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December 2008

Meet the New Press radio– Back Next Saturday

The gang from Meet the New Press radio is taking this weekend off, given the holidays. We thank all of our loyal listeners for putting up with us, and wish everyone a happy and prosperous New Year!

Announcement

Due to the Christmas holiday, postings will be light today (to non-existent).  Continue to reflect upon the true meaning of Christmas, enjoy the company of family and friends, and we’ll have more stuff put up tomorrow!

Killjoys…

You know, if I sat in the corner of an unheated house with all of the electricity off and only walked to and fro, I bet that the enviromental wackos still would not be satisfied.  Heck, they certainly don’t want me eating anything: Festive feasts ‘contributing to climate change’ Wasted food at Christmas time is …

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Education from long ago…

Saw this over at Core Knowledge – the snippets below give one a flair for what the guest poster, a newly retired teacher of 36 years, has to say about the state of today’s education: …The teaching profession in 2009 is populated with young teachers too inexperienced to know anything different, established teachers too in …

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