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Posts Tagged ‘Seattle Scene’
December 27th, 2014 - 2:05 pm § in The Ave Scene
FB calls me a racist?
Over at FB, Matt Taylor has criticized my harping on Al Sharpton’s role in the NY Police Demonstrations Anyone who starts shrieking about Sharpton in the face of peaceful and warranted protests, who acts as if Al Sharpton is in charge of all people of color, and who desperately tries to change[...]
December 22nd, 2014 - 5:21 pm § in America, Schools & Colleges
BLACK AMERICA: Who chooses the schools?
This bothers me a lot more than the color of the skin in a police officer’s uniform. Too often I hear well-meaning lace curtain liberals, white and black, telling black parents what is best for their kids. Education is not a way out of the current occupation of black America, its is the only[...]
December 16th, 2014 - 11:37 pm § in The Ave Scene
CRAVE Blog .. recognizes PI.COM as major site for photojournalism
Seattle PI.com showcases its ‘pictures of the year’ Dec 14, 2014 at 13:10 Seattle PI.com, formerly the Seattle Post Intelligencer, was the first major metropolitan newspaper in the USA to go online-only. Since then, the website has gained a reputation for high-quality photojournalism, co[...]
December 16th, 2014 - 11:10 am § in The Ave Scene
A Mitzvah in The Spirit of Christmas
Geov’s birthday wish (from his blog) Today I turn 55! These round-numbered birthdays don’t come around very often, and I’m never sure whether I’m going to get another one. A lot has changed since my last one five years ago, when some dear friends used the occasion to organize a roast tha[...]
December 14th, 2014 - 1:09 pm § in Misc.
Netflix Executive, Reed Hastings, Explains Charter Schools
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December 14th, 2014 - 11:06 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Reuven Carlyle on accountability
Over on FACEBOOK Reuven Carlyle says: “The lack of meaningful accountability and progress in higher education to raise on-time, 4-year graduation rates is a national scandal. If a student has done their part and still can’t access core courses, colleges should pay for the extra time[...]
Free Speech in Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Teacher Reinstated After Having His Course Censored Please check out the fresh-off-the-press website: citizenshipandsocialjustice.com It is named after the course the district tried to squash so that we never forget what happened—not just the nonsensical, heavy-handed actions of the dist[...]
December 8th, 2014 - 1:47 am § in The Ave Scene
Zirx . the next BFT
Smart phone driven valet parking app! $15 day $5/gal for gasoline fill 5-7 minute pick up or deliver car. ZIRX is an on-demand valet startup that charges $15 a day to park your car (and bring it back to you)… And it just raised $6.4 million from Norwest Venture Partners and Trinity Vent[...]
FACEBOOK: A middle of the road Seattle liberal bemoans the loss of the once moderate South
Mike James is wearing the Cassandra hat tonight…… The Deep South is gone. For Democrats – as it was for Republicans back when I was learning to drive a car. But those Democrats – back in that other time – crossed political lines to make deals; the new Republicans of the Sou[...]