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Did you hear about the guy who owns the Segway company?
He rolled off of a cliff. On a Segway. Yes, on a Segway. Can you imagine the conversation after the funeral? Wow. So sad, yet so wow. Read more
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Money, money, money, money…. MONEY!!!!
Our president says that we should have a longer school year. It really seems to work for private schools and charter schools, but with the broken state of education in this country, how would this get financed? I live in a city that has walked the talk when it has come to education in the Read more
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They can’t just auction some jewels or furniture or something?
Things really ARE tough all over. The Queen, you know that one that lives in Buckingham Palace, has filed for government financial assistance to heat her palaces. Keep in mind that with the 38.2 million pounds per year (7.9 million of that for staff), she’s far from your typical charity case. Read more
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Some good facebook news.
One of the founders of Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, will be donating one hundred million dollars to improve the schools in that city. The Newark school system, which has been under the control of the state for fifteen years, consistently has some of the lowest test scores and graduation rates in New Jersey. Local control and Read more
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