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Teachers rally in Hartford, CT against Gov. Malloy
At a rally on Tuesday in Hartford, CT organized by the Connecticut Education Association (CEA)over 1,000 teachers showed support for legislative leaders challenging Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's proposed...
View ArticleGun lobby group right in Newtown, and how to help
I teach in Connecticut, and bogged down with sadness and no energy to do anything else but Google about the shooting, I found this article in The New Republic (believe it) which details some astounding...
View Article'Rogue' diaries used to bully Newtown heroes
How low can the human race go? Victoria Soto's mother is pleading for the many 'rogue' creators of Facebook pages which have cropped up who are either gathering 'donations' or getting their 10 minutes...
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Full page Tampa Bay Times editorial has pics of Newtown victims and pols who...
I'm a CT teacher visiting Florida, and I wanted to share today's editorial in the Tampa Bay Times. One of my school district teachers lost her daughter in the Newtown shootings.It shows all the Newtown...
View ArticleSchool turnaround genius Paul Vallas leaves a trail of destruction in Bridgeport
After taking a job as Bridgeport, CT's school superintendent, a job he wasn't qualified to hold, greasing the Chairman of Bridgeport's Board of Education's palm with a $1,000,000 payment to cover his...
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CT union slams Bridgeport superintendent Paul Vallas for ignoring the law
The Connecticut Education Association has devoted it's front page to the latest mis-adventure of Bridgeport School Superintent (a.k.a. "I'm a Michael Jordan All-Star") Paul Vallas. CEA Complaint Cites...
View ArticleBridgeport's Superintendent Paul Vallas gets the boot
Local Connecticut blogger, Jon Pelto has been all over the the deficits of Bridgeport 'superstar' school superintendent Paul Vallas, so he sure deserves to be the first to post thisDespite the best...
View ArticleStores track you the second you walk in
Stores and national chains are tracking your cell to see what you look at, how long you look at it, when you come in, and even what sex you are.The other day I was Googling a some shoes and afterwards,...
View ArticleGold Coast CT Republican arrested for assault
Who would have thought this would happen to a perfectly coiffed, pearl wearing Fairfield, CT politician?State Rep. Brenda Kupchick (Gold Coast Republican) was arrested after assaulting her sister at a...
View ArticlePossible Ebola in New Haven
The test results aren't back yet, so there's no reason to go into an extended diary. From local channel WFSB~http://www.wfsb.com/...NEW HAVEN, CT (WFSB) - Hospital officials in New Haven said the...
View ArticleAdam Lanza - new report cites years of professional blunders
Adam Lanza, the young man responsible for the Sandy Hook school shooting didn't receive any documented psychological assistance since 2006. The Connecticut Post has the link to the new report by The...
View ArticleSandy Hook families sue gun manufacturers
And here I thought they'd sue the school district for negligence, but that was not to be. Instead......A law firm representing the families of ten of the 26 people killed and a teacher injured at the...
View ArticleBridgeport, CT cop cleared after giving a vicious beating
Originally diaried by Horace Boothroyd III (I want a name like that), the Youtube video of a Bridgeport, CT police officer kicking and stomping a suspect was viewed by thousands.Well, guess what?
View ArticleFlorida cops show out in force to support autistic boy
I've never been either pro or con police politically, but I do teach special education. This story was on a Facebook page I like to visit.Heartwarming moment dozens of cops and firefighters flocked to...
View ArticleChristie says 'liberal policies' contributed to Kevin Sutherland's death
My usual responses when hearing any stupidity coming from Chris Christie is a contemptuous scoff, but his latest hits home (Trumbull, CT).Background: I did some volunteer blogging during the glory days...
View ArticleTrump Hotels Confirm Massive Card Breach
Sorry for the hit and run, but dinner is cooking and the hubs just walked in the door. Maybe more people can add to this...http://krebsonsecurity.com/...The Trump Hotel Collection, a string of luxury...
View ArticleVanity Fair never contacted the Clinton team to confirm this hit piece
The author Carlene Bauer says she is a historical research on Hillary Clinton and her advisers, and as such appears to be a Hillary expert. The title of her article isHow Hillary Clinton’s Loyal...
View ArticleThere a Russian spy ship off the Connecticut coast now..
There’s a Russian spy ship lurking off the Connecticut coast.… but i’m sure they’re here just to say hi to their comrades in Washington. We are aware of the vessel's presence," Lt. Col. Valerie...
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