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The Reason The Tea Party Brand Is Becoming “Toxic” — The Public Opposes Pushing Religion Into Politics

Interesting article in today’s NYT, “Crashing the Tea Party,” says, according to polls, disapproval of the Tea Party is increasing and, “even before the furor over the debt limit, its brand was becoming toxic.” The authors of the article — … Continue reading

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Ohio’s New State Budget — Balanced By A Massive Sell-Off Of Ohio Public Assets Worth Billions

Zach Schiller writes for Policy Matters Ohio about “The Great Ohio Sell-Off” of Ohio’s assets approved in the new two year budget.  He writes, “We may be giving away public assets, which taxpayers have spent considerable sums to build, for … Continue reading

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Should A School District Dump Teaching Cursive Handwriting — In Order To Raise Tests Scores?

Interesting article in today’s DDN, explains, “Cursive writing no longer required for school districts. Dept. of Education leaves it up to districts whether to teach the skill.” The writer, Margo Rutledge Kissell, does a nice job of reporting on how … Continue reading

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