What you are about to read, will make you want to barf:
MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - School boards in some New Jersey towns still give perks to their superintendents that would make almost any employee envious and any taxpayer mad.
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Since word got out in May that Barbara Trzeszkowski, the school superintendent in tiny Keansburg, was retiring [...]
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I called it back in Feb., Obama will never be “open to the idea” of school vouchers. He needs teachers vote and unions campaign contributions.
Well, now he has plans to join Congresswoman Holmes (D-DC) to kill the DC voucher program.
How could both of them, whom are black, deny black and brown families in struggling public [...]
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Last year, the teachers sued the state saying the voucher law passed in 2006 was unconstitutional because public money can’t go to private schools.
The lower court said, parents win, unions - you lose.
Then, last month the court of appeals overruled the lower court decision.
Now, parents of foster and special education kids are asking the state [...]
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From the Tenessesee Center for Policy and Research:
Energy Guzzled by Al Gore’s Home in Past Year Could Power 232 U.S. Homes for a Month
Gore’s personal electricity consumption up 10%, despite “energy-efficient” home renovations
NASHVILLE - In the year since Al Gore took steps to make his home more energy-efficient, the former Vice President’s home energy [...]
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Yesterday, Democratic Congresswoman Norton (D.C.) said the following to the Washington Post:
We have to protect the children, who are the truly innocent victims here,” said Norton, who like many Democrats opposes vouchers as a threat to public school systems. “But I can tell you that the Democratic Congress is not about to extend this program.”
Her [...]
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You must watch this CNN video of cops beating three alleged shooters.
This is the story:
Philadelphia city officials said Wednesday the beatings of three suspects, captured on video by a television news crew, were ‘unacceptable,’ and added officers’ emotions are running high after the slaying of a sergeant last week. ‘We certainly are concerned about what [...]
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NY’s new governor recently approved a new tax of $1.25 on cigarettes. This is on top of its existing tax, $1.50.
The government is making smoking unaffordable, so be prepared to drive to NJ or PA for a pack of smokes.
Better yet, organize a couple of you and your friends to start a black market. Sure [...]
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Posted in This is bullshit! on May 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
Arlington, Virginia, is considered a safe and friendly upscale American city. Folks that are forced to work in the nation’s Capital often live in Arlington, where they don’t even have to lock their doors at night. It’s not the kind of place where horrible things are supposed to happen.
Yet this weekend over 1,000 people [...]
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