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June 12, 2011 archive
Jun 12 2011
Today on The Stars Hollow Gazette
Our regular featured content-
- 6 In The Morning by mishima
- On This Day In History June 12 by TheMomCat
- Evening Edition by ek hornbeck
Our weekly features-
- Punting the Pundits: Sunday Preview Edition by TheMomCat
- Rant of the Week by TheMomCat
- Pique the Geek by Translator
This featured article-
- When Is A Lobbyist Not A Lobbyist? by TheMomCat
And these special features-
- 24 Hours of Le Mans by ek hornbeck
- F1: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve by ek hornbeck
This is an Open Thread
Jun 12 2011
25 Years of FAIR
Cross posted from The Stars Hollow Gazette
Last month Fairness and Accuracy in Reporting (FAIR) celebrated its 25th Anniversary. It held an event in Manhattan on May 11th with four of the most well known voices of the the left and advocates for fairness, Noam Chomsky, Michael Moore, Amy Goodman and Glen Greenwald. Glenn’s 30 minute speech is now available on You Tube. The DVD of the entire night is available for sale at FAIR’s website.
Jun 12 2011
Six In The Morning
Syrian unrest: Troops move into Jisr al-Shughour
Syrian government forces have advanced into the northern town of Jisr al-Shughour, state media say, as part of a widespread government crackdown.
12 June 2011
Witnesses reported an attack using tanks and helicopter gunships, after an early-morning bombardment.The government says it is trying to restore order after it claimed 120 security personnel had been killed.
But residents say the dead were killed after a mutiny and fighting between the security forces.
The government advance sent more people fleeing towards the Turkish border, to join more than 4,000 who have already crossed.
Jun 12 2011
“Public employees have become targets of anger and criticism.”
Cross-posted at Daily Kos.
The quote “Public employees have become targets of anger and criticism” that was followed by “and that’s leading to a growing number of them calling it quits,” came from Lester Holt last night on NBC Nightly News.
John Yang reported from New Jersey where public worker retirement jumped 60% and nearly doubled for teachers in 2010. But it is not just Governor Chris Christie “mocking teacher benefits” who deserves all the credit. The report shows many states where politicians downgrading the value of public workers has become too much for the good government workers to continue. In 2010 California and Colorado each reported a 20% rise in retirees from the public sector. This year Ohio has reported a 34% increase and after the assault from Scott Walker public worker retirement in Wisconsin is up 96%.
One New Jersey teacher was the focus of the segment. Judy Cinnamond who has decided to give up teaching. This highly respected educator sums up the situation with “All of the sudden the teachers are the enemy and I don’t want to feel that way. Having dedicated my life to this job, I just don’t want to feel that way.”