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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Blue Jersey:: What a Tenure-Free Future Looks Like

Blue Jersey:: What a Tenure-Free Future Looks Like:


What a Tenure-Free Future Looks Like

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Office of Freeholder xxxxx xxxxx
County of xxxxx, NJ
April 3, 2015Hello?... Joey, hey how are you?... Good, good... Yeah, I got your email... OK, let me see if I got this right:
You've got a councilman who needs a favor for his niece: she's an artist... yeah, young people, what're you goin' do?... and she needs a job, and is thinking about teaching. No training as a teacher, no education degree... yeah, don't worry, that's fine, we'll get her into an alternate route thing...
And then you've also got this "friend" who's been "generous." He's got a kid who wants to be a bowling coach. We could make that happen, but why don't we make him a teacher too; then he can coach during the season, and teach during the rest of the year. Is he good at anything?... You think he's OK at math?... Yeah, I think we can do something...
How can I hook them up? OK, here's the deal: in the last election, we managed to get several of our friends on


News Roundup & Open Thread for Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Procession through the streets of Waldwick for fallen Marine
  • The body of Marine Staff Sgt. Joseph D'Augustine, killed in Afghanistan last week in his 2nd tour in that country after serving 2 tours in Iraq, will be returned to his hometown today, with local people standing in his honor along the route his body will take home. He was 29.Do you live in one of these towns?

  • If you do, the police might be tracking your cell phone without a warrant.The Fox Now Brings You News of the Henhouse

  • Philadelphia Media Network - that's Philadelphia Inquirer, The Daily News and Philly.com - is now owned by George E. Norcross III and his investors. Can you buy