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Thursday, June 26th, 2008I’m not much of a George Carlin fan, but I mostly agree with this “comedy” bit.
Ever Hear of a Paper Bag?
Friday, April 18th, 2008WHO TV - Des Moines: Iowa City parents push for organic school lunches
A push is on for organic school lunches in Iowa City.
Nearly 300 parents have signed a petition asking the school district to use more fresh, locally grown…
Do not defy the educators!
Monday, March 31st, 2008Library Employee Fired For Reporting Patron’s Use Of Child Pornography
On February 28, while working at the Lindsay Branch Library, Biesterfeld noticed Donny Lynn Chrisler, a 39-year-old man, viewing child pornography on one of the public-use computers in the library. She…
Whatever happened to gym class?
Monday, March 31st, 2008Should Iowa Kids Be Required To Exercise? - Des Moines News Story - KCCI Des Moines
Iowa school children could be exercising more and eating less junk food under a bill making its way through the Legislature.
Under the measure, children…
Des Moines Needs More Money, Dammit!
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008A few years ago, Iowa passed a local option tax bill which allows counties to pass 1% taxes to provide additional funding for their schools if they wish. Of course, since this is “for the children” (and not merely to provide some overweight educrat a new computer), every county has agreed to pay an additional penny for each dollar spent on everything from utility bills to toilet paper.
Welp, Des Moines Public Schools cried foul. They said they needed more money to “fund education.” Their suggestion? Given that the 1% sales tax option had been passed in every county, make it mandatory statewide and then “distribute it fairly” amoung Iowa’s communities. Surely, I thought, this would never make it anywhere. Gee, how naive was I?
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