graduation ceremony

This Week’s Post Was Suggested And Written By Kathi

"At this point, people in this country don't grasp what this person is all about. The key to understanding Sarah Palin is understanding her radical theology... this person's election would be a disaster for the country and the world."
-- Howard Bess, Baptist Minister in Palmer, Alaska (Wasilla's nearby sister city)

The MNPS Board of Education needs to pick its next chairman. David Fox, it is being reported by the City Paper, is interested in the job. No doubt this will enable him to work closely with School Superintendent Mayor Karl Dean on reforming the system. I'm not opposed to that partnership.

Now, if folks holding degrees are facing a limited and highly competitive job market, imagine the difficulties faced by those who haven't even finished high school.

Compound that with the fact that they have no phone to receive interview requests, no place to shower if they do have an interview to attend, no suitable clothes

Dad called tonight. Someone I graduated with gave the commencement speech tonight at my former high school's graduation ceremony. That was all I got from my father's message - I didn't feel like calling him back. Was peeved that no one asked me.

This week I was Googling for my childhood best friend. We went to elementary school together and, like many childhood relationships, we were only friends because we lived on the same street. We were completely different from each other.

His name was Warren Litherland.

This is what happens when you skim stuff...last Friday, there was a bit of a dustup in the ol' blogging community between Clint Brewer and Mike Byrd over progressive responses to certain news articles.

Save the air horns, cheers and screaming for after the graduation ceremony -- or you may not get to see it at all. That was the general feeling from Bedford County Board of Education members at...