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"Intelligent Design?" Not So Much. New Dover Board of Ed. Rescinds.

Tue Jan 03, 2006 at 10:04:59 PM PDT

Well, chalk another one up for science...thank god. This, according to Yahoo:

DOVER, Pa. - Dover's much-maligned school policy of presenting "intelligent design" as an alternative to evolution was officially relegated to the history books Tuesday night.

On a voice vote, and with no discussion beforehand, the newly elected Dover Area School Board unanimously rescinded the policy. Two weeks earlier, a judge ruled the policy unconstitutional.

"This is it," new school board president Bernadette Reinking said Tuesday, indicating the vote was final and the case was closed.

Why aren't Dems screaming to Cease spying?

Sun Jan 01, 2006 at 12:27:50 PM PDT

I was channel surfing this morning and stopped briefly at the George Stephanopolous program. It was the first time I'd seen it and it was refreshing to at least see people taking turns to speak without yelling over one another.

I don't know the players, I don't follow pundits that closely, but the older gentleman with the bow tie, seemingly a conservative, made a comment that caused me to wake up rather abruptly, something to the effect of:

The democrats can really gain a lot of ground on this spying issue, but the question is, Why aren't they currently screaming for an immediate halt to the spying?

The truth about Extreme Home Makeover

Sun Mar 06, 2005 at 09:29:41 PM PDT

Extreme Home Makeover has captured the imagination of America, it seems:  "Trading Spaces" on Steroids.  Without the work. or the trading.

There is a serious problem with the show, and it's more than just the fact that it's a gigantic commercial for Sears...


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