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Date: March 11th, 2009

Loudoun grade scale change proposed by LCPS

11 March, 2009 (22:11) | Academia, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

According to Erica Garman at Living in LoCo Loudoun Schools Superintendent Hatrick has released the details of a new grading scale to be used at Loudoun’s schools. It’s the 10-point scale proposed by Fairgrade Loudoun and it will likely be adopted at the next LCPS meeting on 24 March. I’ve written on the topic a [...]

Obama’s “drawdown” in Iraq a lie and a pander.

11 March, 2009 (10:34) | GWOT, Military, Politics, The Media | By: ricjames

Remember the sounds of trumpets here in the last couple of weeks over Obama’s announcement of a drawdown of troops in Iraq? If you were at all connected to the news you’d have to be. You couldn’t miss it. With great fanfare, Obama announced that troops were going to be deployed, instead, to Afghanistan. Greyhawk [...]

“Exploding Whale Obamanomics”

11 March, 2009 (10:14) | Economy, Human Interest, Politics | By: ricjames

Yes, you read that headline right: “Exploding Whale Obamanomics.” Bob Owens of Confederate Yankee and Pajamas Media has the near-perfect metaphor and I simply can’t excerpt it well enough to do it justice. Go have a look and enjoy!

DC woman sues city for discriminating against her over color

11 March, 2009 (10:00) | 2nd Amendment, Law, Politics | By: ricjames

Yeah, and you just know that if I were talking about the woman’s color there’d be riots in the streets by now. No, this woman has been forced to sue the DC government because she has jumped through all of the silly hoops this city has set up that its citizens must negotiate in order [...]

Multiple Pro-2nd Amendment bills headed to Kaine’s desk in VA

11 March, 2009 (09:30) | 2nd Amendment, Politics, Virginia Politics | By: ricjames

I’ve written in the past couple of months of several bills that were making their way through the Virginia General Assembly that were of interest to supporters of the 2nd Amendment. The NRA has helpfully provided a list of those bills in this Action Alert. I’m passing it on here as a public service and [...]

A message from Lincoln’s time

11 March, 2009 (08:03) | History, Human Interest | By: ricjames

There was a message from the Civil War era hidden inside Lincoln’s pocket watch, so the story went. The tale has been told for 150 years from as far away as Ireland and, now, we know the truth. The message is real: For nearly 150 years, a story has circulated about a hidden Civil War [...]