If you've ever traveled through Heathrow Airport, you've probably watched the evolution of U.S. airport security with some skepticism. I worked behind an airline ticket counter before 9/11, and I know that the notion of liquid … [Read more...]
E-I-E-I-O is no longer enough
"Sensing the winds of reform at his back, Senator Tom Harkin of Iowa, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, told a reporter in July: "This is not just a farm bill. It's a food bill, and Americans who eat want a stake in it."Pollan … [Read more...]
Secret Ballot
Also new is a proposal not to have classes on three Tuesdays when city voters will go to polls - September 25, November 6 and March 4.Kaiser said that principals requested the change as some schools host polling sites and the presence of … [Read more...]
Cheney has a heart?
Apparently the V.P. will be getting a new defibrillator on Saturday. This raises a few questions in my mind.Will he be turning over power to W while he is under the knife?If Cheney can be defibrillated, can modern medicine prevent the … [Read more...]
My kingdom for a frame. . . .
I am all for Congress sinking its teeth into the problem, keeping the pressure on, and finding a way to minimize U.S. losses. I agree that the situation has been destablized by the U.S. invasion and further violence will ensue with or … [Read more...]
Any theories regarding “most e-mailed” Globe articles?
Does anyone have a theory about why the Globe articles regarding Willard and gay marriage are so popular that they stay at the top of the "most e-mailed" list on the Globe web site for weeks at a time? Are people really forwarding … [Read more...]
Effective Metaphor for public schools?
Joseph Featherstone, a social historian, speaks about schools as society's 'theater,' the large stage on which our major cultural sagas are enacted and opportunities and casualties of social change are most visible and vivid. We look … [Read more...]
Setting New Priorities
I'm not sure how I feel about this, and I'd be curious to hear reactions from the BMG community. I expect many of us who have been "All Deval, All the Time" up to the primary also who went to NH, PA, OH and FL to do anything we could … [Read more...]
Question – Sept. 7 debate?
Does anyone know the date, time and network of the upcoming Sept. 7 gubernatorial debate? I'm trying to figure out whether it will be on a channel we get in Berkshire County, and whether it will be worth organizing a debate watching … [Read more...]
Will Public Education determine the election outcome?
Pablo put up a very interesting post that led to a good discussion of federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and state Ed Reform. My response to a good comment on that thread by Publius got so long that I decided I better create new post … [Read more...]