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What About the R-Word? Does It Matter?

And if it doesn't, or if it's only the F-word and not the R-word that gives you the heebie-jeebies, we need to have a serious talk. If you haven't realized that the R-word ranks right up there with the N-word in the no-no-not-evers for your children, ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Crosswalk,  4 Feb 2010
Related Topics: American Idol

State lawmakers spend as agencies suffer

House and Senate payouts are up from one year ago. By CURTIS KILLMAN AND BARBARA HOBEROCK World Staff Writers Published: 1/31/2010  2:21 AM Last Modified: 1/31/2010  2:21 AM The Legislature, which is overseeing record cuts in state government, is ...

From CURTIS KILLMAN AND BARBARA HOBEROCK, Tulsa World,  31 Jan 2010
Related Topics: U.S. Senate,  U.S. Republican Party

Blogging Rules For Radicals: Chapters Six Through Nine

Alinsky describes the behaviors of a successful community organizer. Following the 2008 election, the tactics should seem familiar. (Read parts one, two, three, four, and five of this series.) As a member of the middle class Alinsky so despises for its ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  24 Jan 2010
Related Topics: ACORN

Helping Kids Make Sense of Haiti

When disaster strikes, a parent's first thought may be to protect their children from the dreadful news, the staggering numbers, the overwhelming questions. To think of the loss in Haiti hurts our grownup hearts.  Would you understand if I said I ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Crosswalk,  20 Jan 2010
Related Topics: National Geographic

PalinTracker: Religion, Messin’ with Al Gore, a Dead Heat with Obama

A round-up of activity in the Sarah Palin camp. (An ongoing PJM series) Sarah Palin says the United States should rededicate itself to seeking God’s will, arguing that a humble spirit could help leaders get more answers on issues such as health care, ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  16 Dec 2009
Related Topics: Sarah Palin,  U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Billy Graham,  John McCain

Public Schools and Christmas Music: Yes, We Can! Yes, We Should!

The purging of Christmas from the public square, workplace, and shopping center has produced a weird paralysis among those special gatekeepers of culture: public school music teachers. Like deer caught in headlights, some seem unsure which way to ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  13 Dec 2009
Related Topics: Bill Clinton,  Richard Riley

PalinTracker: Accent Explained, Dining with Graham, Going Birther?

A round-up of activity in the Sarah Palin camp. (An ongoing PJM series) For 10 days it might as well have been Palin Planet. We’ll get to that, but first an esoteric bit of knowledge to impress your friends: The reason Palin’s accent sounds somewhat ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  5 Dec 2009
Related Topics: University of Wisconsin,  Sarah Palin,  Barack Obama,  New York Times Company,  Chicago Tribune

Blogging Rules for Radicals: Chapters Four and Five

Alinsky lists the qualities that make a good organizer and lays out techniques that will engage their subjects. (Read parts one, two, three, and four of this series.) “Power makes the world go round.” “Ethics are elastic.” “The end justifies the means.” ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  2 Dec 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Saul Alinsky,  ACORN,  United Stated Department of Agriculture

PalinTracker: Zero Hour

A round-up of activity in the Sarah Palin camp. (An ongoing PJM series) Guess it was a slow news day? The Wall Street Journal reports Palin will visit Ft. Hood on December 4 as part of her book tour. Previous announcements only gave the specifics of ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  18 Nov 2009
Related Topics: U.S. Republican Party,  Barack Obama,  Newsweek,  Sarah Palin,  Wall Street Journal

Blogging Rules for Radicals: Chapters Two and Three

Alinsky defines "power" and lays out his dark definition of morality. (Read parts one, two, and three of this series.) Reading Alinsky is a lot like riding the Tilt-a-Whirl — feeling jerked around by a combo of systematic and random forces between ...

From BARBARA CURTIS, Pajamas Media,  14 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  White House,  ACORN,  Sam Adams,  Abraham Lincoln

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