To quote the Church Lady on Saturday Night Live, “Well, isn't that special?” State School Superintendent John Barge and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., have asked U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan for a waiver of the controversial No Child Left Behind law and, instead, to measure school performance on a broader basis, consisting of scores on a Criterion-Referenced Competency … [Read more...] about October 17, 2011: It’s Not the Government Schools, Stupid; It is the Stupid Government
October 10, 2011: Native American Inventor Proud of Past and Focused on Future
David Petite has a very simple view on the immigration issue raging in the United States. “You are all immigrants,” he says with a smile. “We didn’t invite any of you here.” He should know. Petite is a Native American, a member of the Chippewa tribe, where his father was a tribal chief in Wisconsin. His people were around long before we came to these shores and long before … [Read more...] about October 10, 2011: Native American Inventor Proud of Past and Focused on Future
From the Brunswick News: Turtle Patrol Alumni Pleased With Loggerhead Comeback
I was pleased to see the story in The Brunswick News a couple of weeks ago about the success of the loggerhead turtle nesting program on our beaches. According to the article, more than two thousand nests have been reported by the sea turtle monitors this season. Mark Dodd, sea turtle coordinator with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources Coastal Resources Division, … [Read more...] about From the Brunswick News: Turtle Patrol Alumni Pleased With Loggerhead Comeback
October 3, 2011: Skeeter Skates Doesn’t Care Much for Due Process When Terrorists Are Involved
Everybody needs a guru. Someone you can go to whenever you find yourself stuck on the horns of a moral dilemma. Some climb the mountain tops of Nepal to sit before an old guy wrapped in a bed sheet and listen to him prattle about inner beauty. I am very fortunate. My guru doesn’t live on a mountain. Skeeter Skates is owner of Skeeter Skates Tree Stump Removal and Plow Repair … [Read more...] about October 3, 2011: Skeeter Skates Doesn’t Care Much for Due Process When Terrorists Are Involved
September 26, 2011: Who Cares What Michael Moore Thinks About Georgia?
In case you were rearranging your sock drawer and missed the big announcement, filmmaker Michael Moore, who is about as relevant as a female appendage on a boar hog, is asking “all Americans with a conscience to shun anything and everything to do with the murderous state of Georgia.” I can hear the shudders from Aragon to Zebulon. Moore didn’t approve of the execution of Troy … [Read more...] about September 26, 2011: Who Cares What Michael Moore Thinks About Georgia?