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Wednesday, April 23, 2003  

And the Good News is. . . Newt is back, and he's still a jackass. Folks in Washington are surprised to discover that the Shia majority would prefer a Muslim Theocracy to Western Democracy. Bush and Blair are liars. And Americans are already growing impatient with the messy and expensive clean-up. So what's the good news? Bruce McCulloch, my favorite member of the Kids in the Hall, has joined the cast of The Gilmore Girls, my favorite TV show. Somehow that makes it all just a little less awful.

Oh My. To think that I moved to Tennessee in search of an education. Tennessee — home of one of the nation's most regressive tax structures. And it's beginning to catch up with us. My department was forced to trim about $250,000 (six positions) this year, and a friend of mine is in the process of laying off seventy percent of her staff. Seventy percent! And now this. Today, the Knox County School Board met to trim $10 million from its operating budget. It's a good thing no child will be left behind. (How much do them smart bombs cost?)

One More Thing. I've added a new link to my daily reads. Catoptric is an interesting blog that began as a teaching diary and now features personal commentary on politics, education, and the arts — all subjects near and dear to me.

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