Tag Archives: Laura Simkin

Will cell phones be banned at Madison schools?

During classroom instruction? You can hear the frustration in the text message from yet another teacher in Madison’s public schools — this one at Memorial high school. Dear Parent, I’m reaching out to beg you to have a conversation with … Continue reading

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Unconditional surrender would be a good start

Hand over Putin and the dog doesn’t get hurt! Joe Biden was right. Yes to regime change. Walk away from the peace talks. Use Ronald Reagan’s playbook: “My strategy? We win; they lose.” Vladimir Putin must go, Russia must vacate and pay … Continue reading

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Slim Pickens

“Well boys, we’ve got three engines out, we’ve got more holes in us than a horse trader’s mule, the radio’s gone and we’re leaking fuel and if we was flying any lower, why we’d need sleigh bells on this thing.” Stole every … Continue reading

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Happy new year. Welcome to the same old …

It’s time to panic! The gray lab coats at the Policy Werkes tore their ears off the freezing cold train tracks this morning to report that nothing new is coming this a-way. The change train that visited Virginia, New York … Continue reading

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