This Map was spotted in West High School (my alma mater), in Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 24 2010. You may note that there are a few countries missing and they have somehow been replaced with the USSR. Fun fact: As of the day of this blog post, the USSR has not existed for [...]
Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Bills to Watch: HB 114 – Disclosure of Donations to Higher Education Institutions, C. Wimmer
You know, I should institute a new policy, just don’t write posts about Representative Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52) – he is just so diametrically opposite from me that it is not even funny, and I am convinced that he would not know how to propose a good bill if we were to sit him down [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 217 – Income Tax Revisions, C. Wimmer
I swear, I did not set out to pick apart Carl Wimmer (R-Herriman-District 52) during this legislative session, it just seems to me that he is one of the worst legislators when it comes to drafting sound policy. I direct your attention to HB 217 – Income Tax Revisions. I want you all to think [...]
Bills to Watch: HB 194 – Grants for Math Teacher Training, B. Last
Far too often, Republicans are eager to slash budgets in education, especially in rough economic times such as these. Thankfully, Representative Bradley Last (R – Saint George – District 71) is attempting to pass a bill that plans for our economic and educational future with HB 194 – Grants for Math Teacher Training. The bill [...]
Condoms, Buttars, and the Young Democrats of Utah
The next few days are going to be rather busy up at the capitol! Youth Lobbying Day – sponsored by the Planned Parenthood Action CouncilFriday, February 27 from 8:45 to noon – Capitol Rotunda From PPAC: The Utah legislature has a reputation for being adults who only care about adults and make decisions for adults. [...]
Bills to Watch: H.B. 208 – Modification of Exemption from Nonresident Tuition – R. Greenwood
We all remember the debate surrounding instate or out-of-state tuition for the children of illegal immigrants. Well the bill that resulted set the stage for H.B. 208 and Representative Richard Greenwood’s (R – Roy, District 12) further destruction of higher education. Now, before I dive into things, know that this bill has nothing to do [...]
Bills to Watch: H.B. 260 – School Employee Termination Amendments – C. Wimmer
So I must admit that I am a bit torn on this bill, on the one hand (and I know I will catch flack for this) I think that H.B. 260 it is somewhat of a resonable bill, on the other hand it is proposed by Representatitive Carl Wimmer (R – Herriman, District 52), who [...]
Bills to watch: H.B. 82 – Teacher Mortgage Loan Program – L. Hemingway
Out of all of the bills I have been encouraging you to watch, I have to say that H.B. 82 by Representative Lynn Hemingway (D – Murray/Holladay/Millcreek, District 40) is one of the most unique and innovative so far discussed. For far to long teacher recruitment and retention has been a problem in Utah; salaries [...]
The Importance of Unpleasantness
Tonight, as I do every two out of three Thursdays, I volunteered my time with Salt Lake Peer Court – a fantastic organization that helps troubled youth. My main obligation is focused around making sure the four students I am in charge of do what they are supposed to be doing. During downtime, of [...]
THE END IS NEAR!
Has anyone been watching the History Channel lately? If you have, you have probably noticed a marked increase in the number of doomsday and Christian shows that seem to permeate the network. Everything form Nostradamus to the 2012 end of world prophecy seems to be fair game. Now I will grant you that Nostradamus did [...]
