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    What the FACTS Reveal about Teacher Retirement Programs—Part 1 of 6

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: View as Single Page Rolling Stone reported that all across American, Wall Street is grabbing money meant for public workers. The legal theft of public pensions started in Road Island in 2011 as a test case.  “In state after state, politicians are following the Rhode Island playbook, using scare tactics and lavishly…

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    The Real American Success Story

    Originally posted on dr. p.l. (paul) thomas: In the early 1990s after we had moved into our first stand-alone home (having lived in an owned townhouse a few years), my wife and I bought a Honda Accord—a typically American milestone of having finally risen above our station as Honda Civic owners. As I was dong the paperwork for this car, I…

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    Author Solutions and Friends: The Inside Story

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    Is it wrong to pay an entry fee to a literary contest?

    Many legitimate literary contests charge a fee to cover processing expenses and to pay for the prize.

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    Twitter Hash Tag Magic for Authors and Bloggers—You Decide

    The results show that on those three hash tag days, on average, there were more blog views and more book sales on the three Twitter hash tag days.

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    The Propaganda War against Labor Unions—Part 3 of 3

    It is arguable that there are not enough union workers in the United States to be a factor that would lead to higher unemployment rates or real estate values.

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    The Propaganda War against Labor Unions—Part 2 of 3

    On average, union members earn more and have better benefits than non-union workers.

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    The Propaganda War against Labor Unions—Part 1 of 3

    Although support for labor unions has declined from 72% in 1936 to 53%, it helps to be aware that for decades there has been an ongoing propaganda war in the media that has consistently attacked both public and private sector labor unions.

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    The Propaganda War against Labor Unioins—Viewed As Single Page

    Every American worker should belong to a labor union and earn higher wages, have paid vacations, medical, sick leave and a retirement plan.

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    The Cannibalization of General Education—Guest Post

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: Before I address the topic of Integrated Collaborative Teaching (ICT), which is the combining of special education and general education students in the same class, I want to thank Mr. Lofthouse for publishing my anonymous guest post on his Crazy Normal blog.  I have read many of Mr. Lofthouse’s blog posts…