Today’s HT has much to recommend it, particularly as it offers many articles that focus on the issue of sustainability, notably the entire “Down to Earth” section. The Errant applauds this and wants to highlight…
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Douglas Storm is a host and producer for Interchange on Bloomington, Indiana's community radio station WFHB.
"Why then do you try to 'enlarge' your mind? Subtilize it..."
The Game of Life: IU’s Newest HR Consultant
This morning, as I was reading the front page of the HT I overheard my kids and a friend playing “Life.” Someone landed on “you learn CPR,” and I grumbled to myself about just going through…
Debt Ceiling – Proclamations of Liars and Thieves
Updated below. Or, Welfare Music. That’s my take, really, regardless of the real issues involved; the debt ceiling showdown is just another ruse to try to force the citizens to accept cuts to the…
DeMuth to School Board: Don’t meet so much!
In today’s HT Bethany Nolan reports that the MCCSC School Board will reduce their public meetings to once a month, down from twice. Throughout it seems clear that this is the decision of the new…
Brain Extravaganza
Plans for a community project called the Brain Extravaganza, involving the temporary installation of at least 12 5-foot-tall, three-dimensional brain displays in Bloomington, are progressing…. Each brain display will cost $3,200 to produce, and each…
Captain America: All for One and One for All for War!
[I could care less if I spoil this movie for you either by revealing plot devices, denouement or “trite and true” verbal and visual propaganda.] “You’ve been asleep, Captain, for about 70 years.” (Anonymous, militaristic…
Saving the Appearances: Harry Who?
Okay, I’ve only read about 1/2 of the first Harry Potter book. Started it with the kids and couldn’t get through it…just didn’t snag my interest. Also, I snobbishly resisted (sure, I can admit this)…
“Highly Qualified” to do…what exactly?
Today I took a Praxis II exam for English Language Arts (there are several types of these purporting to test one’s knowledge of things such as composition, literature, teaching writing, etc.) as a necessary (required)…
HT Editorial: Of course longer school days are better, who would argue?
I would. The editorial today titled “Longer school day opens opportunities” basically just repeats the story written by Bethany Nolan on Thursday this week called “Longer days to fill needs at MCCSC”. I would link…
“News” as Marketing–All the Voucher help you need!
This brief piece from the Lafayette Journal and Courier has a particular story to tell, summed up in the following paragraphs: “I have no qualms with the public schools,” Pendley said. “I just know he’ll…