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Wednesday February 22, 2012 · 12:49 AM PST

2012/02/22 · 00:49

At one time I thought most people had good intentions about education. I proposed having a Constitutional amendment that would put "education" into the Constitution and make it a federal responsibility. Then along comes NCLB which has been a death wish to the public school. I think instead we should have the death penalty for any politician that tries to do anything about education. Charter schools are not raciest but they are certainly efforts to separate classes of people. Governors like Malloy in CT, continue to suggest that charter schools are better than public schools without a shred of evidence that support that theory. He is responding to those who want to get their kids separated from the masses and have the state pay for it. What a sham, while at the same time wanting to end tenure and have only younger teachers to teach to the test and bore the students who remain in the public schools. These guys don't know anything about learning and probably could care less. What happened to the people who do know something about public school education? We miss those administrators that had years of experience teaching and then moved into administration with great reluctance because they loved teaching so much. What happened to them? Well, state legislatures decided to allow that transition after three years of teaching. What a mess.

No more seniority! Please!

donmyers

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Thursday June 03, 2010 · 12:12 AM PDT

2010/06/03 · 00:12

Congress at recess....and so many reasons to be in session. I still make a plea to end seniority in Congress. Ban it....districts with new Senators and new members of the House should be treated equally. Rewarding the election of members simply for being reelected has brought on the payment from lobbyists that keep the crooks in power. Let the people who have an expertise in some area run for government based on what they know not who they know.

Stop confusing employment with Congress

donmyers

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Thursday January 29, 2009 · 4:09 AM PST

2009/01/29 · 04:09

When I wrote about getting rid of seniority I never once thought of confusing seniority in Congress with seniority in the workplace. People in Congress may think that way but I don't think we should. They don't really have any rights in staking out a claim that their position is theirs until they screw up. Otherwise, we would cleaning their houses more often than we are now. It is more than their production that is visible; it is how well they get those earmarks and goodies for the folks back home. We can't get it through our minds that the reason Congress didn't accept term limits is because those reps in power want to stake a claim for their territory for as long as they can live. It is counter-productive to have this kind of reward system.

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Tuesday January 27, 2009 · 5:47 AM PST

2009/01/27 · 05:47

Controlling lobbying and other reasons that Congress isn't working for us? This came to me out of the blue and at first I thought that it wasn't practical but with some more thought I began to think it might be an answer to the behavior of our Congress. Congress which is now led by not the most able of the members but the ones that have the safest districts therefore being most electable but maybe not as qualified as others for chairmanships and leadership positions.

donmyers

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Wednesday December 31, 2008 · 2:17 AM PST

2008/12/31 · 02:17

I hate it! I'm sick of it; I don't care about any of it! I'm glad that life goes on into the next trip around the sun so we can let the last one go. I don't want to hear about the greatest sports story of the year even if it is how stupid anyone can be to spend almost a half of a billion dollars on three players in the midst of the worst financial crises since the 30's.

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would life still be worth living without the top ten (pick only those that you would miss).

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would life still be worth living without the top ten (pick only those that you would miss).

stories of 2008

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people of 2008

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movies of 2008

0 votes

murders of 2008

0 votes

abductions of 2008

0 votes

jokes of 2008

1 vote

divorces of 2008

1 vote

marriages of 2008

1 vote

storms of 2008

0 votes

political gaffs of 2008

2 votes

sports plays of 2008

1 vote

financial lessons of 2008

1 vote

diseases of 2008

1 vote

Lettermen lists of 2008

1 vote

deaths of 2008

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I could have run for Presidency

donmyers

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Tuesday June 24, 2008 · 12:23 AM PDT

2008/06/24 · 00:23

By the winter people may find it so expensive to go to the grocery store that they' ll take a bus to get there. The problem is there won't be a bus going near where they live. I'm stunned that neither candidate understands the energy crisis. It's not about Iraq or the environment; it's about eating and keeping warm. Ignoring the kind of problem that will exist in our country next winter is the kind of campaigning that will make any voter wonder why he's even wasting the gas to go vote.

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Wednesday June 11, 2008 · 5:44 AM PDT

2008/06/11 · 05:44

First of all McClatchy has had some articles on this in the last few days. "These steps could lower oil prices, but nobody'll take them" by Kevin G Hall comments about 3 reasonable ways to check rising prices(Monday June 9,2008). Today's (Wednesday, June 11, 2008) deals with the US Commodities Exchange Commission wanting to look into speculation and other matters that might play important role in the price increase.

It seems that another bubble might building due to our own fund managers taking our 401k and 403b monies and throwing them into the oil commodities market. The result of this bubble might have similar consequences as the housing crisis with billions and billions of lost revenue when the bubble bursts. It seems that we have little or no regulation of oil sales on the world market.

