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About a month ago Michigan public school teachers attended mandatory professional development sessions on providing…
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Victory! On September 19 State Rep. Charles Brunner (D-Bay City) joined other Michigan House Democrats…
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On December 11, 2013 the state legislature in Michigan voted on a petition measure titled,…
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Have you heard the wonderful news? Today the state senate in the great state of…
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That's what Chris Christie shouted today while his wife smiled at New Jersey public school…
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Not many of us are old enough to remember the comic strip Li'l Abner, the…
The NRA waited one entire week before issuing a statement about the Newtown, Connecticut massacre…
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It was during the late winter of 1774 in London the House of Lords argued…
Today while on the campaign trail Mitt Romney made a statement that literally made me…
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I enjoyed the Olympics, or what little NBC bothered to air of the Olympics. We…
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Being a history teacher means any time I have the pleasure of finding artifacts I…
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Today, June 5th in the state of Wisconsin the most important election of the year…
