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Kilroy's delaware: Markell selling out our poorest students

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:40:52 -0500

December 1, 2009 :State Releases Comprehensive “Plan to Strengthen Delaware’s Schools” Regulations submitted to help every child receive a world-class education. Today, the administration submitted for review proposed regulations that focus on improving teacher evaluation systems and turning-around struggling schools, which are significant elements of the state’s “Plan to Strengthen Delaware’s [...]

kavips: Laundry List of Republican Lies Over Health Care

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:50:30 -0500

I thought it would be an interesting exercise to pour over this weekends news and pull out any blatant falsehoods being offered to anyone with a microphone, by the outdated, obsolete, and obstinate Republican Party… Some Democrats comments showed up as well. Republicans objected because, according to Sen. Michael Enzi, R-Wyo., [...]

Transparent Christina: Bad Timing award: Golf Digest Magazine.

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:15:01 -0500

Check out the January Cover, just out. Powered by ScribeFire. Posted in Uncategorized [...]

Red Clay Now: Has Delaware Created Its Own Onshore Cayman Islands?

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 06:05:00 -0500

More than 850,000 business entities have their legal home in Delaware including more than 50% of all U.S. publicly-traded companies and 63% of the Fortune 500. Some of these companies include Ford, American Airlines, General Motors, Coca-Cola, and Kentucky Fried Chicken. Businesses choose Delaware because they can provide a complete [...]

DelawareLiberal.Net: Obama: Media Critic

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 08:00:03 -0500

Number of comments: 7
Sometimes there are moments when you know that Obama just gets it. Here’s another one of the those moments from Time (via Balloon Juice): But then Obama made a turn, and went after the press, specifically the group of network correspondents who had interviewed Obama on his trip to Beijing. But [...]

DelawarePolitics.net: Uncertain Trumpet

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:10:38 -0500

By Charles Krauthammer

WASHINGTON — We shall fight in the air, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields, we shall fight in the hills — for 18 months. Then we start packing for home.

We shall never surrender — unless the war gets too expensive, [...]

Kilroy's delaware: Extended school day / year

Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:55:32 -0500

The United States Department of Education aka Arne Duncan takeover wants to see public schools extend the hours in the school day and number of days per year. Personally I see this as a good idea because there is too much down time during summer break. I would rather see the number [...]

Delaware Way: MoveOn's Health Care Reform Overview: "The Good And Bad --And What We're All Going To Need To Keep Fighting"

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 17:11:00 -0500

MoveOn.org sent this along ~

The health care debate has so many moving parts that it's hard for anybody to keep them straight. So we decided to put together an overview of where we're at—both good and bad—and what we're all going to need to keep fighting for. Neither of [...]

miriam's ideas: I am wondering whether I am seriously weird...

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:34:00 -0500

I have a serious problem wearing socks that don't match. I found myself frantically looking for a matching pair of socks to wear, even though I was going to wear knee-high boots and no-one would see my socks.

As I fumbled through the drawer, I was scolding myself for' [...]

Eastern Shore For Sure: Big or Small Town

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:30:00 -0500

Here's a great example of living on the Eastern Shore. We often discuss the beaches, or hunting & fishing, or golf, or retirement areas. Something not often brought up is small town living.

Earlier tonight, the town of Delmar's High School won the state championship. The game was [...]