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As usual, this week’s broadcast version of GraniteGrok and AnkleBitingPundits brings an array of items and guests for your consideration– ALL STARTING AT 9AM! As always, thanks to the technical wizardry and analytical skills of Skip, if you are beyond the broadcast area of Newstalk 1490 WEMJ, simply click here for instructions on how to connect and listen on the Internet via livestream. (Podcasts here)
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Signing the tax cap pledge. What now?
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The transparency movement to put more public records, including financials, online continues. While the reception is mixed from some quarters, it seems we’re not the only ones that think it’s time– even the local Citizen newspaper seemingly agrees. This subject is the specialty of guest Peyton Wolcott…
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Peyton Wolcott is the Texas-based long-time public school activist who founded the national grassroots online check register movement 18 months ago with the names of a small handful of Texas districts; the movement has grown to almost 200 districts in 14 states, with $47 billion in annual transparency. "Start small, start local and start simple" is one of Peyton’s guiding principles. Her commentaries have been published regularly in local newspapers and nationally in Education News, and interviews with Peyton have appeared in The Dallas Morning News and the Austin American-Statesman, plus regional radio across America. Her voluntary ethics pledges for school board candidates were featured last month in Human Events and other venues. Honors include being named to the Sam Adams Alliance Hall of Fame, and receiving the Upton Sinclair Award (also named in 2006 was ABC’s John Stossel). "My goal is to educate our children better, for less money," says Peyton. Oh yeah— she has a great website with stories that you just knew were happening someplace…
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We’ll talk about the importance and value of placing school check registers online and the many places it’s already being done.
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Second Congressional District candidate Jennifer Horn is a former columnist for the Sunday edition of The Telegraph and was the host of “On The Air With Jennifer Horn”, a daily 2 hour current events talk radio show. She is currently considered the frontrunner in the pack of four Republicans seeking the nomination for the chance to take on Democrat Paul Hodes in the fall election. She has racked up an impressive list of endorsements from key players in the District. Basically an "outsider" when it comes to elective office, we’ll find out if she’s got what it takes to win this one back for the GOP.
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Proposed (Public Education) amendment to CACR 34. Is it a good idea to let the state define "education to prepare the student to become a productive and contributing citizen"? We’ll ask former state rep Paul Mirski what he thinks.
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Redistricting lawsuit filed to bring back the old way– every town (or most every town) gets its own representative. Is it feasible?