Archive | December, 2005
Giving student athletes and parents a free pass…
The Christian Science Monitor has an interesting commentary in today’s issue concerning a New Jersey law that mandates random drug tests for student athletes. The tests are looking for steroids, a growing problem among all levels of athletes. I think the Monitor is wrong on this issue and it seems to me that the authors [...]
Continue reading...Washington Post Piece on Jack Abramoff
29. December 2005
The Washington Post has an interesting profile of Jack Abramoff this morning. While the article is a well-written piece that details Abramhoff’s background quite well, it seems a little short on criticism of how Abramhoff’s kind of lobbying has become increasingly prevalent in Washington. It also seems to do less than it should to connect [...]
Continue reading...The Independent Record on Blogs
29. December 2005
Maybe it's not the best idea to attack personal blogs when the IR's campaign to make itself relevant to younger readers seems to involve myspacing as much of the paper as possible.
Continue reading...Finally
28. December 2005
Finally, perhaps, some justice for the victims of General Pinochet. Now it’s time to get Kissinger.
Continue reading...Poor Analysis of No Child Left Behind in the Washington Post
28. December 2005
“Gifted advocate” Susan Goodkin has an interesting, if flawed, criticism of No Child Left Behind in the Washington Post: that it damages the prospects of “our most capable children.” Essentially, Goodkin argues that NCLB forces districts and schools to become so obsessed with improving the scores of low-achieving students that they neglect students who [...]
Continue reading...Right Wing Boycotts Show About Jesus
28. December 2005
The American Family Association is in a lather about NBC’s new show, “The Book of Daniel”, a comedy-drama about the unconventional life of a pastor who is periodically visited by Jesus. What troubles them most, it would appear, is that the show is written by a ‘practicing homosexual.’ Given the AFA’s position on homosexuality, [...]
Continue reading...Attention media outlets…
28. December 2005
So, here is a story idea. It shocks me that nobody has picked up on this. Two stories: The IR announces, via their AP feed, that Northwest Energy has been approved in their request to increase gas prices 14%. The IR also reported here, although the link doesn’t work anymore (I read the IR via their RSS [...]
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29. December 2005
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