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In Defense of the Somehow Controversial Position that Getting Rid of Teachers is not the Way to Improve Schools

March 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Politics

Last week, the Central Falls School District in Rhode Island decided to fire its entire high school teaching staff of 93 people.  The decision was made under pressure from state and federal to turn around failing schools, and after the District failed to come to terms with the teachers’ union over compensation for extra duties [...]

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Arguing With Chyrons

December 14th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Labor, Politics

Fox News asks:

Lying To Make Friends, and several Nobel Prize winning economists, respond:  No

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Pittsburgh in the News!

September 24th, 2009 · No Comments · AR, Arts and Entertainment, Labor, Politics, Sports

With the G-20 in Pittsburgh and much chaos expected, the media spotlight is on the Steel City. The LA Times and CNN emphasize the city’s transition from gritty and industrial to trendy and high-tech. But since no outsider could truly capture Pittsburgh’s greatness, I feel obligated to share some of the more pertinent [...]

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Gripe of the Day

June 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Technology

At this point, I’ve gotten fairly used to phone calls from bill collectors. For the most part, they just roll right off my back. But this morning’s 5:30 wake-up call from Verizon was a little excessive. You would think that if any company would understand time zones, it would be one the [...]

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Taking Credit for the Hard Work of Others

June 11th, 2009 · 1 Comment · AR, Labor, Law and Justice

Not that I had anything to do with this on either end, but I’m going to take a moment to boast about my school and my officemate teaming up to save the taco trucks.
-AR

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