Archive for March, 2011
General Assembly Post-Game Wrap-Up/Pre-Game Show: Tues., March 29, 2011
Allow me to quote from Sen. George Howard Bunting in today’s News-Journal: “Tuesday’s going to be a very interesting caucus.”
The Miracle That Wasn’t
USA Today investigated the standardized test scores of some schools labeled successful and found some unusual patterns.
Sussex County Angel Weighs In On The Basketball Net Saga, And Crosses A Big Line
Sussex County Angel has put up a post titled Government Gone Wild! DelDOT Workers Take Toys From Children?, and she crosses a line.
GOP vs AARP
I’m honestly shocked that Republicans are going after the AARP… given that they cannot win anything without seniors.
Time To Make A Call – 5 Reasons To Call Your AG Tomorrow
Tomorrow is the day where you and thousands of people will call our Attorneys General to demand a strong settlement against the big banks. Why is your phone call so important?
Juan Cole’s “Open Letter To The Left On Libya”
University of Michigan professor Juan Cole, an expert on the Middle East, writes an open letter to the left on Libya.
Pointy-Haired Cartoonist
Dilbert cartoonist Scott Adams created a controversy when he wrote about Men’s Rights Activists and compared women to children and the mentally handicapped.
Farewell — Bob Herbert’s Last NYT Column
Bob Herbert has spent years writing about lives and challenges of those increasingly voiceless and often invisible in our society. He has been a fiercely moral voice writing about the immorality of torture, killing, institutional injustice against the poor, or working people or minorities — always making the case that you can’t be a great nation by demonizing and dehumanizing those who aren’t so fortunate. There is alot to commend about his career — I probably remember best his writing against torture and his dogged effort to not let the people of Tulia targeted by law enforcement out of control get out of our sight.
DeLuca Probed By Feds
Federal officials are investigating whether Senate President Pro Tem Anthony DeLuca’s job at the state’s Department of Labor violates a federal law enacted to prevent elected officials from exploiting government jobs for personal or political gain, The News Journal has learned.
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