Jan
29
In Response to President Bush’s federal “No Child Left Behind Act” (NCLB), it is proposed that students will have to pass a test to be promoted to the next grade level.
In the hope that this proposal will be uniformly adopted by all of the states, the new test will be called the Federal Arithmetic and […]
Jan
27
America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great.”-Alexis de Tocqueville
Liberty and justice for all. It’s an American ideal. Let’s remember it. Let’s meditate on it, ponder it, breathe it in and out. Liberty. Justice. For All. Here’s what I think of - what comes […]
Jan
26
My son Ben suddenly stopped calling his stuffed animals “lovies” and started calling them his “sleeping partners.” John and I raised our eyebrows at this. I talked to him about it and he says that’s what they now call them at the church preschool. Very odd.
I explained that sleeping partners are not stuffed animals, but […]
Jan
26
MSNBC - Dream On America
Used to be, the American dream…and the dream of America…was a beacon to the world. Not a “fire”, folks - a beacon. Big difference.
This is a great article, so go read it - here is my as-you-go commentary.
Don’t hold your breath for the next student radicals in a repressive regime […]
Jan
22
Inaugural Protests in Many Cities
Click the link above to see protest photos from around the world and the USA.
Jan
20
Other than the coronation inauguration, in today’s news:
Dirty Bomb Threat in Boston Played Down by FBI - more concerned with slipping on snow
Bush Protestors Attacked with Pepper Spray
Shocking Images Revealed at Britain’s ‘Abu Ghraib Trial’
USA to Become Nuclear Waste Dump for Australia
Protesters mourn those killed in Iraq
Missionaries Deny Aid to Non-Christian Tsunami Victims
Stocks Feeling Pain
Jumbo […]
Jan
20
These are just for fun - thanks for the links, Bev!
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