Sunday, August 07, 2011

This week in The Tentacle

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Friday, August 5, 2011

Roy Meachum

Easily, the only thrill of the dreary, repetitive debt ceiling debate this week Democratic Rep. Gabrielle Gifford presented. The almost killed congresswoman left her Houston rehabilitation hospital room to vote to end the stalemate that posed the possibility of the government reneging on debts due.

A Recipe for Failure

Joe Charlebois

The Tea Party is still the answer and the only hope to keep the United States from fiscal ruin. As the loosely knit group of like-minded fiscal conservatives becomes more and more organized, it risks the proposition of losing a large portion of its original supporters.

Keeping Score

Derek Shackelford

Intercollegiate athletics is big business. It’s time to stop acting like money does not play a significant role in collegiate sports.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Now The Deal’s Done, What’s Next?

Patricia A. Kelly

They’ve made a deal, one that no one claims to like, but one that saves us, for the moment, from the catastrophe of default on our debts.

A New Path to School Construction

Blaine R. Young

On July 19 the Board of County Commissioners adopted a revision to the county’s Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance. After months of debate and numerous public meetings and hearings, the commissioners added a mitigation fee to address a situation where a school serving the project is at greater than 100% capacity.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Avoiding Debtmageddon

Kevin E. Dayhoff

Now that Congress and the president have reached an agreement to avoid Debtmageddon, Americans can now turn their collective attention to the hard cold reality – the current recession continues to grind down the very soul of our society.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

“Dog Days” and Washington

Roy Meachum

Mad dogs were the terror of the summers during my Southern childhood, before universal vaccine and the prosperity wrought by World War II. Loved pets forced to be abandoned by the Great Depression hooked up with already wild packs.

“…and the beat goes on”

Shawn Burns

The end of days is upon us. The debt ceiling “crisis” has delivered us to the edge of the cliff, painted us into a corner and has us running around like chickens with our heads cut off. Well, at least that’s what our leaders in Washington would have us believe.

Who’s Responsible?

Nick Diaz

Fortunately for me, I have outstanding students in my math classes. During class time, most of them work very hard and will do just about anything I ask of them. Over the years, however, I haven’t been too successful in teaching them the importance of preparing, practicing, and thoroughly studying outside the classroom.

Monday, August 1, 2011

While You Were Sleeping II

Steven R. Berryman

Controlling the conversation has become much more important than what the conversation itself is actually about, as in many a good negotiation tactic. I could use the word “manipulation,” but that’s trite now.

On the Debt Ceiling

Michael Kurtianyk

It was with great regret that many Americans not only watched President Barack Obama’s speech on the debate over the debt ceiling, but also the response by House Speaker John Boehner.

Friday, July 29, 2011

Anti-Muslim Bigotry

Roy Meachum

Even after Norwegian police posted Anders Behring Breivick’s picture on the media, a right-wing, anti-Muslim friend cautioned that I should not “assume” Islamists were not involved in last Friday’s horror.

Priority One: Job Growth

Blaine R. Young

One of the first things that a new Board of County Commissioners does upon taking office is to develop its strategic plan for the next four years. The current board did so over a two-day retreat at which we heard from our department heads, managers and other stakeholders.

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