All week I’ve been smiling for no reason. Shrugging easily when I get irritated. Staying up too late and wearing my weariness lightly. I’m in love. With health care reform. This infatuation is cleaner than all my romantic falls. Every romantic love I’ve drunk has been laced with a touch of nerves. I don’t know […]
Read More Almost Like Being In Love“We have it in our power to begin the world again.” –Thomas Paine “There will be no cooperation for the rest of the year.” –John McCain I just got back from the southwest, where I met and insulted a charming cowgirl. I expected Tombstone, Arizona to be sort of like Frontierland at Disneyland. Instead, we […]
Read More Paine ‘n’ McCain at the OK CorralIt was not easy to sit through the discussion. Maybe the cancer histories of various relatives were invoked. Maybe someone suggested that people who love European ways so much should go live there. I absolutely did not endorse Cuban dictatorships or mob-fueled economic revolutions.
Read More ReformingI hope closing schools will get the district’s finances down to a manageable level. They have spent too many years living in the past and bouncing from one temporary fix to another. Their mission has changed. Instead of serving all the students in one geographic area, they now serve students who aren’t interested in the offerings of charters schools, or can’t afford private school, or particularly want to invest in the district, or want some specialized experience they offer, like African-centered education or an arts focus.
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