This school (Orchard School in Vermont) banned homework. Instead the kids were asked to
play and read a book or be read to. And it worked! Kids did great.
Does not surprise me one bit.
WA Post article here
Monday, February 27, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Monday, February 20, 2017
"The ancient bones of the Kennewick Man have been returned to the ground.
Early on Saturday, more than 200 members of five Columbia Plateau tribes and bands gathered at an undisclosed location to lay the remains of the man they call the Ancient One to rest, according to an announcement Sunday by the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation."
Link to local story here.
Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article133780309.html#storylink=cpy
Sunday, February 19, 2017
"Senator Ann Rivers, in an effort to recognize “that Sasquatch has made immeasurable contributions to Washington state’s cultural heritage and ecosystem,” filed a bill to designate the monster “as the official cryptid of the state of Washington.”
Thursday, February 16, 2017
Barronelle Stutzman Robert Ingersoll and Curt Freed
Right here, in our town, in SE WA.
The state Supreme Court has upheld the ruling that a business cannot discriminate against people who don't fit your religious views.
Stutzman and her attorneys with Alliance Defending Freedom now may consider taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court for further review.
Facts and history here
Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/crime/article133086579.html#storylink=cpy
Wednesday, February 15, 2017
But try posting it the blog - it showed up for me but not for you. I printed this off and scanned it and saved it to my computer. Can you see it now?
Sunday, February 12, 2017
U.S. Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell (WA state) want to know what happened to the vanished website, and have asked Education Secretary DeVos to put it back up.
The website was set up under President George W. Bush so educators, advocates and parents could get a "one-stop" explanation on the federal Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA), as well as know their rights under the disability law."
Full story here
During confirmation hearings she didn't even know what it was!