Archive for the ‘In the News’ Category
Some kids just aren’t very smart
Wednesday, April 6th, 2005
So I see today that there are going to be some changes in the No Child Left Behind laws - you can read about it here.
Apparently, there is going to be more state involvement in things like testing. I don’t know if this is a good thing or a bad thing. Pretty much everyone I [...]
Worst Analogy Ever
Thursday, December 2nd, 2004
Passing through the living room a minute ago, I heard what I think may be the worst analogy ever. Crossfire is on and I have no idea who our host on the right is - Tucker and Bob seem to be absent today - whoever he is, the topic is sex education. The guest on [...]
Two items
Friday, November 12th, 2004
Two news items caught my eye in recent days. Actually, many articles have caught my eye considering the interesting week we’ve had newswise. From the removal to 2 more Scott Peterson Jurors and the subsequent verdict, to the death of Arafat, you could say there’s been a lot going on. But those stories are pretty [...]
Baseball, Michael Moore, and losing weight
Tuesday, October 19th, 2004
I’m a casual baseball fan. I used to be a big fan but after the Pirates lost all their great players and stopped winning games I stopped following it as much. I tried to rekindle my love for Anahiem, and the 2002 series certainly didn’t disappoint, but it just didn’t get me going the way [...]