Tuesday night's show featured the music of the Billboard #1 hits. Some song choices were - well - strange. I mean, there are literally tons of #1 hits and this is the best they could do? And the "mentor" for this week was 17-year old Miley Cyrus. Um, aren't mentors supposed to have talent? After … Continue reading American Idol results 03/24/10: The top 10
Day: March 24, 2010
A medal for Nye
I'm guessing that the press release I received from The Virginia Organizing Project had this video in mind. Virginia Beach, Va –The Virginia Organizing Project along with Health Care for America Now and local community members will be visiting Congressman Glenn Nye’s Virginia Beach office on Friday, March 26 at noon to remind the Congressman … Continue reading A medal for Nye
Englin: “Call Ken”
Dear Friend, This week, President Obama will sign historic health reform legislation that extends coverage to millions of uninsured Americans while making health care more affordable and accessible for all. Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said he will file a lawsuit to block it "as soon as the ink is dry" on President Obama's signature. This … Continue reading Englin: “Call Ken”
Opinion, please: economics and personal finance course
The Virginia Department of Education has released a draft (pdf) of the framework of the Economics and Personal Finance course to be taught in Virginia's schools beginning with the 2011-2012 school year. The resulting Curriculum Framework addresses concepts and principles that are important to economics at the macro level, but also direct attention to understanding … Continue reading Opinion, please: economics and personal finance course
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