Apr 30, 2009

Mac users stoic in the face of swine flu

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Suddenly, this Mac vs. PC ad has taken on a whole new subtext.
Apr 29, 2009

special session coming; 3,000 to 5,000 layoffs possible

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Governor Gregoire's going to call a special session to deal, among other things, with the prospect of massive education layoffs. Gov. ...
Apr 28, 2009

North Thurston: let the voters decide

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Although I teach in the Olympia School District, I live within the confines of North Thurston SD. This absolutely bewilders me : [T]he gove...

revised threat level diagram

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From bottom to top, least threatening to most threatening. Use in case of swine flu, earthquakes, the apocalypse, terrorism, zombies, etc. ...

"We will find the truth. We will fully investigate."

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[via Ed Brayton ]
Apr 27, 2009

Olympia School District RIF update: April 27

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Due to the potential for changes coming in the anticipated extra legislative session, the RIF has been suspended. The latest email explains...
Apr 26, 2009

the case of Aaron Vargas

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Recently, I had blogged about the National Forensic League's March/April resolution , "Vigilantism is justified when the government...

waiting for the pandemic

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Swine flu. It's now a " public health emergency, " having sickened hundreds across North America, leading to roughly 86 deaths...
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inside an information sweatshop

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Rick Reilly of ESPN sees how much he can make answering questions for ChaCha. They came as fast as I could answer. I began to sweat. I was L...
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WIAA approves shot clock for boys

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Dribble dribble dribble outside the arc... gesture toward the key... dribble dribble, pass, dribble dribble dribble dribble... crossover... ...
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Apr 25, 2009

license to vegetate

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James Hanley on teaching at the college level : I keep trying to figure out why teaching is so exhausting, and I think I’ve finally figured ...
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what is today's style?

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Today's style is nerd chic. Slender jeans, V-neck sweaters, collared shirts, sexy-but-smart (or smart-but-sexy) spectacles, electronic a...
Apr 24, 2009

Olympia School District RIF update: April 24

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Since yesterday's budget announcement , the situation on the ground appears to have changed, likely for the better. From another Distri...
Apr 23, 2009

close to the worst case

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The Senate and House compromise budget is ready for debate in both houses. Should it pass, and be signed by Governor Gregoire... well, let...

hope for cinema

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The Onion's heading to Cannes this May, and what a fantastic year it could be. The competition features a murderer’s row of European pr...

Olympia School District RIF update: April 23

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Pre-RIF notices are heading out to the yet-unknown number of Olympia teachers, starting today. Via the District's communication team, i...
Apr 22, 2009

House, Senate agree on slashed budget

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The House and Senate have reached budgetary accord. Democratic leaders in the state House and Senate have reached agreement on deep cuts in...

mix it up

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Last night the M's beat a pretty good Tampa Bay team behind spectacular pitching by Jarrod Washburn. How did that happen? USS Mariner...
Apr 21, 2009

cinematic archaeology

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Warner is beginning to release obscure films from its vault, Mark Harris reports. The recent launch of the Warner Archive Collection could ...
Apr 20, 2009

Olympia officially initiates the RIF process

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We'd been hearing about it for weeks, and even received an email from District higher-ups warning that it was about to happen. Still, t...