by David Safier The Bee “This is not a political ad, just a Thank You” political ad has been pulled from the airwaves. (Kudos, by the way, to Star reporter Daniel Scarpinato, who has put together two excellent articles about the controversy, filled with valuable information. I’ve criticized Scarpinato in the past, often in emails … Read more
by David Safier An article in today’s Star discusses a current high school textbook filled with conservative-tinged inaccuracies. Global warming, it seems, is “enmeshed in scientific uncertainty,” and it’s a terrible thing that the Court might have the power to make a ruling about the legality of same sex marriages, rather than leaving it to … Read more
by David Safier I keep on meaning to write about these, and other, articles that have come my way, but something always seems to come up. So here is a list of interesting articles, most of them positive, that you can read yourself if you’re interested. (Note: I find myself complaining on this blog most … Read more
by David Safier I want to add to Mike’s post, Bee the Recidivist? (Damn you, Mike, for using words in your headline I have to look up! [“Recidivist” means repeat offender, for the vocab-challenged among us. It’s one of them high fallutin’ legal terms.]) The ad praising Tim for his work on a bill that … Read more
by David Safier In the interest of full disclosure, I’m a big Obama supporter, and this video is from Obama’s website. Having said that, I urge you to watch this video, not to make you support Obama, but to see what a high school classroom is like at its best. This isn’t a room full … Read more