Black Lives Matter, Lake St. Louis protest blowout fizzles
Yesterday’s Black Lives Matter protest, planned in Lake St. Louis, turned out to be less of blow out and more of a bar-b-q. After last week’s dust up between neighbors of the Glen Brook…
-
-
Black Lives Matter, Lake St. Louis protest blowout fizzles
Yesterday’s Black Lives Matter protest, planned in Lake St. Louis, turned out to be less of blow out and more of a bar-b-q. After last week’s dust up between neighbors of the Glen Brook…
-
Joint Education Committee Going Off Mission On Work Groups?
On August 26, 2015 the Joint Education Committee met, one of their minimum two statutorily required meetings per year. They had two agenda items. The first was to receive reports […]
-
AFSCME Executive Director Disrespects Human Life
Jeff Mazur, AFSCME Executive Director, was on “This Week in Missouri Politics” on August 23. During the show, the host asked Mr. Mazur his thoughts in the investigation into Planned Parenthood by the Missouri Senate’s Sanctity of Life Committee. In response to the committee’s investigation into whether Planned Parenthood is harvesting and trafficking baby body […]
-
An Example of the Critical Thinking Envisioned by Common Core Assessments? How/Why is This Thinking Being Tracked?
Read MEW’s previous post here about the Federal Register’s announcement (above) for further student data tracking. This is not solely for academic achievement. It also tracks underlying dynamics…that influence student […]
-
Direct primary care a 21st century solution to a big government problem
Most physicians did not go to medical school to fill out paperwork. Among other common complaints from physicians are: not enough time with patients, low reimbursement rates; third party payers and the list goes on. Common complaints from patients are similar. Not enough time with a physician, high insurance costs, long wait times and much […]
-
St. Louis Mayor Vows to Sign Bill Moving Jobs Out of City to St. Louis County…Wait, What? – UPDATED
You can’t fix stupid: A big vote on minimum wage took place Friday at City Hall. The board of aldermen approved a compromise plan to raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour by 2018. Mayor Francis Slay says he will sign the bill. I will sign the board bill the aldermen have sent me […]
-
Is the Primary Reason for Common Core STEM Push for Federal Government Data Collection and Not Jobs?
What is the truth about STEM jobs in America? It is not that Americans are not STEM literate and companies can’t find American workers for unfilled jobs. You can […]
-
Got Milk? Get Milked.
Picking up a gallon of milk on your way home today? Ready to be a pawn in a collusion of government and corporate interests? Starting today government will siphon a part of the sales tax collected on dairy goods. Will government fix roads or educate our children with this money? No. Instead, government will be lining the pockets […]
-
“Bar Rescue’s” Jon Taffer Speaks On Day One of Defending the American Dream Summit, Shuts It Down (Video)
Second best speech of the Summit. Only Ted Cruz topped this. Skip ahead to :57 to see his intro video. His speech begins right after that. And this is worth mentioning: Caption this photo. What is Bar Rescue’ Jon Taffer telling me? #Dream15 A photo posted by Duane Lester (@duanelester) on Aug 21, 2015 at […]
-
Antonio French Gets It Right, Then Gets It All Wrong Again
This morning when I was putting together The Lowdown, I saw this article linked on Reddit. The link read “Why I opposed the minimum wage increase – Antonio French.” “This should be interesting,” I thought, and opened it. Reading, reading, reading, when suddenly I realize he’s speaking somewhat sound economics. All I could do was […]
-
The Duane Lester Show #9 – Interviews with Kim Paris, Carl Bearden and Michael Turk Tells a Story
ADVERTISEMENT
-
Kinder Gets $10,000 from Danforth – Will Other Schweich Supporters Follow?
Former Sen. John Danforth has apparently made his decision: he’s backing Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder in the 2016 Governor’s race: Former U.S. Sen. Jack Danforth this week donated $10,000 to three-term Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder. The contribution was made Monday, according to the state Ethics Commission, which tracks campaign checks. Danforth remains influential just because […]
-
Renowned Statistical Researcher “No Longer Comfortable” With Being Associated With Educational Testing
The field of psychometrics is the theory and technique of psychological measurement. Psychometrics is currently used to assess educational achievement, but is also used to measure other traits like abilities, […]
-
Republicans Worst-Case Scenario?
Original Post: Republicans Worst-Case Scenario?.
Things are getting bad for Hillary. I hear she’s losing a lot of support from Democrat Party insiders, at least in private. The DNC is meeting this week, and talk will likely surround an alternative Democrats can vote for. While Republicans enjoy the Clinton meltdown, we might want to be careful what we wish for….
The post Republicans Worst-Case Scenario? appeared first on Hennessy’s View.