Monthly Archives: January 2011

Obama Got It Wrong — Realizing The American Dream Requires More Democracy, Not More Technology

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Mike Bock

In the face of 9 percent unemployment, a diminishing middle class and more Americans than ever below the poverty line, it was surprising that the President Obama in his State of the Union Speech spoke of the American Dream and … Continue reading →

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Progressives’ Wrong Ideas About Human Reasoning Defeats Their Efforts — George Lakoff

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Mike Bock

This snowy morning I watched an interesting lecture given by George Lakoff on ForaTV. This lecture (embedded below) makes me want to know more about Lackoff’s thinking, and so I am going to get one of his books: “The Political … Continue reading →

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In Tucson Speech, Obama Flirted With Demagoguery — By Suggesting Evil Is To Blame

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Mike Bock

President Obama, in his Tucson speech, acknowledged that “Much of this process, of debating what might be done to prevent such tragedies in the future, is an essential ingredient in our exercise of self-government.” But the main thrust of the … Continue reading →

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“Retire / Rehire” Has No Negative Impact On Retirement System — Says STRS Spokesperson

Posted on January 12, 2011 by Mike Bock

In my post — Kettering Bd Of Ed Should Give Supt. Schoenlein A Pay Raise — Should Reject “Retire / Rehire” Plan As Unethical — I explain that if I were a member of the Kettering School Board, I would … Continue reading →

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It’s Tough To Say “Goodbye” to My Teacher And Friend — Larry O’Donnell, “Mr. O”

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Mike Bock

This is tough. On Thursday, I will attend a Mass of Christian Burial for my friend and teacher, Larry O’Donnell — “Mr. O” I telephoned Larry last Thursday, January 7, and when I received no answer, I telephoned him several … Continue reading →

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Kettering Bd Of Ed Should Give Supt. Schoenlein A Pay Raise — Should Reject “Retire / Rehire” Plan As Unethical

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Mike Bock

The special meeting Kettering Board of Education is required by law to hold — in order to allow Superintendent Jim Schoenlein to retire and then be rehired — will be this Thursday, Jan. 13, at 8 a.m., at the district … Continue reading →

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