March 27, 2006 -
        
  
        Chris wanted me to let everyone know that he is taking the week off for some well deserved R&R. Blogging will be lighter than usual, although he may pop up from time to time. I'm sure there will be plenty to talk about in his absence, so keep checking back.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 24, 2006 -
        
  
        Ben Domenech, the "Red State" blogger, is out at the Washington Post.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 24, 2006 -
        
  
        The Washington Post's new blogger Ben Domenech, a staunch conservative brought on to "balance" the paper's "liberal" image, is being hammered on many fronts, including plagiarism.
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 24, 2006 -
        
  
        The Arkansas Times breaks an important story this week in the national war against science and reason, this time in the state's public schools:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 23, 2006 -
        
  
        You may recall that former Atlanta Mayor and civil rights activist Andrew Young's company recently signed on with Wal-Mart to help rehabilitate their image. Yesterday Young made a personal appearance at a Wal-Mart grand opening in Atlanta:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 23, 2006 -
        
  
        Florida lawmakers say that 30,000 students attending private schools on taxpayer funded vouchers should not be held to the same FCAT (Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test) testing requirements as students attending public schools:
  
      
     
   
  
  
    
          
        
        
          
              
            
            
            
        March 23, 2006 -
        
  
        The front page of today's Raleigh News & Observer feature