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Teacher responds to disgruntled former student

Posted on July 31, 2011 by Gary
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From Failblog, here's a brief series of messages on Facebook among a high school teacher and a few of her former students. Most of them apparently liked her but one, "Larry," was of the opposite opinion. Larry, it appears, did … Continue reading →

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"Blank check"

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gary
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The latest buzz phrase among some Republicans seems to be "blank check." Specifically, they insist that the debt ceiling must be raised only a little bit -- just enough to hold us through December and make us go through this … Continue reading →

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Scholastic responds to complaints

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gary
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In a post a little over a week ago I noted my disappointment that Scholastic, a company with a long history in the education market, was selling its credibility by offering to “promote client objectives” by distributing packages to schoolchildren … Continue reading →

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False balance

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gary
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OK, one more post on the current slow-motion disaster in Washington, this time quoting economist Paul Krugman's column in yesterday's New York Times: The facts of the crisis over the debt ceiling aren’t complicated. Republicans have, in effect, taken America … Continue reading →

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The economy and the deficit

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gary
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I recommend yet another concise, thoughtful post from Steve Benen at The Washington Monthly: "It doesn't have to be this way." I won't repeat when Benen has to say since he expresses it better than I could. But I will … Continue reading →

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Very short nature film: human confronts bear

Posted on July 30, 2011 by Gary
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This short (30-second) documentary from British television illustrates why most large mammals in the wild are distrustful of humans: … Continue reading →

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U.S. citizens living abroad still owe some U.S. taxes

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Gary
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I'm grateful to Andy Porter for pointing out an interesting article in The Globe and Mail of Toronto on the complicated tax status of U.S. nationals living abroad. Basically, Americans citizens are generally required to file U.S. income tax returns … Continue reading →

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Debt ceiling: It's getting ridiculous

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Gary
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You probably already know this, but ever since the current system of dealing with the national debt was adopted many decades ago, Congress has periodically raised the debt ceiling as a matter of routine housekeeping. Back in May of 2003, … Continue reading →

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What you can get away with in an Apple store

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Gary
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New York comic Mark Malkoff decided to test the limits of what an Apple store will allow you to do. Apparently, you can get away with quite a lot, starting with ordering a pizza. (One Apple store employee confronts Malkoff … Continue reading →

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Regular conservatives versus far-right Hobbits

Posted on July 28, 2011 by Gary
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It started with an opinion piece published Wednesday on The Wall Street Journal website that attempted to explain why extremists on the right are willing to damage the American economy by blocking the routine debt ceiling increase (ellipsis in original): … Continue reading →

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