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Ken DeRosa:
Because education is not yet a mature profession, no one bothers to validate these crackpot opinions via the scientific process. Educators nonetheless often label these unsubstantiated guesses or hunches as theories. They are not.
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Theories are not merely someone’s opinion, even though that is how the word is often used in […]

Lo, these many decades ago when I worked at L’Artiste, we developed this as a faster, easier alternative to the classic basic cream soup recipe — with, I might add, excellent results. Since it’s getting to be that time of year, I thought I’d share it. It’s far simpler than the classic — no roux […]

From Protein Wisdom, we have this:
The partying heiress [Paris Hilton] says that hanging around with her new best friend, Britney Spears, and Spears’ two tykes has made her want to reproduce.
“It’s been my dream to have four babies by 30,” the 25-year-old heiress announced, reports Life & Style Weekly. And Hilton thinks she’s highly qualified […]

Remember after Dole was defeated in the election how we suddenly discovered that not only did he have a sense of humor, but was funny? Now Pelosi’s trying her hand at comedy:
We have not heard back from the President on that. We still extend the hand of friendship to him in a bipartisan way to […]

Over at the Corner, K-Lo has been tirelessly pushing Santorum for UN Ambassador. Now, an LA Times blog has brought up the same idea.
In a political vacuum, that is, with no other issues to affect the decision, this would be a good idea. But with all due respect to La Diva Lopez, I suspect the […]

One of the major factors in the campaign to free illegally-imprisoned U.S. Special Forces soldier Jack Idema has always been his relationship with the Northern Alliance.
Back in 2001, these were the Afghans who fought alongside U.S. and British Special Forces to remove the Taliban from power. Prior to that, and under the leadership of Commander […]

What Would It Mean to Pass the FairTax Plan?
by John DeJong of NotMeUSA.com
How would you like to keep one hundred percent of everything you earn? That is one hundred percent of your paycheck, your savings interest, your inheritance, your winnings and any money given to you from a benefactor. How much would you like […]

Okay, I’m confused:
Justin’s football helmet is roughly one-fifth of his total height. His pants sag toward his feet. He believes in Santa.
He is part of what youth football organizers say is a growing phenomenon across the country: Parents are bringing children as young as 5 out to play tackle football, in part to prepare them […]

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