Let’s Hope What’s Taught In Texas, Stays In Texas

Let What’s Taught in Texas, Stay In Texas There’s a fight of academic and political proportions boiling over in Texas.  What has been described as a far-right, ultraconservative faction of the Texas State Board of Education triumphed last week in pushing their own conservative ideals into history, economics, and social studies lessons which will be …

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Should Seattle Vote NO On SPS Levy? (Yes)

On February 9th voters will be asked to approve two levies for the Seattle School District; the BTA levy III and the Operations Levy.  The BTA is ‘dedicated’ funding for buildings, technology and academics/athletics.  It’s become the go-to pot of money for the district. Like most things in the district, building maintenance is a huge …

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Washington State voters: Check your heads before your ballots!

For the South Seattle Beacon BY SABLE VERITY   The long road to the White House is about to be finished   Ladies and gentlemen, we are less than one day away from one of, if not the, most defining presidential elections in the history of our country and by relation – or superiority complex – the entire …

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Sarah Palin supporters, I feel your pain

Sarah Palin supporters, I feel your pain, and I will do my best to comfort you, wipe your tears and offer you a nice chamomile tea. They are mercilessly picking her apart in the media. They have attacked her and her family (sniff). Take a few, deep cleansing breaths and repeat after me: Get over …

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Video of Palin/Gibson interview (Full Pt. 1)

Part 2, night 2 here http://sableverity.wordpress.com/2008/09/12/video-of-palingibson-interview-pt-2/   It must be noted that Palin is full of shyt and Gibson, well, is full of it as well.  The last thing I expect to see in this 3-night interview is hard hitting journalism. I have read the transcipt but not watched the video; the sound of her …

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