Category Archives: Academia and Other Nonsense

Dafydd put it best “Federal Judge Declares “Mistrial” Equivalent to “Aquittal”” Apparently, U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle used his sharp as the leading edge of a basketball legal mind to discover a previously unseen conspiracy between the judge and … Continue reading →

A long time ago, in blog terms, I read this article in the Seattle Times about how former Mayor, Norm Rice, chairs a committee that is going to attempt to get housing subsidies for middle class income earners. No, I … Continue reading →

Just to put them out of their misery? Teachers at a primary school have been ordered to dress up as Muslims to promote multi-culturalism. The West Midlands school is belatedly celebrating the Muslim festival of Eid and told its pupils … Continue reading →

And why would anyone go low when it comes to children’s education? Especially when it is THIS low You could have knocked me over with a WASL test book. My 10-year-old son received a letter signed by Gov. Christine Gregoire … Continue reading →

It would only work against them, I guess. Today’s Seattle Times brings up this AP story about how US college tuition has gone up, yet again, with the requisite bitching, moaning, screaming and whining. Cost of college rises faster than … Continue reading →

And Elvis and Buddy Holly and Hank Williams and Ronnie Van Zant and everyone else in the music industry who has died in their prime, did this really need to be published? Rock stars more likely to die prematurely Rock … Continue reading →

Yeah, I can tell you’re all so shocked. I’ve posted in the past about how the Seattle School District has a blacks-only curriculum and school campus, with even an all black staff, called “The African American Academy”. I lived within a mile … Continue reading →

That is what you’ll hear the leftist say about why public education is in such a sad state these last couple decades. Of course, this myth is fueled by the teacher’s unions so that they can get more money out … Continue reading →

Washington State Teacher’s Union. I just don’t know what to say after hearing this news A middle school principal is still collecting his $8,245-a-month salary from the Tacoma School District as he awaits sentencing on a third-degree rape conviction. Harold … Continue reading →