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The first part is here. There was a lot more to the post that must not have gotten saved or something. Maybe I eliminated it because it wasn’t central to my point (if I had one), but I do think… Continue Reading →

Except when referring to padded cells, when people talk about “rubber rooms” they are as likely as not talking about the New York education system’s reassignment centers, where teachers accused of misconduct bide their time until the district determines what… Continue Reading →

I want to get this 2012 prediction out there today, because the Iowa caucuses will take place tonight. Mitt Romney will be the Republican Party’s nominee for President. He and Jon Huntsman are the only serious choices left in the… Continue Reading →

As is my custom, I review herein my predictions from the start of 2011.

I am at home visiting family for the holidays. For a variety of reasons, I didn’t have anywhere to go to ring in the new year, so my wife, my father, my mother, and I all watched it on TV… Continue Reading →

The last time I came here, the drive took three hours in the rain. Today, December 30, is clear and warm for the season. No traffic; I arrive an hour early rather than an hour late. Navigating the noodle bowl… Continue Reading →

-{This old post from Hit Coffee seemed topical.}- There were three serious Democrats running in 1966. The first was progressive former governor Ellis Arnall. The second was a young state senator named Jimmy Carter. The third was Lester Maddox, a… Continue Reading →

I am not afraid to die. Any time will do, I don’t mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There’s no reason for it — you’ve got to do it sometime. Gerry O’Driscoll was the doorman at Abbey Road… Continue Reading →

I offer for your consideration a very recent case decided by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals, Wagner v. Jones. The question here is — can a public university legitimately discriminate in the hiring of an employee based on the… Continue Reading →

I’m at place that I didn’t know was legal in the city of Colosse or the state of Delosa: A coffee and tobacco bar. Smoking has been banned from most public establishments for at least half a decade now. But… Continue Reading →