JFK: Political Thoughts
....during a reception at the National Gallery of Art, the Kennedys were supposed to take an elevator to greet their guests. But the elevator was not working, and when they stepped out, the lieutenant said, he was so close to Mrs. Kennedy that he could smell her perfume. Here is how he remembers what happened next: “I’m in my mannequin face, and she said words to the effect, “Jack, let’s take the
Lisa Donlan Judges Bloomberg Ed Legacy in Comparison to the Old System
The argument ed deformers made for mayoral control wascorruption, chaos, inequity and cronyism by the old school boards. Many of us fought to reform that system, not to eliminate it. In fact I and my pals went to many school board meetings in District 14 through the 70s arguing for less supervisors and lower class size and for fundamental reform.But the horror story of the chaos, inequity and cron
11-23-13 Ed Notes Online Week
Ed Notes Online: Ed Notes Online mark as readSusan's Saturday SpecialWe're getting into the habit of posting an Ohanian compendium every Saturday morning so we all have stuff to read in all our spare weekend time. As usual, she tears up the common core.We're serving Thanksgiving lunch at the Senior Center today. Turkey and all the trimmings.There are new cartoons, but I'm in a rush. You can find t