Online headline: "Pentagon Surprised, Concerned as China Debuts High-Tech Weapons" -- Gosh, it sure would have been insightful had then-POTUS Clinton had not allowed our missile designs to be exported to China.
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This may be considered stereotyping, BUT, how many hockey players do we have in this area who have business degrees to manage aspects other than hockey leagues in the new skating rink facility? Besides, cannot the person running the skating operations at the Civic Center just add this facility to his/her responsibility, maybe with an assistant if one doesn't already exist?
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L-E headline: "Seven local schools recognized by Governor's Office of Student Achievement for high or improved test scores" -- We have 56 public schools which means only 1-in-8 schools achieved high or even improved results compared to state standards.
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Curiosity makes me ask this: Did anyone see the Sugar Bowl results in Wednesday's L-E?
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From the "there oughta be a law" department: Have you ever noticed that when the L-E runs a "correction" it's near the bottom left-hand page of page 2, one of the least likely spots that you will read? A common sense law would be for any media correction be offered in the same print space (or air time for electronic media) as the error.
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From the "another one bites the dust" department: L-E story: "WASHINGTON — Robert Gibbs, the feisty press secretary whose job as President Barack Obama’s chief spokesman and confidant has given him an outsized presence at the White House, announced Wednesday he was quitting for the less demanding, more lucrative role of giving paid speeches and advising the president from the outside world." -- Who's going to hire him...Comedy Central?
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