CLICK THE COVER or CONTENTS to go read the issue online (in PDF format.)
MisterWriter
Saturday, February 28, 2009
WHEN IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE CALIFORNIA...IT STILL IS! A photo essay for a Saturday afternoon.
The first two pictures I took at Heather Farm Park, the third one is one I shot of the Gateway buildings along Willow Pass taken from Clayton Rd. The next two are photos I took in Clayton, up Morgan Territory Rd., and the last one I took downtown Concord from the top of the Todos Santos parking garage looking toward Brenden Theaters. Did you recognize them all?
MisterWriter
Friday, February 27, 2009
JUST HOW STIMULATED WOULD I BE AS A TEACHER - CHECK OUT MY FRIDAY OBAMA MATH.
While the stimulus package injects about $90.9 Billion into education with subcategories assigned for specific amounts; that portion allocated for teacher salaries was listed as $300 million.
And so I looked up the number of teachers in the USA and also for California alone. There are 2.9 million teachers across the country and 310,000 teachers in California.
So here is the math done two ways:
1) Divide the $300 million equally by state and California receives $6 million. Divide that between the 310,000 teachers and each teacher will get a pay increase of..... drumroll.... $19.35!
2) Divide the $300 million equally amongst the 2.9 million teachers across the nation and you get a pay increase of ..... $103 per teacher.
Wow. I'm feeling really stimulated by that!
But it is Friday. Someone should check my math! After all the total given to education was $90.9 billion. If the whole package was given to teacher salaries (which it is not), then each teacher would get a pay increase of $31,344. That would put the average teacher salary range from $60,000 to $100,000.
WORSE, the state gets $250 million to continue the flawed analysis of student performance. What a waste of money that one is. We keep making gains in scores but our dropout rate increases. That math I fully understand!
Here are some breakdowns of the stimulation education will get. Don't get too excited.
- MisterWriter
Education
Total: $90.9 billion
- $44.5 billion in aid to local school districts to prevent layoffs and cutbacks, with flexibility to use the funds for school modernization and repair (State Equalization Fund)
- $15.6 billion to increase Pell Grants from $4,731 to $5,350
- $13 billion for low-income public schoolchildren
- $12.2 billion for IDEA special education
- $2.1 billion for Head Start
- $2 billion for childcare services
- $650 million for educational technology
- $300 million for increased teacher salaries
- $250 million for states to analyze student performance
- $200 million to support working college students
- $70 million for the education of homeless children
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Recovery_and_Reinvestment_Act_of_2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
A SPOT OF SUNLIGHT ON AN OTHERWISE GLOOMY WEEK - $600,000 IN MDUSD CUTS
Novato's district just eliminated sports and cut 59 teacher jobs. We see other districts closing down schools which our board estimated saves about $460,000 per site.
Enjoy the sunlight. The rain and gloom is coming back again.
MisterWriter
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Tuesday, February 24, 2009
THE MDUSD BLOODBATH IS ABOUT TO BEGIN - ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK TONIGHT....
Looking over tonight's agenda for the MDUSD board meeting, the following are on the block to be cut...
All custodial supervisors.
1 elementary PR Prep teacher.
Reduce High School VPs to two.
3 custodians.
4th and 5th grade music.
9th grade sports (keeping varsity and junior varsity and the hope that coaches' salaries will be paid by parents.)
High School Athletics which will save $721,400.
Increasing the stipend to $300 per month for those teachers declining medical coverage.
Reducing the general fund for curriculum by 80%.
Reducing all Special Education (as allowable by law.)
Consider school closings (would save $460,000 per site.)
Eliminate 50% off the Peer Assistance and Review program and
50% off the Beginning Teacher Support program (BTSA.)
Increase staffing ratios at all school levels.
These items will be discussed tonight, although the actual decisions may be at the next board meeting.
And if you want a reason to approve the parcel tax, this is just the start....
You can WATCH the MDUSD Board Meeting live HERE, read the AGENDA HERE of use Google is you need a good prayer site.
MisterWriter
"When we are done, we will have cut $30 million in two years." - Paul Strange, Trustee, MDUSD. "We are barely scratching the surface of how terrible it is going to get."
You can go to the MDUSD.NET blog and read the full text of what Paul had to say HERE and then reread my recent posting about the parcel tax HERE. Pass it on!
