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Is Thackery Following the 2008 Race?
September 29, 2008
by David Safier Last night, as I was reading William Makepeace Thackery’s Vanity Fair (Give me a break! I’m a retired English teacher, OK? And the last time I read it was as a high school junior. Good book, by the way), I came across a passage that’s as true of today’s political scene as
Do You Haiku?
September 28, 2008
by David Safier Get your haiku on Palin and/or McCain published in The Nation. Really. People For the American Way is looking for some great haikus about John McCain and Sarah Palin! Three winners will have their haikus published in the Nation magazine. Other prizes will be announced. Ten finalists will be chosen and then
Mr. Number Asks: Does the State Give AZVA Too Much Money?
September 25, 2008
by David Safier NOTE: You can read all my posts on the topic of AZVA, K12 Inc. and outsourcing here. If you only want to read one post, this is the one that pulls most of the threads together. (TASL) Arizona Virtual Academy is a charter school that educates its students online, yet it gets
Bad Economy May Increase Number of New Teachers
September 22, 2008
by David Safier Today’s college students looking at the shaky economy may be rethinking their fast-buck career plans and looking for something a little less risky. Jobs in the private sector that looked pretty good a few weeks ago are being cut right and left. If you’re hoping to find an economic safe haven, you
The Real First Dude
September 21, 2008
by David Safier Contrary to media reports, Todd Palin is not the First Dude. Well, maybe, grammatically, when you capitalize both the F and the D, making it an official title, he qualifies — in his own mind, at least. But the true first Dude, as in, the Dude who came first, is Jeff Bridges
Gold Star Families Sound Off on Presidential Campaign
September 20, 2008
by Marlene H. Phillips I was asked if I would be interested in interviewing Gold Star Families from across the country, that is, families who have lost sons and daughters fighting in Iraq, about the current presidential campaign. I have tried to capture their frustration and anger in this post. My sincere thanks to all
Bush Abetted Subprime Predators, Spitzer Political Assassination Retaliation for Whistleblowing
September 20, 2008
I take everything on Brasscheck with a bovine salt lick, but this is a straight-ahead report on Spitzer’s accusation of the Bush Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s interference with States’ efforts to combat predatory lending and Spitzer’s eventual demise by leak of secret Grand Jury evidence. Incidentally, it brings up a key component
Tucson’s Sheila Tobias on What if Sara Palin Became President?
September 20, 2008
One of Tucson’s treasures, Sheila Tobias, gives her view of the prospect of Sara Palin as President of the United States:
