September 16, 2014
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Comments Off on Young, Black, And Guilty Until Proven Innocent
The New York Times informed us that Michael Brown was “no angel.” When to be young and black is to be guilty until proven innocent, black children must be “angelic” just to be worthy of living. The Times initially defended … Continue reading
March 7, 2014
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Paul Ryan says that “the left” is offering Americans “a full stomach and an empty soul.” The truth is that conservatives like Paul Ryan are offering Americans empty stomachs and empty rhetoric. The American people want more than that.
November 25, 2013
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Comments Off on Arrested For Picking Up Kids From School W/O A Car?
The utter ridiculousness of a dad being arrested after trying to pick kids up from school on foot instead of in a car, astounds me. < p style=”text-align: center;”> via YouTube
July 5, 2013
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Comments Off on Oregon Takes a Step Towards Debt-Free Degrees
I got a check from the U.S. Treasury in the mail this week. It was both a surprise and a mystery. It was a surprise, because I wasn’t expecting any checks, least of all from the federal government. At first … Continue reading
February 21, 2013
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Comments Off on Where Would I Be Without The Library?, Pt. 2
I can’t imagine a world without public libraries, and I don’t want to. So, it disturbed to read that a best-selling author in Britain says that libraries have “had their day,”“have been around too long,” and are “no longer relevant.” … Continue reading
February 19, 2013
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Saturday was “Library Day” for our family. Every three weeks, the hubby and I relive an important part of both our childhoods. We take our boys to our neighborhood public library, let them choose books that interest them, and check … Continue reading
February 12, 2013
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It seemed too good to be true. But, as an Eagle Scout myself, I couldn’t help hoping it was true when I heard last week that the Boy Scouts of America might drop its national excluding days as scouts and … Continue reading
January 31, 2013
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Comments Off on The Kids Are Alright, But the GOP May Not Be
The GOP is perhaps just beginning to digest the message of the 2012 election; in which the demographics of their coalition can be summed up as old, white, wealthy, and male — compared to the diverse coalition that gave Barack Obama … Continue reading
January 14, 2013
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Vice President Joe Biden met with members of the House Democrats’ gun violence task force today to discuss a way forward for gun control legislation in Congress. Biden will present the task force’s proposals for addressing gun violence. Meanwhile, the … Continue reading
July 19, 2012
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Comments Off on Health Care and Someone Else’s Child
In a previous post, wrote that Mitt Romney was booed at the NAACP convention when he reiterated his support for repealing health care reform was because, what health care reform means for African Americans. Many people in the audience probably knew … Continue reading
July 18, 2012
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Comments Off on Someone Else’s Child
Before Andrew Leonard’s paean to paying taxes (inspired by his house catching fire) sparked me to write a different post than I’d planned to on Friday, I’d intended to write a wrap-up post, comparing Mitt Romney’s NAACP speech to Joe … Continue reading
July 13, 2012
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Comments Off on Taxes & Waking Up With The House On Fire
If your neighbor’s house is on fire, you don’t haggle over the price of your garden hose. – Franklin Delano Roosevelt I wasn’t planning on writing about this today, but take a moment to Andrew Leonard’s Salon piece, "Thank God … Continue reading
July 10, 2012
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Comments Off on We Got Your Jobs Bills Right Here
While on vacation last week, I came across a CNN analysis that asked an important question, especially in light of Friday’s jobs numbers: Where are the jobs bills? Another month, another weak jobs report. And don’t expect Congress to do … Continue reading
June 29, 2012
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Comments Off on No “High Order Thinking Skills” For TX GOP
In 1927, the United Negro College Fund adopted its famous motto: "A mind is a terrible thing to waste." Forty years later, the Texas Republican Party seems to have adopted a slightly edited version of the UNCF’s motto. The Texas … Continue reading
June 29, 2012
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Comments Off on Conservatives Saving American’s Youth From Overeducation
Now that our “do nothing” Congress is finally set to “do something” to stop interest on student loans from doubling, I think I’ve finally figured out what motivates conservatives on education in general, and conservative opposition to student loans in … Continue reading
June 25, 2012
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Never mind “class warfare.” Generational warfare continues apace, this time in the editorial pages of the Washington Post , which echoed the conservative message to young (and older) Americans struggling with student debt: Drop dead.
June 13, 2012
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Comments Off on Hey Mitt, Leave Our Teachers Alone
Yesterday was the last day of school for public school students in Montgomery County, Maryland, where we live – including our nine-year-old son, who just completed the third grade. I began the morning by sending a one last email to … Continue reading
April 25, 2012
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Comments Off on Student Debt Free, At Last
When I graduated from high school, my parents expected that I would go to college. I say “expected,” but it was really closer to a demand than an expectation. As my father said, “I don’t know where you’ll go, but … Continue reading
August 22, 2011
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Comments Off on The Real “Dropout Economy”
We’re living in a “Dropout Economy,” and it’s not the post-apocalyptic, Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome fantasy that seems to fuel conservative dreams of a government-free utopia. This Dropout Economy comes at a huge cost in lost wages and lost revenue.
July 29, 2011
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Comments Off on Saturday Morning Civics Lesson For The Tea Party
I didn’t think it was possible, but I found something more pathetic than John Boehner scrambling for GOP support for his debt limit bill, only to end up postponing the vote indefinitely. More pathetic even than Boehner telling is caucus … Continue reading