I was disappointed to see Kathy Sierra leave Twitter, but respect her decision to do so. I read her writing about why she left, but I also dug through past Twitter postings with the individual she references, Rob Graham. Twitter is not the best of places for thoughtful discussion when parties agree, but it is […]
Category: People
Posted on Facebook… The quote in the poster is from Helen Keller: Science may have found a cure for most evils; but it has found no remedy for the worst of them all — the apathy of human beings.
How do you define “irony”? From “Puppy mill bill” dissected in forum at Bolivar High School: “When special interest groups start writing the law, this is what you get.” Introduced by Parson, Forrest Lucas told the group, “I didn’t get into this because I’m a cattleman. I got into it because I’m an American.” He reflected […]
Fox News has done an outstanding job questioning Jason Smith on his mother’s kennel and his legislative efforts—both to rip apart Proposition B, and the Constitutional amendment prohibiting any citizen initiative about animals. Part 1 is focused primarily on Smith’s mother’s kennel and the perceived conflict of interest. The second part is focused on the Constitutional Amendment. Smith […]
The legislation I talked about in the last article, HJR 17, is sponsored by Representative Jason Smith. If you attended the House meetings on Proposition B bills in the last few weeks, you probably witnessed Representative Smith’s aggressive grilling of those testifying for Proposition B. Though not part of the committee holding the hearings, Representative Smith […]