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Fire Breathing Antagonists ‘08

February 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Hardcore political junkies were riveted by the unfolding John Edwards campaign story about a religious nut, 2 women bloggers and a presidential campaign. The religious nut is Bill Donohoe, president of the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights. Donohue has asserted his claim to being a but by promoting the following:

O’REILLY IS RIGHT: OLBERMANN IS A “SMEAR MERCHANT”

France doomed to anti-Semitism

According to the latest report from the Barna Group, “American Lifestyles Mix Compassion and Self-Oriented Behavior:”

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Tags: Presidential 2008 · current affairs

Norwalk: F for The School Board

February 14th, 2007 · 3 Comments

It wasn’t long for parents with pitchforks poked and prodded at the school board enough times that the members, sensing that in an election year, the “stick a fork in it it’s done” earnestness, might cause a competitive campaign or two. It still might, as the sting of imperious decree tends to rub people the wrong way. So last night they voted to restore the rights to bake sales, limited to special events and after school hours. But that’s not why, as they see in the education industry, they earned an F. The F is for Failure to submit a purchase request for computers where the numbers added up correctly. No, that’s not a figure of speech here, it is, according to the The Hour, a sad observation that our board of ed cannot demonstrate the very same math skills that Norwalk students are expected to learn. The details though sketchy resulted in one common council member abstaining from voting:

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Tags: In the News · Local · Norwalk