In May of 2014, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest helped to craft legislation to create a North Carolina Education Endowment Fund that would allow for tax deductible contributions to be made for supporting teacher pay. One of the initiatives of the fund was to sell specialty license plates. As reported in a Feb. 2015 News & … Continue reading Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the “Education Endowment Fund” and Those License Plates For Teachers
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Philomath is Where Donald Needs To Go
“We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people. Together we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come.” – Donald Trump, Jan. 2017. Those words began the inaugural address of one Donald … Continue reading Philomath is Where Donald Needs To Go
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Donald Trump Is My AP Literature Walking Syllabus – Proof That Art Imitates Life
In a world where many an English teacher like myself bemoan the lack of active reading by students of good canonized literature or other works of literary merit, there has been one person who may have unintentionally shown our American society that the lessons and themes carefully expressed in great works often studied in classes … Continue reading Donald Trump Is My AP Literature Walking Syllabus – Proof That Art Imitates Life
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What’s The Frequency, Donald? A Dan Rather / R.E.M. Jam
Frequency: noun fre·quen·cy \ˈfrē-kwən-sē\ plural - frequencies frequent repetition Rain fell with frequency. rate of repetition She went with increasing frequency. the number of waves of sound or energy that pass by a point every second (Tune the stereo to receive a specific frequency of radio waves.) – Merriam Webster Dictionary / merriam-webster.com So, what’s the frequency, Donald? In a presidential tenure set on … Continue reading What’s The Frequency, Donald? A Dan Rather / R.E.M. Jam
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If Donald Trump Sampled R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming” Without Giving Credit
Instruments tuning in an amazing way. Piano comes in like pushing aside the leader of Montenegro to get in front. Begin singing. “Nighttweeting” Nighttweeting can happen any night. The photograph in the cover of a book I never wrote shows much less hair than I comb over now. Every late tweet reveals a … Continue reading If Donald Trump Sampled R.E.M.’s “Nightswimming” Without Giving Credit
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Dodgeball – Another Thing Betsy DeVos Is Really Bad At
In defending Donald Trump's horrific budget proposal today for education on Capitol Hill, Betsy DeVos proved that she had not really learned anything about giving straightforward answers to deservedly pointed questions since her historic confirmation hearing. The video below is from an exchange with Rep. Katherine Clark of Mass. It is eye-opening. Judge for yourself. … Continue reading Dodgeball – Another Thing Betsy DeVos Is Really Bad At
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Why Donald Trump Should Appoint LaVar Ball to Become the Head of the FBI
Donald Trump is a business man, pure and simple. And successful business men surround themselves with people who compliment them. So while he is “draining the swamp” of Washington D.C., it only seems appropriate that Trump get rid of those who do not share his vision and put into place people who share his blurred … Continue reading Why Donald Trump Should Appoint LaVar Ball to Become the Head of the FBI
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April 3, 2017 – An Especially Antipodean Day in the Walking Contradiction That is the Antithetical Secretary of Education
There was a disturbance in the Force today in the Old North State. No not... But... As Alex Granados of EdNC.org reported on April 3rd, On Monday, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made her first visit to a Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school since being sworn in. She came to Kimberly Hampton Primary School in Fort … Continue reading April 3, 2017 – An Especially Antipodean Day in the Walking Contradiction That is the Antithetical Secretary of Education
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The Art of “Bang and Blame” – A Long Distance R.E.M. Dedication to Donald Trump
Friday, March 24, 2017. House Republicans on Capitol Hill will be voting on Trump’s health care bill and it seems like Donald Trump may be facing a legislative failure in his first big legislative push. And it set in motion a chain of interrelated thoughts. First, there is this proclamation that came from one Donald … Continue reading The Art of “Bang and Blame” – A Long Distance R.E.M. Dedication to Donald Trump
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No More Meals On Wheels – When Lack Of Empathy Is A Preexisting Condition
The older I become, the more I reflect on my grandparents. Both my biological grandfathers and step-grandfather were veterans. One saw frequent combat in WWII as a member of a Black Widow Squadron. My father’s mother even served in the Navy in WWII while her brother sacrificed his life in battle in Europe. All of … Continue reading No More Meals On Wheels – When Lack Of Empathy Is A Preexisting Condition
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