MisterWriter
<Correction: I had originally attributed the quote to Gary Eberhart when it was Paul Strange who made the comment. I have corrected that here.>
"The Extraterrestrial is my brother," says Vatican's chief astronomer. That's a bit of a variant from Genesis, isn't it?
Not that I am not happy to see the Catholic faith update some tenets of faith to the modern age, but this interview with Reverend José Gabriel Funes, head of the Vatican Observatory and a scientific adviser to Pope Benedict XVI, struck me as quite a leap.
You can read that article HERE.
Now my only question is whether the aliens will speak Greek or Latin?
MisterWriter
A.P. GIANNINI MADE LOANS ON A HANDSHAKE AND EVERYONE PAID UP. THAT WAS IN 1906. THERE IS NO HONOR ANYMORE
I was watching Virginia Hammerness,
the granddaughter of A.P. Giannini on CBS slamming the current Bank of America management as "idiots." It was A.P. Giannini who founded the bank in 1904 as the Bank of Italy because the big eastern banks wouldn't lend money to immigrants, like the Italians.
She recounted how Gianniani became a legend right after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, even though his bank had burned down. She described how he set up a wooden plank atop two barrels on the street and made loans there with just a handshake. He claimed later that every loan was repaid, she explained.
His priority was not greed; but his customers. When he died, his estate was valued at $500,000, although he had declined a bank offer of a $1.7 million bonus claiming that the bank owed it to their customers instead.
You can read the full article HERE, or watch the CBS report.
What stood out for me was the fact that honor was prevalent at the turn of the century. You were as good as your word and without that integrity you were nothing.
So how did the world change so much? How did we become a society of greed and corruption, interested only in the quick profit and not in the well being of customers?
When was the last time you transacted business on a handshake? And could you ever imagine doing so?
MisterWriter
Monday, February 23, 2009
IT IS TIME TO STAND UP, SUPPORT AND ENDORSE THE MDUSD SCHOOL QUALITY PROTECTION MEASURE 2009 - a long name for what will essentially offset the actions of the state. Are you in?
This email below that I received will be making its way to everyone. Please forward a link to this page to all your friends - Time is short to get this rolling and the governor of California has already acted.
The Emergency Budget Plan signed by the Governor on February 20th , will require another $7 to 8 million in cuts for 2009-2010 alone. This will be devastating to the program offering for our students, devastating for our employees, and devastating for our community.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
BRITAIN SMACKS REV. FRED PHELPS - BARS ENTRY FOR INCITING HATE
I first learned of Fred Phelps and his "interesting" little church when his flock of a few came to protest the marriage of County Clerk Steve Weir to his longtime partner. This is the same group who protest at soldiers' funerals claiming they will go to hell.
Well done Britain. Now the British just have to work on removing some of their other religious influences, CLICK HERE FOR THAT video, and the country may regain some of its former glory.
Or not!
Click the news article or picture above to read the story.
MisterWriter
Saturday, February 21, 2009
...AND JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO BE A SPERM DONOR...OCTO-NUTJOB STRIKES AGAIN...
Not to be outdone by OctoNutjob, mother of 14, Good Morning America claims to have snagged an interview with the sperm donor who had, reportedly had a relationship with OctoNut while she was still married. It seems he wants in on the action...or maybe he just liked her "warming technique..." Read the story for that explanation by clicking on the picture...at your own risk!
MisterWriter
ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF CALIFORNIA'S SAD STAND ON MORAL VALUES - VIDEO GAME LAW RULED UNCONSTITUTIONAL BY APPEALS COURT
It seems like a no-brainer. If you've seen half the video games that pass as entertainment and then wonder why we see a rise in violence at schools, and in society at large, and why we have glorified gang activity, tagging, and evading the legal system, you would have been a supporter of the video game law that restricted sales of violent video games to minors that the governor had signed in 2005.
It is not that the games may direct kids to be violent, but that violence begets violence. As it is all entertainment has exceeded any common decency level in terms of the impact and influence that it has on the culture of youth in this country. You just have to watch what goes on at the street level to see that. So why take a form of entertainment that has become the activity choice of kids and apply a guerilla warfare mentality as a reward system? Why is it acceptable to have a game that kills prostitutes, amplifies gang warfare and cop killings? Who can defend that as acceptable? The video game industry, of course.
"Bo Andersen, president and chief executive of the Entertainment Merchants Association, said the ruling vindicates his group's position that "ratings education, retailer ratings enforcement, and control of game play by parents are the appropriate responses to concerns about video game content.""
