Posts Tagged ‘last thursday’

High Schoolers Take Up Electives Vs. Academics Fight At Neil Armstrong

Saturday, May 31st, 2008

More than 100 students picketed along the sidewalk in front of Neil Armstrong Middle School last Thursday against a schedule change that would curtail elective choices next year. Of those students, only 35 attend Neil Armstrong. According to student forecast lists for fall, the Neil Armstrong choir will decrease by 123 students, dropping from 160 [...]

Continue Reading...

Bounce U

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

You love me. We’re a happy family. Last Thursday we went to a birthday party for our friend Clint Rowley at the Bounce U. I had no idea how much fun it could be! What’s great is even my little kids were able to play on the equipment. Granted, I had to haul them up [...]

Continue Reading...

Tennessee Republican Party Welcomes Michelle Obama With YouTube Video

Monday, May 19th, 2008

In a news release that included a link to the video, Tennessee’s GOP said “the Tennessee Republican Party has always been proud of America.” It urged radio stations to play “patriotic music” during Michelle Obama’s visit to Nashville last Thursday. Michelle Obama later clarified the remark, saying she meant she was proud of how Americans [...]

Continue Reading...

Giant Creatures Found In Ice World

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Giant sea spiders and huge sea snails were also found during the 50-day 2,000-mile voyage sponsored by New Zealand’s National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research which ended last Thursday, March 20, 2008. The journey through the Ross Sea also potentially turned up several new species, including as many as eight new mollusks, and other [...]

Continue Reading...

Emerald Downs - Horse Workout Morning

Saturday, April 19th, 2008

It was fun to be back at the track. In Grand Prairie Lone Star Park usually is open from April to July for Thoroughbreds so its been awhile since I have been back to the track. Usually we go every opening night at Lone Star Park, but it was last Thursday which I was in [...]

Continue Reading...

California Collegians Musical Justice

Saturday, April 12th, 2008

Country music for example, makes me groan and frustrates me that anyone can listen to that and enjoy it. Very musical bands that make music for the sake of music, not caring what other people think. In the sea of musical monotony, several styles stand out, and each has their specific reasoning. Im not talking [...]

Continue Reading...

Racist Judge? You Be The Jury.

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Would he?] An Atlanta area-judge recently Channelled His Inner Negro and now finds himself in hot water. Not necessarily for what he did, but how he did it. WSB’s Veronica Waters reports while Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington says the approach may have been a mistake, the message he wanted to deliver was [...]

Continue Reading...

Racist Judge? You Be The Jury.

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

During his session last Thursday, Fulton County Judge Marvin Arrington came up with a novel idea. He wanted to make a difference with the large congregation of African-American defendants before him, so what did he do? Well, what he did was order all of the White Folks out of the room and have a heart [...]

Continue Reading...

Black Conservatism, Redux

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Would he?] An Atlanta area-judge recently Channelled His Inner Negro and now finds himself in hot water. Not necessarily for what he did, but how he did it. WSB’s Veronica Waters reports while Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington says the approach may have been a mistake, the message he wanted to deliver was [...]

Continue Reading...

Racist Judge? You Be The Jury.

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

Would he?] An Atlanta area-judge recently Channelled His Inner Negro and now finds himself in hot water. Not necessarily for what he did, but how he did it. WSB’s Veronica Waters reports while Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington says the approach may have been a mistake, the message he wanted to deliver was [...]

Continue Reading...

Racist Judge? You Be The Jury.

Friday, April 4th, 2008

During his session last Thursday, Fulton County Judge Marvin Arrington came up with a novel idea. He wanted to make a difference with the large congregation of African-American defendants before him, so what did he do? Well, what he did was order all of the White Folks out of the room and have a heart [...]

Continue Reading...

Judge Explains His Decision To Order Whites Out Of Courtroom

Friday, April 4th, 2008

During his session last Thursday, Fulton County Judge Marvin Arrington came up with a novel idea. He wanted to make a difference with the large congregation of African-American defendants before him, so what did he do? Well, what he did was order all of the White Folks out of the room and have a heart [...]

Continue Reading...

Judge Orders Whites Out Of The Courtroom To Lecture Blacks

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Would he?] An Atlanta area-judge recently Channelled His Inner Negro and now finds himself in hot water. Not necessarily for what he did, but how he did it. WSB’s Veronica Waters reports while Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin Arrington says the approach may have been a mistake, the message he wanted to deliver was [...]

Continue Reading...

EPA Temporarily Bars IBM From New Federal Contracts

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008

Symmary:
The suspension went into effect last Thursday while the agency reviews concerns raised about potential activities involving an EPA procurement, the agency said Monday in an e-mailed statement. Under a reciprocal agreement among federal agencies, when one issues a ban, the others follow it. EPA said it will not comment further on the matter. Attorneys [...]

Continue Reading...