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Walker improperly fired security workers
An arbitrator has ruled that when now Wisconsin Governor, Scott Walker, was a Milwaukee County executive, he improperly fired 25 courthouse security guards and replaced them with private guards from Wackenhut, a company involved with controversy involving improper behavior. The arbitrator … Continue reading
Unions-are they still the right answer?
My dad and I argued all the time over unions. He was for them, I questioned why they existed. That was in the late 1960s. I was 12 years old. He would explain to me about what it was like … Continue reading
Texas State Board of Educaton May Have to Join the 21st Century
According to Valerie Strauss of the Washington Post, the Thomas B. Fordham Institute’s criticism of the Texas social studies curriculum may force the Texas State Board of Education to reopen the standards for a rewrite. As they say in the report: … Continue reading
Tea Party is Anti-War…Who would have thunk it…?
A friend of mine just sent me the article, Tea Party Voters Worry About Afghan War Price Tag from anitwar.com written by the Afghanistan Study Group which the web site says is a bipartisan ad hoc group of public policy … Continue reading
The Hidden Oil Tax
We have the idea in the US, especially among the “Glenn Beck types”, that oil is cheap and plentiful. All we need to do is follow the drill, baby, drill policy. Many in this group also believe taxes are too high, … Continue reading
Texas State Board of Education needs a “Monkey Trial”
There are many things I like about living in Austin but the ultra-backward nature of some of the Texas politicians often makes me wonder why I continue to live in this state. I’ve met Governor Perry a few times and … Continue reading
Texas State Board of Education Ignores Facts and Creates History
Though I am sure many past generations feel the same as I presently do, it seems like the United States is at a real decision point. I’ll admit upfront that I am a fan of science and my bias is … Continue reading
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