The law may have another chance at the Supreme Court level. Click the picture to read the story.
MisterWriter
PEANUT ALLERGY KIDS TREATMENT OPTION - MAYBE SCHOOLS CAN STOP BEING PEANUT FREE AFTER ALL
A British study has found a viable treatment for kids with peanut allergies. Peanut allergies among kids seem all too often on the rise causing schools to ban peanut products for all kids so as not to cause those harm who have the condition.
"For all our participants, a reaction could lead to life-threatening anaphylactic shock, but now we've got them to the point where they can safely eat at least 10 whole peanuts," said Andy Clark, who led the research published in the journal Allergy.
Click the picture above to READ the article and share...
MisterWriter
Friday, February 20, 2009
OCEAN SHARKS SUFFER FROM RECESSION, TOO!
Ichthyologist George Burgess of the University of Florida has postulated that the recent decline in people getting eaten (fully or partially) by sharks is directly a result of the recession. How? Apparently fewer people are getting to take those oceanside vacations thus depriving the sharks of their normal eating routines.
With that same logic you would think the tourist industry would be thriving since more of those annoyingly demanding tourists get to live? Now there is a solution to prison overcrowding and the governor's plan to release thousands as part of his budget solution.
MisterWriter
Thursday, February 19, 2009
ARNOLD TERMINATES ANOTHER 8 MILLION FROM MDUSD! ONLY A PARCEL TAX WILL HELP RETAIN PROGRAMS LIKE SPORTS, MUSIC, VP'S AND MORE - ARE YOU WILLING TO GO ALONG?
Here it comes, ladies and gentlemen, the long awaited budget resolution, a nasty swill of ex-lax designed to close the budget shortfall, at least for this year, and in the process require even more cuts than have already taken place, although, as I understand it, horse racing has escaped somewhat because what California needs are a few more addicted gamblers playing Russian Roulette with the state funding system that works so well!
So expect another $8 million to be circumcised from the MDUSD budget which means an end to all those programs you cherish: sports, music, VP's and more. Honestly, where do you think the money will come from?
The only saving grace, a band-aid in the bloodletting, is the parcel tax plan that will now be on the ballot during the May special election - your one chance to stem the tide of destruction while this district gains momentum and formulates new plans for revenue generation.
$99 a year - that is not even your Starbucks allowance? Tell a friend. More to come... and you can bank on that!
Read the state super - Jack O'Connell's press release HERE
MisterWriter
PLAYING DRESS UP IN THE DIGITAL AGE
We all put on our costumes, each day that we live, although these vary from time to time. On some days we are the ranking generals of life, authoritative and commanding in both word and presence, while other days we are merely conciliatory and meek.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
NICE ARTICLE ON OUR BLOGS ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE CONTRA COSTA TIMES - THANKS THERESA
Theresa Harrington of the CCTimes did a nice job interviewing many local bloggers, myself included. She wanted to find out the effect of local blogging in contrast to mainstream media as well as in its political and economic effects. 
While there was a shorter version that appeared on their Website, here are the PDF's from the article. Click to read as follows:
MisterWriter
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
ARE YOU HUNGRY YET? HALF THE FOOD PRODUCED IS WASTED, LOST OR THROWN AWAY... WHILE MORE BABIES CONTINUE TO BE BORN.
According to the United Nations, food production may drop by 25% in the next few decades even as the population increases. The point to note, which ties in with my last posting about Anna's activities, is that "more than half the food produced worldwide was either lost, wasted, or thrown away..." Click HERE to read the full article and then take a look at your own food consumption habits.
MisterWriter
Monday, February 16, 2009
FEEDING THE HUNGRY WITH LEFTOVER FRUIT - WELL DONE ANNA - AGAIN...
Our friend Anna, who recently helped spearhead donations for the Groebner family of Clayton, has undertaken a new venture. Click HERE to read about how she is using FRUIT to make a difference for the hungry in the county. Well done Anna.
MisterWriter
ANOTHER DREAM JOB FOR THE YOUNG GUYS. DO THIS FIRST THEN GO DONATE SWIMMERS...
Seeking Males 21-40 for PAID STUDY on Alcoholic Beverages (San Francisco)
Reply to: job-1033405642@craigslist.org [?]
