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Tuesday, December 31, 2013

12-31-13 Wait What?

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In the battle to speak the truth; there are those who are dedicated to the opposite
As we reach 6:00 p.m. on New Year’s Eve, most Wait, What? readers have turned off their computers and are joining family and friends to celebrate the passing of 2013 and ringing in 2014 with the hope that it will be a year of health, happiness, prosperity and real change. But a late breaking story […]The post In the battle to speak the truth; there are those who are dedicated to the opposite appea


Governor Malloy: Blessed are the Poor
At yesterday’s press conference at the State Capital, Governor Malloy bragged about the extraordinarily positive impact Connecticut’s new minimum wage law have when it takes effect at midnight tonight.  “As the clock strikes 12 in this state, many people … will actually lift themselves out of poverty,” Malloy said during a press event and rally. […]The post Governor Malloy: Blessed are the Poor ap

12-30-13 Wait What?
Wait What?: Wendy Lecker takes down Pryor and Common Core in 751 wordsPublic School parent, fellow public-education advocate and ally Wendy Lecker has written another “must read” commentary piece in this past weekend’s Stamford Advocate. The article may very well be the most powerful take-down yet of the Common Core and, in this case, the Malloy administration’s plan to spend up to $1 million in p