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Date: January 9th, 2009

Technical difficulties

9 January, 2009 (13:33) | Blogging | By: ricjames

We were having some technical difficulties here which led to multiple copies of some posts getting made. We seem to be back in working order and the dupes are gone now.

IL House approves impeachment measure against Blagojevich, 114-1

9 January, 2009 (12:37) | Politics | By: ricjames

By a vote of 114-1 the Illinois House has voted to impeach Gov. Blagojevich: The decision was nearly unanimous with a vote of 114-1. The action sets the stage for a Senate trial on whether he should be thrown out of office for corruption and abuse of power. House members found evidence that the two-term [...]

Obama: cutover to digital TV is too soon

9 January, 2009 (12:13) | Economy, Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames

Obama is asking Congress to put off the cutover to digital TV: President-elect Barack Obama is urging Congress to postpone the Feb. 17 switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, arguing that too many Americans who rely on analog TV sets to pick up over-the-air channels won’t be ready. No word on when he thinks [...]

Poll time! Loudoun grades?

9 January, 2009 (09:17) | Academia, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

While we’re on the subject of whether Loudoun should change their grading systems, how about a poll? Should we or shouldn’t we? Vote in the poll over there in the right margin.

FairGrade issue also being raised in Fairfax

9 January, 2009 (09:12) | Academia, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

Back in August I wrote about the issue of grades for Loudoun County Public School students being assessed by a different scale than students nationally. VA Blogger over at Too Conservative notes that the same issue is being raised over in Fairfax: And yet [Superintendent] Dale, the School Board, and their enablers on the Board [...]