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This is the McCain I used to know

May 13, 2011 By irishfury

I've always credited John McCain's primary campaign for the 2000 presidential election as the entity that sucked me into the political realm.  Prior to that I had only been a middle school kid with a geek's interest in history and a largely … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: bin Laden, mccain, torture

The States of Education

April 3, 2011 By irishfury

As most already know, Massachusetts is consistently ranked first in the NAEP test and has been improving each year.  How?  While there are many nuanced reasons, many which haven't been fully studied, there are a number of reasons … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: diane-ravitch, education, massachusetts, naep

What to do about Egypt?

February 1, 2011 By irishfury

While BMG generally focuses on domestic politics, I'm sure that the last week's events in Egypt have everyone fixated on this incredible uprising.  I've been following the events non-stop since last week and, as I've read and listened … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: egypt, mubarak, obama, protests

As Goes Korengal, So Goes Afghanistan?

April 14, 2010 By irishfury

In today's NY Times, Washington Post and NBC Nightly News, it was reported that U.S. forces are withdrawing from the Korengal Valley region in northeastern Afghanistan.  Those forces will be redeployed elsewhere in the country as it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: afghanistan, korengal-valley

Teach For America in Boston. What do you think?

April 19, 2009 By irishfury

Note:  I am currently a first year member of Teach For America in the Mississippi Delta. I'm from the Berkshires, graduated from Hartwick College in Oneonta, NY and am a 2008 TFA corps member. So when I flew back to Pittsfield for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: boston, teach-for-america

Little Democrats in the Delta (my first post)

September 2, 2008 By irishfury

2.  Later that day I had to address all the males in my school at an assemby without warning (stuff like that just has to be accepted at my school).  So I decided to connect some of what Obama said in his speech the night … [Read more...]

Filed Under: User Tagged With: mississippi, obama

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