Education
Parents get an education.
Anyone watching the education landscape these days soon realizes some of the biggest battles in the culture wars are occurring in our schools. Emboldened by the election of a progressive…
Common sense
set of widely accepted beliefs
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Walter Williams muses on common sense
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events focuses on a recent mini-controversy involving Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s presidential campaign. Republican presidential aspirant John Kasich stirred up angry words from women’s…
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George Will on our increasingly idiotic government
In his latest column, George Will takes note of a number of disparate events ranging from the violence in Ferguson, MO to the prohibition of cupcakes in schools and finds…
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Why Isn’t This Obvious?
I was on board four airplanes last week as I traveled across the country. Each time, the airline offered me ear buds to watch the movie/listen to music. On one…
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Time For Some Common Sense
You don’t have to be an educator by vocation to understand that children must be proficient readers in order to learn. That’s why the legislature’s Read to Achieve program is…
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$200 Million Per Year For Common Sense?
I fly six to eight times a year and I very much appreciate vigilant law enforcement at airports. I’ve found TSA agents to be terse but not rude. That said,…
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R.I.P. Common Sense
The Raleigh City Council has voted to impose an ordinance that requires a driver to look in the rear-view mirror before opening the door. No, this is not a joke.…
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R.I.P. Common Sense
Bureaucrats in Louisiana have forced a homeless shelter to stop feeding people venison donated by hunters. Human Events reports the bureaucrats actually destroyed $8,000 worth of the meat — dousing it…
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Some Common Sense In The Classroom
USA Today reports that some school districts are imposing dress codes on teachers. One would think this wouldn’t be necessary, but unfortunately — particularly with women — modesty and self…
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Some tips on preventing holiday thefts
The always entertaining Sgt. D. Gunter, of Durham Police Department’s District 2, has offered the residents of Trinity Park some advice on how to prevent the kinds of thefts that…
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An Obituary
This something I’ve never done before–pass along on this blog a “pass along” that I received through an email from a friend. But the message in this one is actually…
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Do We Really Need a Law Against This?
Why not just expect people to use common sense? I’m with Apex Town Councilman Bryan Gossage on this. More than 60 people, most wearing red, attended a council meeting last…