Just a quickie — thank you for fixing the "preview" button. … [Read more...]
Archives for February 19, 2013
DailyKos Endorses Markey
Joan McCarter, writing for Daily Kos: When it comes to filling the Senate seat recently vacated by John Kerry, Democrats have as clear a choice as it gets. And for progressives, there's only one option: Rep. Ed Markey. This would be … [Read more...]
I use anthracite coal to support these people
Pictures are from a party in coal country on google. No need to put pictures of the BP oil spill or Russian KGB or women living in fear in the Middle East. I appreciate the "positive" feedback from many of you on the … [Read more...]
Scott Brown’s hilariously non-credible explanation for “Bqhatevwr”
Remember Scott Brown? The last important thing he did was mysteriously tweet "Bqhatevwr" in the midst of a barrage of peculiar late-night tweets that were oddly devoid of punctuation, correct spelling, and other indicators of standard … [Read more...]
The New Simpson-Bowles Plan: Get Ready for More Cuts!
On the eve of his planned presentation at Boston's Symphony Hall, self-proclaimed “deficit hawk” Erskine Bowles has joined partner-in-crime Alan Simpson in putting out a new version of their federal budget plan. Though the details of the … [Read more...]
137 MA Professors, Researchers Sign Statement against High-Stakes Testing
This press release went out today: for immediate release, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 136+ MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS ENDORSE STATEMENT AGAINST HIGH-STAKES TESTING More than 136 Massachusetts education professors and … [Read more...]
What’s wrong with this picture?
It's great that today EW is visiting UMass Lowell, which is riding high since announcing that its athletic teams will compete in Division 1 sports in the America East Conference. I hope she is aware of the financial ramifications of that … [Read more...]