I try to be aware of how my representatives vote on issues. I may care more about some issues than others, but I still try to follow the overall tone of what is happening. I vote. I am polite and respectful to my elected officials. I try to choose my battles wisely and if I […]
A recurring theme at School Matters is the rose colored glasses view of the past. “We never had problems like that when I was in school.” Yet, nobody recognizes that past generations failed to learn their duty as American citizens to VOTE. Should we blame the schools or the parents for politicians who don’t know […]
I will go on record with my guess on the outcome of the Sunshine trial as “not guilty”. Of course I know that what happened was completely unethical. Almost all of the local bloggers will agree on that. Bloggers are a very vocal minority in Knoxville, but most Knoxvillians don’t ever bother to vote in […]
Really?!? Oh my. I had no idea. I am stunned. That is so shocking. It’s unexpected. It’s . . . . . . anticlimactic.
As much as I love my “hour of power” on Comedy Central, I really suspect that Senator Obama is ending his run for the presidency tonight. I just can’t imagine a serious politician being interviewed by a comedian. I’ll watch though. I hope Stewart doesn’t hold back.
A lifetime ago, I was in Scott County meeting with the city council and touring a local school. The council employees were also the town power players. They were the business leaders, the old money and the families whose name alone commanded respect among locals. Several East TN foundations were teaming up to help the […]
I don’t want to sound like Anne Frank, but I really don’t understand why everyone is so busy hating based on political parties instead of uniting on our common ground as mothers, fathers, sons and daughters. Don’t we all want to love and live and be happy? Life is hard enough without all this deliberate […]
See, I started right out with full disclosure like a good blogger should. While I’m disclosing, I have to admit that my feelings about this movie are not going to be the same as fully insured Americans. They think they are insulated and safe. I am uninsured. When Tommy turns 18 in a year, he […]
I know it’s divisive, but this made me snicker. (from my non-voting brother)
Sarah claims to hate politics, but draws what are essentially political cartoons about her classmates and watches Comedy Central’s best hour four times a week. Next year, she begins her career as a high school journalist and I suspect she’ll become even more politically active while continuing to deny any political affiliation. Tommy’s odd filtering […]