Ben Guest’s Blog

Support the Troops

2006-09-01T03:47:00Z

Support the Troops, end predatory lending (or just buy a magnetic sticker)...

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Reagan Nostalgia

2006-08-31T21:20:00Z

Opinion column in today's Daily Mississippian (Ole Miss' newspaper) on Reagan nostalgia. Here is my "letter to the editor" response: To follow up on Shad White’s column “Explaining Reagan Nostalgia” I thought I’d add some more items to the list. ...

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Barbour and the CCC

2006-08-30T22:38:00Z

Photo of Gov. Haley Barbour, he who is opposed to Pre-K, posing with the Council of Conservative Citizens at the Blackhawk BBQ, a fundraiser for private, white academies. What is the CCC? Went to their website and listened to some of their audio,...

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Front Page

2006-08-30T21:52:00Z

Want to see what we're doing to the main page of the MTC website? Click here.

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Obesity

2006-08-30T06:49:00Z

Link to the most recent health stats fro Mississippi. According to Cathy Hayden, Mississippi is still tops in obesity...

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Tuck

2006-08-30T06:46:00Z

Photo of Tuck, from the film Three Seniors.

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Responsibility

2006-08-29T07:40:00Z

A reader left a well-written, thoughful comment on my pre-K post. Here is the original comment and then my (lengthy) response: Comment: anonymous said... I have, and have had for many years, mixed feelings on "mandatory" pre-K. In many ways, I t...

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First-Years

2006-08-28T08:08:00Z

The first-years had their first fall Saturday class yesterday. For the most part they seem to be doing well. I think most of them are surprised at how tiring teaching is. As I’ve written before, teaching in a critical-needs district is an overwhe...

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No Pre-K

2006-08-25T23:32:00Z

Gov. Haley Barbour, former big tobacco lobbyist and GOP fundraiser, has agreed to a 3% teacher pay raise (funded by the school districts, not the state) but doesn't support pre-K. Who does pre-K help the most? Low-income single parents, i.e. poor,...

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No Flag But Ours

2006-08-25T23:20:00Z

Article on a public school teacher in Colorado who was suspended for displaying flags in his classroom other than American flag. This is against the law in CO. What subject does he teach? Geography.

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