One of America’s greatest philosophers, Walt Kelly, got it right when he had Pogo identify the “enemy.” We should be more optimistic this Earth Day than at any time in the past as the dark days of Global warming denial are coming to an end. But, all of us need to take action. One simple [...]
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The right wing Republican members of the Idaho Legislature take pride in their lack of formal education.
Ask a good portion of the Idaho Legislature about their alma mater, and they’ll give you a stock answer that could resemble a school fight song.
“I went to the school of hard knocks,” said Sen. Shirley McKague, R-Meridian, one [...]
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The story is that vaudevillian Eddie Cantor was at a recording session on what turned out to be Black Tuesday, 29 October 1929. In between takes he ad-libbed a monologue that had the musicians and recording engineers cracking up. The head engineer suggested he record his remarks. Not long after, he delivered the monologue on [...]
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Ah.. the confederacy of dunces extend their foolishness into April. I am not sure how Betsy Russell can stomach watching this charade everyday, but she reports on this and this.
Unfortunately, some of the foolishness will have painful consequences. If you are anywhere near Boise High School this evening at 6:00 pm, stop by to protest [...]
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