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Back in June, my blogger, union and teacher colleague, JD2718 posted five versions of the old union song, Which Side Are You On? By some odd coincidence, back in June the civil rights leader Reverend Al Sharpton and NY schools Chancellor Joel Klein held a joint news conference in Washington DC to announce the formation of [...]
PARRAMATTA coach Michael Hagan dumped Mark Riddell to the bench and axed two forwards while the promise of changes at other clubs failed to materialise.
Here are a various few links for a Friday afternoon... 10 Most Magnificent Trees in the World 30 Creepiest Trees on Earth A brilliant and hilarious parody from Jimmy Kimmel. If you've been reading here for long, you know I...
Ernie from Sesame Street learns rule #1 about playing the saxophone in this fun video from 1988. Check out all of the guest appearances! From the YouTube description: Another segment from the 1988 prime time PBS pledge drive special, an all star celebrity sing-along. The celebrities, in order of appearance: John Candy (as Yosh [...]
The complaint alleges the two were friends with Daniels' older son and went to the family's Kingfield neighborhood home late one night while the son was away. They allegedly stabbed Daniels 100 times and beat her with a golf club. Bloody foot, hand and fingerprints were spread through the house. The boy suffered a fatal blow to the head from a television set. Their bodies were discovered by Daniels'...
Obama on vouchers. McCain gets it. Funny that the Republicrat bunch like Joe Williams and Whitney Tilson try to turn Obama into a voucher vulcher, while the often befuddled John McCain understands Obama perfectly. Speaking to what EdWeek described as a “tepid reception” at the NAACP convention in Cincinnati, McCain said, In remarks to the American Federation of [...]
Yesterday, Adam C — one of the All-Stars of B&C Commenters — requested a more “affirmative action” themed All-Star piece*. This coincides with a great article from Dave Zirin showing up in my email inbox. (You can receive his column every week by emailing dave@edgeofsports.com.) Here’s some highlights: Let’s start with an email I received this morning from Kap Fulton: “Who are Justin, Josh, Lance,...
Thursday, July 17, 2008 - 7:30pm “GasHole” movie at the Drexel Grandview 1247 Grandview Avenue “INFURIATING…HARD HITTING…GAS HOLE STANDS TO RISE IN DIRECT PROPORTION TO GAS COSTS.” — Rob Nelson, Variety “CHILLING….I’D REQUIRE EVERY AMERICAN CITIZEN TO SEE IT.” — Joe Williams, St. Louis Post-Dispatch “GAS HOLE IS CLEARLY A MOVIE WHOSE TIME HAS COME.” — Duane Dudek, Milwaukee Journal [...]
DevraDoWrite reports that Gerald Wiggins died this morning in Los Angeles at the age of eighty-six. Encouraged when he was a youngster by Art Tatum, for decades Wiggins was revered by listeners and musicians--particularly by other pianists. Anyone familiar with...
The National Education Association can’t dictate to Barack Obama, writes Richard Whitmire on Politico. The presumptive Democratic nominee skipped the NEA convention to visit Montana; when he spoke via satellite, he endorsed charter schools and performance pay. “The first drew cold silence; the latter, lusty boos,” writes Whitmire. Times change. First, the NEA declined [...]
Some in the edublogosphere are making a big deal out of Barack Obama addressing the National Education Association—the nation’s most powerful labor union—from Montana instead of their convention in D.C., and for garnering some boos for his support of “performance pay.” Joe Williams, writing on the Democrats for Education Reform blog, declares that Obama’s address proved [...]
EdWize’s Leo Casey of the UFT does a spirited butt whupin’ of the Republicrats Joe Williams, Whitney Tilson, Charles Barrone and good old Andy Rotherham. It’s a fun job, so now everyone wants to do it. Some of us already have, but Leo’s welcome to join in the fun. But my one comment about Rotherham: His [...]
2008 is a defining year for Unity Music and jazz vocalist Jamie Davis as he confirms his position in the pantheon of great male vocalists on Vibe Over Perfection, his new CD, scheduled for release July 15, 2008. Mr. Davis, who debuts at the 2008 Monterey Jazz Festival on September 21st, 2008, has been compared to Joe Williams, Johnny Hartman, and Lou Rawls, with a truly unique sound and style...
The Jerry Bledsoe series in the Rhino Times continues with further examination of claims made in the city legal report. The following represents a summary. One subsection of the report deals with alleged "improper administrative pressure" exerted by David Wray...
