Throw in Social Security and Medicare… September 21, 2011 …and we aren’t quite so unequal here in America. A very smart report from the PBS News Hour from a favorite of mine Paul… Continue Reading
The original Republican Party September 21, 2011 Shouldn’t there be something like “originalism” when applied to the philosophy of a political party? If that was the case then the GOP would… Continue Reading
A useful article on how school operating levies are levied September 21, 2011 A friend sent this story to me about the Perham School district’s levy referendum. Its mostly correct and I suspect much of what it… Continue Reading
A correction and a comment September 21, 2011 I was just notified that the $1 million for additional teachers allowed ISD 709 to hire about 14 teachers not 7.8. That’s a relief…. Continue Reading
William Buckley September 21, 2011 On my flight back from Australia last March I was delighted to discover that Qantas had this documentary to watch. I’m delighted that its… Continue Reading
The top GOP priority is defeating Barack Obama… September 21, 2011 …as for Americans answering the Gallup poll: Continue Reading
All coked up September 21, 2011 America’s puritanical, prohibitionist laws regarding drugs are deeply flawed. I found this arresting image as I peeked back at old NPR stories I’d missed…. Continue Reading
7.8 more teachers September 21, 2011 This is a positive story until you get to the end. A charitable high school student describes class size at Duluth East as “ridiculous.”… Continue Reading
Oops, make that $3,000,001 in building sales… September 21, 2011 …not $4 million. In the previous post I made the mistake of misreading this story about the sale of Lincoln Park Middle School. The… Continue Reading
Less Woodland September 21, 2011 The School District is about to collect $4 million of the $15 million it relied on to pay for the Red Plan by selling… Continue Reading
Saving a million over a lifetime vs. earning a million a year [BIGOT ALERT] September 20, 2011 I can’t find the Trib’s story on American’s giving up hope of becoming millionaires on the DNT website but this seems to be it…. Continue Reading
David Brooks: Its unreasonable of Obama to stop being reasonable September 20, 2011 I agree with Andrew Sullivan’s assessment of David Brooks criticism of Obama. It begins: He’s [Brook’s] venting at Obama today for finally absorbing the… Continue Reading
Smoking hot new schools September 20, 2011 I just got back from visiting my Mother. While I was leaving her residence a vaguely familiar face hailed me and turned out to… Continue Reading
Thomas Jefferson cut out all the stuff…. September 19, 2011 …he didn’t like in the Bible. He also had five of the books of Lucretius. The story of how secular humanism sneaked into the… Continue Reading
My Great Grandfather was legal September 19, 2011 But he wasn’t a very good farmer. I’ve been doing a little digging into family history on the eve of a family reunion. Here’s… Continue Reading
on taxing millionaires the way the rest of us are taxed [BIGOT ALERT] September 19, 2011 As the GOP rushes to defend lower tax rates on millionaire “job creators” I can’t help but think about a half a dozen job… Continue Reading
An Afghan “court jester” September 17, 2011 Its another world over there: “Over our food, which we dug into with our hands, Atta boasted proudly of Pashean’s many talents, telling me… Continue Reading
