Monthly Archives: May 2009

Kettering School Board Members Failed In Their Responsibility To Be Guardians Of “Local Control”

In response to my post, I’m Debating: Should I File a Complaint With Election Commission Against Kettering’s School Superintendent?, Eric and Rick made comments. Eric wrote, “It’s not too late to decide that bigger problems demand your attention and simply … Continue reading

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Remembering My Northridge Friend, Guy La Pointe, Awarded The Congressional Medal Of Honor

This Memorial Day, I am thinking, with a well of unexpected emotion, of my Northridge friend, Guy La Pointe. Guy has been gone now for almost 40 years, killed in Vietnam on June 2, 1969. Guy lived just up the … Continue reading

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I’m Debating: Should I File a Complaint With Election Commission Against Kettering’s School Superintendent?

The DDN reports that the Superintendent of Kettering Schools, Robert Mengerink, has accepted a new position as leader of the largest educational center in the state and is moving to Cuyahoga County. Wow. I keep wondering if I should file … Continue reading

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Obama Says That Under Bush We Forgot Who We Are

President Obama in his speech this morning reminded Americans that America, prior to Bush, did not torture. Obama said that America was the country that opposed torture and that closed down torture camps and established a rule of law. “That … Continue reading

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Jesse Ventura Says That Those Who Ordered Water Boarding Broke The Law And Should Be Prosecuted

Jesse Ventura makes his points about waterboarding very convincingly. He says waterboarding is against the law, period, and if America is to be a nation that upholds its laws, then those who waterboarded and those who ordered the waterboarding should … Continue reading

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Azaaz, A New “Voice” For Ordinary People, Urges Obama To Work For Israeli Palestinian Peace

Huffington Post this morning has an interesting article, “Why Israelis Trust Obama More Than Bibi Netanyahu,” written by the campaign director of a group called Avaaz, Paul Hilder. The article emphasizes the urgency of working for peace and cites this … Continue reading

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