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Fox News' Appalling Smear--Every Woman Should Be Offended

by lizditz at 3:00pm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 under News & Politics, Race & Ethnicity, Election 2008, michelle obama; 748 views
On Wednesday, June 11, Fox news ran a text tag (a "chyron") referring to Michelle Obama as "Obama's Baby Mama" during an opinion piece by Michelle Malkin.  

Are We Graduating A Generation of Children Completely Ignorant of History? And What Does It Mean for Democracy?

by lizditz at 8:39pm Sun, 6 Jan 2008 under K-12, education, history, Pop Culture, k-12 education, civics, educating for democracy; 171 views
Evan Thomas (journalist and author) gave a provocative presentation on the historical ignorance of today's college students at the American Historical Association's Annual Meeting. Go to this link at YouTube to watch the video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arfKssMFzog and then come back. Some of Thomas's observations:

The Jury Duty Phishing Scam Is Experiencing An Upsurge

by lizditz at 7:06pm Mon, 3 Dec 2007 under Law, Mommy & Family, scams, consumer fraud, phishing, telemarketing; 125 views
A phishing scam, using the telephone, is making the rounds in some quarters. It is spreading fast so be prepared should you get this call. Most of us take those summons for jury duty seriously, so are perhaps less likely to have our scam detectors turned to high gain in this scenario: The caller claims to be a jury coordinator, and says that you have failed to show up for jury duty and an arrest warrant is about to be filed.

Would You Ask Your Doctor To Lie For You?

by lizditz at 5:34pm Sun, 25 Nov 2007 under Health & Wellness, Mommy & Family; 170 views
Some parents in New York City felt it was fine to ask their doctor to lie about their childrens' immunization status. The doctor had no problem lying either. Would you trust a pediatrician like that? Would you ask your doctor to lie for you? Under what conditions? New York Post: Doctor Fesses Up

A National List of K-12 Schools Specializing In Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities

by lizditz at 12:21pm Sat, 24 Nov 2007 under Mommy & Family, Non-profits, K-12; 2811 views
There's no official national directory of private and/or charter schools that focus on educating k-12 students with learning differences, ADHD, and / or dyslexia. I've compiled a list from various sources. The list excludes those schools that: focus only on students with autism or behavior disorders, focus only on students with developmental delays and/or intellectual impairments.