So yesterday the Senate Republicans refused to tax the high profits of the oil companies implying that if the profits were taxed the oil companies would simply raise prices to compensate for the tax. I'm not sure that is true. Oil company profits have never been higher. If they could have simply raised prices at the pump before this market speculation then why didn't they?

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Tuesday May 13, 2008 · 3:18 AM PDT

2008/05/13 · 03:18

I was just taking a quick look at the BBC, trying to get some news on China. The earthquake wasn't covered well by MSM in the USA. I guess they figure there aren't enough Chinese in the USA to give it coverage. Who are the racists running the media? Anyway I stumbled onto the following from the BBC: "Pupils in England on average take 70 national tests while at school;
54,000 examiners employed in national tests;25 million test papers each year" The conclusion was that they still need national testing but that teachers shouldn't spend as much time teaching to the test. How can we be so stupid when we're discussing education?

donmyers

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Wednesday April 30, 2008 · 12:45 AM PDT

2008/04/30 · 00:45

The Supreme Court is anything but supreme. The jokers that Bush and others have placed on this court would be better placed with Fox News. We shouldn't have to put up with this kind of "packing" for the next 20 to 30 years. Our country has been practically destroyed by these neo-conservatives. They have taken the best parts of our Constitution and have intentionally used them to build a country that is by the rich and for the rich.

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Should the next Congress consider adding six new members to the Supreme Court

It is the only way to balance a court that is so far right that it may reconsider Roe v Wade

12 votes

The court should be left to the politicians to manipulate

0 votes

Why are you picking on them all the time? Leave it alone.

4 votes

Let's start another war, instead.

4 votes

There aren't enough seats for 15 members.

4 votes

Let's do it and see what the neo-conservatives do then.

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Education Ha!

donmyers

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Thursday April 24, 2008 · 2:00 AM PDT

2008/04/24 · 02:00

Watching the Masters golf tournament and the commercials by big oil concerning how we need more education in math and science made me wonder about why big oil doesn't encourage more education in government and history? Maybe a little history about Teddy Roosevelt busting up Standard Oil in the early 1900's would be a good starter. Is it any wonder that when old governments are replaced that the new governments start with a new educational format. Often the old teachers are jailed or killed and then the new thrust in education begins. This happened in the Bush takeover(he didn't kill the teachers but he made them the scapegoats). He pounced on education because his boys saw that it was being pounced on by everyone else including some very powerful Democrats. He seemed to move toward equalizing education in the same way that water runs down hill. He's made education move downward towards the worst examples. And it just keeps on getting bad reviews. I think making math and science the key to learning keeps us ignorant about the misuse, corruption, and deception of our federal, state, and local government.

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How important is education?

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How important is education?

most important part of my life

7 votes

I hate it; couldn't wait to get out of school

0 votes

it stinks but I have to have it

0 votes

I look forward to learning new skills in my area

1 vote

it is important because of the financial rewards

0 votes

I have a very broad view of education; it is 24/7 and involves everything

11 votes

other

0 votes

Time to stop supplementing sports with cable money

donmyers

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Wednesday April 02, 2008 · 1:46 AM PDT

2008/04/02 · 01:46

I just sent a very short note to the USGA concerning what they want for someone to see the United States Open. A few years ago my son and I went to Beth Paige on Long Island to see all great pros play golf. I can't remember exactly what I paid for 2 days at the event but somewhere around $100 for both of us. Of course, then there were motels and meals that had to be paid as well. When I looked at what they wanted for next years event I thought about how insane this had become. They offer two packages, one for $400 the other $595(if you win a lottery and are picked). It involves getting tickets for every day of the event and a person can only buy one total package. Luckily I learned from the last event that the privilege of walking around in the mud and not really seeing much of the total picture isn't all that it seems it would be. But this isn't about golf this is about pricing a normal person out of participating.

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What to do about sports

Leave it alone

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TV is driving sports and it needs regulation in several areas

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C-SPAN Manipulation

donmyers

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Sunday March 23, 2008 · 1:59 AM PDT

2008/03/23 · 01:59

I've heard of it before when call ins all are from one perspective. On Sat. March 22, The Washington Journal portion of C-SPAN really was upsetting to my disposition. I was on the treadmill and listening as a Republican called and said he was crossing over to vote for Hillary in PA. He was bad mouthing Obama in the process. Then a Democrat for Hillary called and he/she was upset about Wright's statements. Next an independent called and Obama was bashed again. Finally an Obama supporter called and the moderator cut him off. I thought back of all previous calls and felt that most had suspiciously been pro Clinton or McCain.

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The top ten stories or top ten people or whatever

I could have run for Presidency

Senate Republicans say no tax on oil profits

More tests, more tests, more tests

Is it time to pack the court yet?

Education Ha!

Time to stop supplementing sports with cable money

C-SPAN Manipulation