by David SafierFrom the Orlando Sentinel: There once was a political operative who loved to tell crowds he had a simple way of explaining to children the difference between Republicans and Democrats. "Republicans get up and go to work," he would tell his son. "Democrats get up and go down to the mailbox to get … Read more

by David SafierWe can find plenty of motives for the conservative uproar over Obama's talk to school children, most of them purely political. But there's one more aspect. Is this yet another attempt to deny educational opportunities to black children, this time by robbing them of the chance to be spoken to by very possibly … Read more

by David SafierCNN has a daily Quick Vote (right hand column, down the page a ways.) Today's topic: Add your vote if you're so inclined. (Note: the image above is a screen shot. You have to go on the CNN site to vote.)

by David Safier Yesterday I slammed the Star's front page. Today I praise it. Go figure. ("A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds," Emerson once said.) Rhonda Bodfield wrote a wonderful story about Ochoa Elementary, and Jill Torrance deserves an award for the cutest photo of the year in any publication anywhere in … Read more

by David SafierI'm going to break with tradition and not only link to another blog, which I do on occasion, but put the entire post here because, well, just because I like it so much. Here's to you, Tedski. He’s Coming for Your Children!I understand that Tom Horne was in town yesterday visiting one of … Read more

by David SafierWhy do conservatives hate our children?

by David Safier The Star had to run a story about the fuss over Obama's upcoming education speech. That's a given. They gave it to Rhonda Bodfield, their education writer, who did her usual good job. As often happens, I wish she had introduced balance into the article earlier, mentioning those who think Obama's speech … Read more