Saturday, April 27, 2013
In Rural Georgia, Students Step Up to Offer Integrated Prom - NYTimes.com
Some stories are just amazing. Who would have thought there were still "white" proms?
Thursday, April 25, 2013
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Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Thursday, April 18, 2013
The Senate Fails Americans on Gun Bills - NYTimes.com
We need to solve this problem one Senate seat at a time.What would it take to convince the voters of North Carolina to elect a Senator prepared to vote for measures such as background checks? Sen HAGAN voted fro it so we know we can elect a good person. Sen BURR did not; how do we either 1) convince him to change his view (a huge, uncertain task), or 2) convince a majority of North Carolinians to elect a replacement? It seems to me it has to be far more sophisticated than simply "dump BURR". It has to be genuine advocacy that leads the people of North Carolina to want a different vote in the Senate. If we can do that, finding just the right person becomes a lot easier. Fail at convincing a majority of people, and no candidate alone is likely to get the job done even if elected. I am sure Sen HAGAN thought long and hard before voting in the best interests of everyone. That costs her support and votes, but we should measure all of this in lives saved.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Albany Teacher Gives Pro-Nazi Writing Assignment - NYTimes.com
Here in France it's illegal to question the Holocaust. We do great damage to human thought and reasoning by denying students, especially, the chance to think forbidden thoughts, to express them if they wish to do so, advocate if they choose or are assigned to do so. It is all part of an obnoxious politically correct approach to controversial subjects. For me, it's bravo to the teacher who made the assignment in Albany. I'd be happy if the next assignment were to defend the idea that the Irish are inferior beings and not worthy even of rotten British potatoes. Why is that ok with me, but doing the same for Jews is somehow not? I don't understand. Well, maybe I do.....
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Religious Remark Confirmed in Irish Abortion Case - NYTimes.com
This is one death too many in Ireland, following on too many already. Stiffen up and do the right thing, Ireland -- quickly, before any more mothers die.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Biden slams GOP over gun filibuster threat - Washington Times
If we can be told to register every motor vehicle we operate, why should we not be obliged to do the same with every firearm? That is no discernible infringement on anyone's right to "bear arms" if their inner macho child tells them they have to have a gun.
Tuesday, April 09, 2013
Josephine Fanning Dead: Wife Of Tennessee Sheriff's Deputy Killed By 4-Year-Old Boy
There are just too many guns in America.
Wednesday, April 03, 2013
West Virginia Sheriff Shot 'Right in Head' Outside Courthouse - ABC News
We simply have too many guns.
Tuesday, April 02, 2013
AP Drops Term 'Illegal Immigrant' From Style Guide (UPDATED)
The issue for me is whether the people in question violated a law of the US in coming here. If they allegedly did, then the correct way to handle this is to refer to them in just this way - alleged immigration law violator. What's the difference between that and "alleged securities law violator", for example?
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