Date: 2009-02-13, 11:20AM PST
A leading market research firm is seeking males, 21 to 40 years old, to participate in a PAID STUDY on Alcoholic Beverages. If you would like to be considered, please respond by providing all requested information below. A recruiter will call you if your responses seem to be a match.
First & Last Name:
Age:
Ethnicity:
City of Residence:
Primary Phone Number:
Which, if any, of the following types of Alcoholic Beverages do you consume on a regular basis?:
~ Beer
~ Wine
~ Vodka
~ Scotch
~ Single Malt Scotch
~ Whiskey
~ Rum
~ Tequila
~ Cognac
~ Gin
- Location: San Francisco
- Compensation: $125.00 - $300
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
A NEW OFFERING FOR JEWISH EGGS - $20K AND RISING. OFFER NOW AND AVOID THE RUSH - I WONDER IF OCTO-MOM MIGHT START DOING THIS?
That is just a little less that a new teacher makes in a year! Any Jewish teachers wanting maternity leave?
JEWISH EGG DONOR NEEDED by LOVING JEWISH COUPLE $20,000+ not an agencyReply to: lovingjewishcouple@yahoo.com [?]
Date: 2009-02-12, 7:29PM PST
JEWISH EGG DONOR NEEDED by LOVING JEWISH COUPLE $20,000+ ALL EXPENSES PAID
Reply to: lovingjewishcouple@yahoo.com
"We would love you to be part of our miracle"
We are a loving, caring, Jewish couple who are accomplished, secure and happy. It would mean the world to us to share our love with a child and make our lives truly complete.
We appreciate intelligence, education and learning. If you are a student it would be our pleasure to assist with your tuition and related expenses.
You are an ideal donor if you are:
* Jewish with a biological mother who was born Jewish
* (prefer if your biological father was also born Jewish)
* A woman between 18 and 33 years old
* Between 5'1" and 5'11"
* Warm, caring, responsible, reliable
* Motivated and passionate about what you do
* An individual with high self esteem
* Highly intelligent with high IQ, SAT Scores & GPA (Please Include Scores)
* Attractive
* At healthy body weight
* A non smoker and drug free
* Free of genetic diseases (such as Tay-Sachs) in your primary blood line
* Able to make about 5 visits to a highly respected Fertility Doctor.
You will not need to carry a pregnancy.
Please e-mail us in confidence, addressing the *points above including your age, SAT Scores verbal/math etc., highlighting what you feel is special about you and whatever other information you feel comfortable sharing, with a recent photo if possible to lovingjewishcouple@yahoo.com
WELCOME TO CALIFORNIA, NOW HOLDING THE LOWEST CREDIT RATING OF ALL THE STATES! THANKS BE TO SACRAMENTO...
“No other state is in the kind of crisis that California is in,” said Iris J. Lav, the deputy director of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal research group in Washington. The roots of California’s inability to address its budget woes are statutory and political. The state, unlike most others, requires a two-thirds majority vote in the legislature to pass budgets and tax increases. And its process for creating voter initiatives hamstrings the budget process by directing money for some programs while depriving others of cash." READ THE REST HERE...
We talked about that pesky 2/3 majority
vote before during an education summit. It seems that, in large part, a failure to effect change can be blamed on that 2/3 requirement used by both sides as a shield to fortify their positions.
Sadly, even when they finally agree on a budget, it will be more cuts in places that are already bleeding out and will solve little in the long run. Isn't it time that the politicians get recalled and we try some other way of business?
I'm not sure which is more gloomy; the weather outside or the economic news that we face as a state and a nation. Sadly, the rain will eventually stop; whereas the fiscal stupidity could continue for quite some time.
MisterWriter
Sunday, February 15, 2009
BEND OVER - THE CREDIT CARD COMPANIES ARE REARING TO...
It is time to watch out for those bank and credit card notices that come in the mail. You know, the ones with the ultra-fine print... Millions of cardholders have recently received letters from the likes of Citibank, Bank of America Corp., Wells Fargo & Co. and American Express Co. notifying them that their interest rates are going up, in some cases to 30% if a single payment is missed.
In some cases they are even offering a fee to maintain a low interest rate, as well as other questionable tactics. Read the article HERE.
