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-Benjamin Franklin
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Will Rogers Still has a Point
Will Rogers was a Cherokee comedian who died in 1935. Known for his political comments, I wondered how pertinent, how relevant those observations would be today, almost 90 years after his death. As I looked at the quotations, I decided two things: Will Rogers observations remain valid and politics has a tendency to run downhill. Read more
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Religious Tolerance
In Suriname, I saw the largest mosque in the Americas set peacefully next door to the country’s oldest synagogue. I was told that the parking lot is shared. While I was there, the Hindu Holi Phagwa was going on – a festival of colors celebrated by tossing colored water and powders at each other. Knowing Read more
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Trego’s Most Broken Gun Law
So I’m reading this article in the Daily Montanan: Billings man pleads guilty to illegal gun possession inside school zone and, since my place borders the school, I wonder how the law could affect me. In Billings, the article describes the guy who got busted: “Metcalf was charged and arrested late last August after he Read more
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Trego School Board Meeting April 8th
I’m having trouble summarizing this one, not least because I lost my notes. In short: The meeting did discuss prayer, but did not discuss a four day week. About prayer: The discussion was specifically with regards to having prayer on the agenda as a part of each school board meeting. The result- no. Community presence Read more
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Questions for School Board Candidates -Sam
Since we’re having an election, I’ve written some questions for the candidates, and I’ll be asking them to everyone running. Since I’m running, I thought I’d start. About You: I have more higher education than is really reasonable (two masters, one in education and the other in business), and five-years teaching experience. My family lives Read more
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School Rankings Released
School Digger has released its annual school rankings. This year, Sunburst (near the Sweetgrass Hills) rated #1 – a small school with only 40 students. ACT scores were not included in this year’s rankings – a bit of a loss. Our own Lincoln County High School ranked 85th of Montana’s 124 schools. On the Montana Read more
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