in a state wilderness area and it is illegal to take motorized devices or machinery into the area to fight it. They can't even fly over it to hit the fire with water. On the good side, the fire is taking out the beatles that have been attacking the trees in the wilderness area and killing the trees that are there. So now the wilderness area will be burned, the beatles will be diminshed and Mother Nature can do her thing.
That brings up another issue from a few months ago. If there is a forest fire should we allow Mother Nature to take her course or should man go back in and replant?

Taking the dog to the Vet

Went to the vet today to get the two dogs up to date on their shots. It was an outdoor vet tent that comes to our local grocery store every other Sunday. The dogs both behaved wonderfully although I had to chuckle that with a 108 temperature our five month old puppy might be lethargic. That dog has more energy than the energizer bunny but I guess that's because he is half boarder collie.
I must admit, one of the simple pleasures of life is that the female vet who examined the dogs had her lab coat and shirt showing a nice view when she leaned over. I know ... "I'm a pig". I am not accusing her of doing it on purpose but it sure was a nice sight. I'm sorry for noticing, actually I'm not.

Would you risk your credit rating for a relative?

Credit score. More and more it is become apparent to me that maintaining your credit score is so helpful. I am currently looking into going back to school and the easiest way is with a Sallimae. I was shot down for two reasons 1) Even though my credit score is in the upper 600s it is 17 points below what is required and 2) I don't have a job at the present time.
What the irony is is that I, being retired Navy, have the Montgomery GI Bill and approximately $37,000 available for my post service education. The problem is that the tuition for the training I am looking at is nearly $20,000 but they want to be paid in two payments. The VA pays in monthly payments. So I have to get a Sallimae to pay the school and then use the MGIB to pay off the Sallimae. Once I am all done my credit score should improve and my chances for employment will be greatly improved.
I am currently looking at "borrowing" my oldest brother's credit score so I can get the Sallimae. In reality, my oldest brother is deciding if he wants to risk his credit rating, Even though I have never screwed him over, or any other member of my family for that matter, there is still a risk because once the VA sends me the money it is assumed that I will pay off the Sallimae but I don't have to. I have every intention of paying it off as soon as I get the VA payments but there is that doubt in my brother's mind I'm sure.
Would you risk your credit rating on a relative?