Archive for April, 2006

When the hero makes a windfall* »

CWLP workers were hailed as heroes at this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Their tireless work in returning power and safety to a city knocked-out by tornadoes earned them the cheers of adults and the adoration of children who rushed into the street to scavenge the candy that they threw. I […]

This Season’s Scholastic Fashions »

Congratulations to the District 186 school board committee that suggested that pajama pants and slippers may not be proper school attire. Allowing students to wear lounge ware and bedclothes* to school sends the wrong message as to what is expected of them in the classroom. And if you think that clothing doesn’t convey meaning, you […]

Damn the Tornadoes »

I don’t have anything to post here, I just wanted to claim local dibs to that headline.