By asking this question, I admit I’m being provocative. I’m not expressing doubts about the overall integrity and professionalism of teachers working in schools in Walnut Creek… Read more “Could somethig like the Atlanta testing scandal happen in Walnut Creek?”
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Quote o’ the Day: Just give up
At fifteen life had taught me undeniably that surrender, in its place, was as honorable as resistance, especially if one had no choice. –Maya Angelou, American poet,… Read more “Quote o’ the Day: Just give up”
Quote o’ the Day: Close my eyes
In the real dark night of the soul, it is always three o’clock in the morning, day after day. –-F.Scott Fitzgerald, American author, 1896-1940
The hard road for whistleblowing, truth-telling workers
The earnest ’70s film, The China Syndrome, has been playing on TV recently, and I finally watched it so many years after it created a fuss about… Read more “The hard road for whistleblowing, truth-telling workers”
Looking chic in Chanel while facing criminal charges
I’m sitting on the deck outside the Starbucks in Walnut Creek’s Countrywood shopping center. Life’s not so bad. I am working. Sort of. I’m writing this after… Read more “Looking chic in Chanel while facing criminal charges”
Quote o’ the Day: What the emperor said
A man will fight harder for his interests than for his rights. — Napoleon Bonaparte, French political leader and military commander, 1769 to 1821
Have you signed the referendum to ban California’s internet sales tax?
The petitioners have been out in force this week outside grocery stores in downtown Walnut Creek. They are asking for signatures to support a referendum that would… Read more “Have you signed the referendum to ban California’s internet sales tax?”
Quote o’ the Day: The Golden State
Californians invented the concept of life-style. This alone warrants their doom. –Don DeLillo, American author
"You Will Die"
It’s been a deadly year for visitors to Yosemite, notably for those who didn’t take to heart the reality that the national park’s terrain is treacherous. A… Read more “"You Will Die"”
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