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Should K-12 teachers make six-figure salaries?

May 4, 2011
Should K-12 teachers make six-figure salaries?

A recent NY Times article suggested that K-12 teachers should start out at 65k/year, making up to 150k. Many people agree that teachers don’t make enough for what they do, but I don’t think we should raise their salaries out of “fairness” or pity. We should raise their salaries out of concern for our children. [...]

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Wikileaks: If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say . . .

December 14, 2010
Wikileaks:  If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say . . .

I’m sure your mother probably told you, “If you don’t have anything nice to say, don’t say anything at all.”  But does that counsel apply to governments having secret conversations about their national interests, including how to deal with terrorists and other nations that may be double-dealing?  Assange and Wikileaks would say yes.  So, seemingly would [...]

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