April 2007

All Charges Dropped in Duke Lacrosse Case – Players ‘Innocent’ Says AG

April 11, 2007

Thursday, April 12 @ 3:56 p.m.: Rogue prosecutor Mike Nifong says HE’S SORRY. Exact wording: “To the extent that I made judgments that ultimately proved to be incorrect, I apologize to the three students that were wrongly accused.” (Source) [Grammar pet peeve alert: "I apologize to the three students who were wrongly accused," not "that [...]

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Miss G. and the Journal

April 10, 2007

I was a bit of a slacker in high school. Education wasn’t stressed in my house, so I pretty much was on my own. Lacking motivation and encouragement to excel, I coasted along, doing only what was absolutely necessary to keep from failing. Although I really liked my junior year journalism class, I did only [...]

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Race-Related News Links and Commentary

April 9, 2007

Update III (4/10): Same problems in Britian. Fatherlessness and family instability. It’s out of control. But with no “legacy of slavery” or former government-mandated segregation to blame, they should focus on the key to fixing this mess, which isn’t more government programs. Need a hint? Parents, parents, parents! Update II: John Fund writes about former [...]

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The Risen Christ

April 6, 2007

Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared. But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb. Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. [...]

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Thinking Blogger Award

April 6, 2007

Special thanks to Carol Moxley at She Lives and “DragonLady” at DragonLady’s World for selecting me as one of the top five bloggers who make them think. The Thinking Blogger Award meme was started at The Thinking Blog. If you want to participate and tag other bloggers, make sure you link to The Thinking Blog [...]

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Death By Illegal Alien?

April 4, 2007

Update (4/6): The Los Angeles Times reports that killer Velazquez-Nava “pleaded guilty in 2005 in Los Angeles to a prostitution-related charge and was sentenced to two years’ probation.” But wasn’t deported. ——————————————————————————– Robert Clark, director of “A Christmas Story,” and his 22-year-old son were killed on a California highway today. The license-less, drunken fool who [...]

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Coffee Shop Blogging

April 4, 2007

This post is a writing exercise, of sorts. I’m free-writing to warm up for all the other writing I have to do for clients. I’m also making an effort to do more off-blog writing. You’ve noticed that comments are closed on most posts. Monitoring comments, “unsticking” legit comments stuck in the spam filter, and dealing [...]

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Rebelliously Chaste!

April 3, 2007

I reviewed blogger Dawn Eden’s fabulous book, The Thrill of the Chaste: Finding Fulfillment While Keeping Your Clothes On. Check out “Rebelliously Chaste.” As a chaste woman myself, her book resonated deeply and reminded me why I have trouble talking and writing about sexual abstinence without mentioning Christ. The reasons for abstaining from sex until [...]

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Deval Patrick Orders State to Record Homosexual ‘Marriages’

April 3, 2007
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Self-Regulation Skills and the Academic Achievement Gap

April 3, 2007

I like reading studies. They’re funny, the way they observe and state the obvious: “Study finds that on average, men are, in fact, stronger than women” and “Report concludes that oxygen deprivation can lead to death.” There’s a new study in a journal called Child Development about early learning skills. It seems to state the [...]

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Holocaust Omitted From History Lessons

April 2, 2007

Unbelievable. A study found that “some” teachers in the United Kingdom are dropping the Jewish Holocaust from history lessons because Muslims, including those who deny the Holocaust ever happened, might be offended. The study also found that some teachers avoid teaching about the Crusades because “their balanced treatment of the topic would have challenged what [...]

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Pinellas Parents Want ‘Separate But Equal’

April 2, 2007

Update (4/3): A professor at California State U analyzed the National Education Longitudinal Study and found that living in an intact family and being religious play important roles in closing the academic achievement gap. Since living in two-parent families isn’t the norm for black children these days, at least one part of the equation is [...]

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