MisterWriter
[NOTE: from our reader Dorothy who posted this in comments, but I thought it important enough to add to the post... "BTW, the next time your dentist or doctor sends you a bill that says amounts over 30 days will be charged 1 and 1/2 percent per month, you might let him/her know that those rates exceed the rates allowed under the California Usury Laws. You might also point out that the penalty for usury is a refund of 100% of any interest charged (and treble damages if the individual knowingly charges usurious interest)." Thank you Dorothy.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
IS LIFE JUST A BY-PRODUCT OF A BRANE COLLISION? ARE WE JUST SOME COSMIC DEBRIS LEFT OVER? THAT EXPLAINS EVERYTHING!
What better day for this topic than the day people ask the question: "What is love?" 
and "How do I know that love is real?"
It seems, as science expands its astronomical tendrils, that beyond planets, solar systems, galaxies and universes are ...
NEED A JOB? LOOKING FOR A FEW MILLION GOOD SWIMMERS
From the Craigslist Job board... you just have to wonder why this would not be a dream job for some men? The scary part is that those are the very type of people you might not wish for your future child to be sharing genes with!
MisterWriter
GOT GOOD GENES?? Why Not Share?!
Reply to: see below
Date: 2009-02-11, 3:39PM PST
The Sperm Bank of California is looking for healthy men to become PAID SPERM DONORS. You can earn up to $200/week, and help others create the loving families they dream of.
How does it work?
Becoming a sperm donor means making a commitment to donate 1-2 times a week for 6-12 months. If you are accepted as a donor, you are paid $100 for every usable sample you provide. This is a great opportunity for students, grad students, and healthy men of all ethnicities.
Donations are made at our lab in downtown Berkeley (one block from BART, two blocks from UC campus). Our lab hours are Mon-Thurs 8-4, Fri 8-2.
Who can become a sperm donor?
You are eligible if you are:
• between the ages of 18 and 40
• at least 5 feet 7 inches
• live or work within 25 miles of downtown Berkeley office
• a high school graduate
• able to legally work in the US
• can visit our downtown Berkeley office, at least once a week, during business hours.
• are able to make a one-year commitment to the program (two semesters for students)
• are able to provide medical information about both sides of your genetic family
• have no chronic health problems
We encourage applications from men of all ethnicities. Minorities highly encouraged to apply!
If you meet the above requirements, click here to go to our online application:
http://www.thespermbankofca.org/spermdonorapplication.html
Who are we?
The Sperm Bank of California is a progressive non-profit organization. Since our founding in 1982, we have been committed to serving single women, lesbian couples, and heterosexual couples who want to create their families through donor insemination. You help them and us when you become a paid sperm donor.
For additional information about our program visit the Donor page on our website (click on the link below). Be sure to take the virtual tour of our offices!
http://www.thespermbankofca.org/spermdonor.html
- This is a part-time job.
- This is at a non-profit organization.
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or
NEED A JOB? NOW YOU CAN HAVE A CAREER SELLING JEWISH EGGS FOR $8K
This was posted on CraigsList: Click the title if you would like to read it there and/or flag it! There are so many things I could say about this post...but I'll let you do that!
MisterWriter
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JEWISH EGG DONORS URGENTLY NEEDED $8,000Reply to: jewishbaby3@yahoo.com
Date: 2009-02-13, 6:18AM PST
A Jewish Blessing, LLC was founded in response to the growing number of requests from infertile Jewish families for help in finding qualified and extraordinary young Jewish women to be their egg donors.
We are currently working with several wonderful couples, with more families reaching out to us every day and we are truly in need of your help.
If you are a Jewish woman age 20-32, very responsible, kind and sincere, with a great personality and would consider helping one of these families achieve their dream of becoming parents please email us at jewishbaby3@yahoo.com .... and please pass this forward to friends who might also want to help.
- Compensation: $8,000
- This is a part-time job.
- This is a contract job.
- Principals only. Recruiters, please don't contact this job poster.
- Please, no phone calls about this job!
- Please do not contact job poster about other services, products or commercial interests.
Friday, February 13, 2009
TANZANIAN SOLUTION TO TEACHER PROBLEMS - CANE THEM! HUH?
from the BBC:
Shock as Tanzania teachers caned
The Tanzania Teachers' Union is taking legal action after 19 primary school teachers were given the cane.
The teachers were caned by a police officer in front of their pupils after an investigation into poor exam results at three schools.
The report blamed teachers for being late or not showing up for work and not teaching the official syllabus. And thanks Shauna for passing on this stimulating concept.
