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  • DANCING WITH PORCUPINES

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    Shakespeare’s classic play Romeo and Juliet opens with servants of the Montagues and Capulets crossing paths at the market. The two families are at odds with each other, and the servants consider themselves representatives of the families and therefore must engage… Read More ›

  • REFLECTIONS

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    The clock on the cable box says 2:36 AM. I’m asleep on the couch because I worked late last night, and I didn’t want to disturb my wife when I got home. It was the presence of the little body… Read More ›

  • WORDS FROM BILL FREEMAN

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    This is a piece written by Bill Freeman for the Tennessean Tribune that I feel deserves a reprint. If you are not familiar with Freeman, I urge you to do your homework. He’s a businessman, a philanthropist, a father, a… Read More ›

  • STUDYING THE ROADMAP

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    This weekend, I did a lot reading on Nashville’s financial situation and the changing of the guard in Prince George’s County Public Schools. The two would seem to have little in common, but I think both offer lessons of value. At… Read More ›

  • THREE HUNDRED SIXTY FIVE DEGREES

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    Do you remember a number of years ago when the American West was besieged by fires? They burned out of control for weeks on end, destroying everything in their path. Fire fighters tried everything to get them under control, but… Read More ›

  • A POLICY IN SEARCH OF A DEFINITION

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    What an absolutely gorgeous weekend past one turned out to be. I hope y’all got a chance to enjoy it. The season and the weather combined to create the need to undertake some yard work. Mowing the lawn, for me,… Read More ›

  • WHAT I’M READING

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    A little confession here, I’m one of those people always reading multiple books at a time. Usually it’s one fiction book – I have a weakness for the crime novel – and one non-fiction book, most often a biography. Currently, I’m into… Read More ›

  • A TIP TO THE LIP

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    Growing up in Northeast Pennsylvania, I used to read the NY Daily News religiously. This was at a time when newspaper’s daily columnists ruled the world. Names like Breslin, Royko, McAlary, Ivans, Buchwald, Albom, O’Rourke, or even Bangs on the… Read More ›

  • THE TVAAS CANARD CONTINUES

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    There is one thing that has remained consistent since I began writing this blog 5 years ago: the inability of the state of Tennessee to conduct an error-free standardized test. Normally, this inability would get tossed into the “don’t let… Read More ›

  • THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

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    On Wednesday, Metro Nashville Public Schools presented their proposed budget for 2018 – 2019 to the mayor. Just for reference, I went back and watched the presentation from last year. Things back then were a whole lot different than this year. Last… Read More ›