Lacey Smith

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Why the early primary states hurt the process (and conservatives)

In Politics on January 6, 2012 at 2:12 pm

The dust from last Tuesday’s Iowa Caucus has pretty well settled. The one major casualty was Michelle Bachmann while the real victor may have been Ron Paul (see why I say that here).

Frankly, I was a little surprised and disappointed that Bachmann dropped out so soon. I though for sure she would hold out for another couple of states to see how things went. Read the rest of this entry »

Improving education without rejecting the system Pt 2

In Education on January 4, 2012 at 12:00 pm

Back clear before Christmas, I talked about the problems and  by best-case-scenario for our education system. I also gave you part 1 of 2 of my more realistic solutions for the very broken way we “educate” you kids.

Holiday busyness prevented part 2, but it’s finally finished (for all one or two of you who have been anxiously awaiting it…) Read the rest of this entry »