This is a tale of two children, two school districts, four schools, a single African-American mom, and injustice. It is also a tale about how No Child Left Behind has failed. But more than all of that, it’s about how our educational system, our economy, and our society is failing the poor and disadvantaged, regardless [...]
After a pretty pleasant morning out this morning, I returned home to reports that Bernard Madoff, author of the biggest Ponzi investment scheme in history, may be about to reach a plea deal with his prosecutors. Madoff is responsible for total losses to charities, foundations, pension plans, and individual investors that may total more than [...]
UPDATE: I’m curious: Would you want your law enforcement officers to be writing stuff like this? It boggles the mind No matter what the Norwich Bulletin and Det. Mark Lounsbury would like to believe, Julie Amero is innocent. I really shouldn’t have to write this. AGAIN. But it seems that Detective Lounsbury is dissatisfied with [...]