Posted on May 30, 2007 by thestateofblog
The time has finally come. Kobe wants out of the City of Angels. He said so during a radio interview in New York with that annoying Stephen A. Smith. When he was asked if the Lakers could do anything to keep him, Bryant responded, “No.”
“I would like to be traded, yeah,” Bryant said [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2007 by thestateofblog
When I (rich) was in high school, about fifteen years go, my teachers, magazines, and those claiming to predict the future, all pushed me and other smart kids to be an engineer. I almost went through with it until I actually worked as an engineer during my summers in college. I hated it. [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2007 by thestateofblog
California’s Alcatraz Prison, pictured.
Hat tip: Colonized Mind
“As the costs for fixing the state’s troubled corrections system rocket higher, California is headed for a dubious milestone — for the first time the state will spend more on incarcerating inmates than on educating students in its public universities.
“Based on current spending trends, California’s prison budget [...]
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Posted on May 30, 2007 by thestateofblog
Blackprof.com, a site operated by black professors, discusses teaching children from low-income communities and families.
“Everybody has a story about seeing a woman, often black and apparently poor, cussing at her child on the street, or disciplining the little one in some other inappropriate way. Is this how low-income parents are? According to Ruby Payne, [...]
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