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Out Educate: School and the State of the Union (PART I)

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jan 30, 2011 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities, World Views

The 2011 State of the Union address doesn’t appear to have left many viewers enamored with President Obama’s plans for the country. Perhaps it’s no surprise that the rumored “Sputnik moment” fell flat. After all, the “clean green” mantra lit up with squiggly bulbs...

What Abby Sunderland, the ACT and BP Oil Spill May Have in Common

by Amanda Read Sheik | Jun 19, 2010 | Politics, The Washington Times Communities

While it’s tempting to dismiss Abby Sunderland’s voyage as misguided and pointless, many challenges accepted in society are just as ridiculous. GULF SHORES, AL – The solo circumnavigation voyage of 16-year-old Californian homeschooled student Abby...

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