> READ MORE
HAPPY VALENTIMES DAY - DEATH BY EMPEROR CLAUDIUS BECAUSE YOU ARE A VALENTINE OR ONE OF SEVEN VALENTINES - AND MY HOW IT HAS CHANGED!
I'd like to wish you a Happy Valentimes Day tomorrow (read to the end to know why.) One of the nice things about traditions is finding out the history that led to them In this case, Valentine's Day had a long beginning,
"And let me say this, to all of the chattering class, that so much focuses on those little, tiny — yes, porky — amendments: The American people really don’t care." - Sen. CHARLES SCHUMER - IS HE CORRECT? ARE WE ON THE "EDGE OF A DEPRESSION?" Are we just going "Baaaaaaa?"
I hate it when politicians, who make a nice amount of change no matter what ridiculous thing they do, make statements reminding the American public how sheep-like we are.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
FROM BREEDING TO BEGGING - THE MOTHER OF 14 HAS NOW SET UP A WEB SITE FOR HANDOUTS
Following up on my prior piece on the woman with octuplets who had 6 more being raised by grandma, collecting welfare that she did not consider welfare, has now set up a web site to ask for your help in supporting her tribe of fatherless children. By the way of her 6 older children, one has ADHD, one a speech impediment and one has autism. What better reason to produce more children.
While she did receive a large settlement for her back injury, she (and her poor mother stuck raising the other 6) are 50,000 in debt. She receives $490 a month in food stamps and receives about $600 in disability payments a month for each of the three of her older six children with disabilities.
You can watch her HERE explaining why anyone critical of her is "really kind of sick," as she told MSNBC's Ann Curry
Where is CPS when you need them? If you feel the need to support her brand of insanity you can click the picture below to get to her site. It offers two options: Leave a Comment or Make A Donation. I feel sorry for the children.
MisterWriter
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
BREAKING NEWS: MDUSD MCHENRY RESIGNS: DR NICHOLL NAMED INTERIM SUPERINTENDENT
Announced at the 2-10-09 MDUSD board meeting, Gary Eberhart announced the resignation of Gary McHenry as superintendent of the school district.
For more information watch the podcast on now, or the replay at www.mdusd.net
I would like to say that this move will go a long way to unify the school district during this time of crisis. I wish Mr. McHenry well for his future and, more importantly, commend the board of education for their determination to change the direction of the school district to a more positive one, even if there was a price tag involved.
I am also happy to have beaten the CC Times posting by an hour. You can read their post HERE
MisterWriter
WOMAN WITH 6 KIDS DECIDES IT WOULD BE GREAT TO HAVE 8 MORE. THE FIRST SIX ARE RAISED BY GRANDMA. WELFARE, AID, WHATEVER - THIS IS WHAT IS WRONG WITH AMERICA - THOSE WHO CAN, GET PREGNANT, THOSE WHO CAN'T GET REALITY SHOWS. SOMETIMES THEY GET BOTH.
It is mind boggling. The ability to make babies is not a right to make babies. Freedom of choice gone wild. The real question is why she is not being judged for the sin of arrogance, ignorance and condemning her children to a bleak future?
Monday, February 9, 2009
IS THE MAYOR OF CLAYCORD REALLY MDUSD's PAUL STRANGE? YOU DECIDE!
So on the radio today, the Mayor of Claycord was interviewed by KCBS Mike Sugerman and 
you know what, he sounds just like MDUSD trustee PAUL STRANGE! Could it be that Paul has a secret identity?
Make sure you have your speakers on. You listen and be the judge - Listen HERE
MisterWriter
PS: I don't think the Mayor of Claycord would agree!
HOW TO SOLVE THE DROPOUT PROBLEM - DUMB DOWN THE GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS! WHAT MORON THOUGHT THAT ONE UP?
The Santa Ana School District is planning on easing graduation requirements as a way of lowering the dropout rate. What a splendid idea. Perhaps they can just get a certificate instead of having to actually graduate and that would solve the problem totally. Whatever happened to EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION?
Click HERE to read the whole sordid tale! Thanks Shauna for pointing it out.
MisterWriter
Saturday, February 7, 2009
ALL I NEED IS A PARCEL TAX AND A CAUSE TO STEER HER BY... CAN THE MDUSD RIGHT THE BOAT?
It was the best of times... um...no, it is the worst of times, where economics have collapsed like the hopes and dreams of many business owners and stockholders who have seen their portfolios withered into unimaginable raisin-sized holdings...
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