Category Archives: social policy

Social Media Displacing Unions as Teacher Walk-out Spreads to 2 More States

Posted on April 3, 2018 by sydhavely

Oklahoma and Kentucky teachers joined their classroom brethren and sisters following West Virginia’s successful school boycott over cuts in pay, benefits, and school funding.  The statewide teachers’ strike that shuttered West Virginia schools for almost two weeks resulted in the … Continue reading →

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A family that shoots together stays together!

Posted on February 26, 2018 by heatheremery

Family values is one of the core messages the NRA preaches to its members and supporters.  The NRA has created a culture that speaks to the very fabric that holds the NRA families together. By passing their gun rights agenda … Continue reading →

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Wanted: Silicon Valley Ventures to Save Water

Posted on April 21, 2015 by sydhavely

Late last month, Democratic California Gov. Jerry Brown implemented mandatory water conservation rules. The rules ban all restaurants, bars and hotels from serving water unless customers ask for it, ban the watering of lawns and landscaping within 48 hours of … Continue reading →

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