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Rep. John Murtha Dies

February 8, 2010 1

The complete story is here, but longtime Pennsylvania congressman John Murtha has died.  He was the first pro-military Democrat to come out against the Iraq […]

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Teacher performance should not be measured by a series of multiple-choice questions

February 8, 2010 9

By teaching to a test we end up teaching as though we are programming a computer for limited and simple functions rather than teaching students the full spectrum of knowledge necessary to be productive and involved members of society. Life is not a series of multiple-choice questions and our students are not monkeys trained to use a #2 pencil to fill in bubbles on a sheet of paper.

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Who’s Going to Win?

February 7, 2010 0

Today’s Super Bowl of course.  What did you think I meant 😉 Since America loves an underdog, there is going to be an enormous about […]

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Obama Weekly Address: Opening Doors for Small Business

February 6, 2010 0

Reiterating once again his commitment to small business as the engine of our economy, the President urges Congress to move forward immediately on steps to help them expand and create jobs. These proposals include using $30 billion in TARP funds to create a new Small Business Lending Fund to provide capital to community banks to increase lending to small businesses…