“If you pull back all of the issues at the PUSD, it all comes back to John Muir.”
THE long-overdue administrative and academic shake-up of the Pasadena schools is finally underway. via San Gabriel Valley Tribune

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What do you get when you cross Dancing With the Stars, downtown Miami and Bollywood? The first-annual Bhangra Competition, that’s what.
While salsa may be the dance and music of choice of the Magic City, the rest of the world has gotten hip to all things Punjab; Bhangra is the percussion-heavy, high-energy craze that hails from […]

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“Some government workers force the businesses under their supervision to lobby the transition committee members for their survival. I’m tired of the old tactics.”
In South Korea, a public sector calls the shots and the private counterpart follows them. via English Dong-A

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COCOA BEACH — Rudy Giuliani concluded his Sunday campaigning at the Ron Jon surfer mega-store off A1A. We’re told the mayor doesn’t surf, but the landmark business provided a big venue for sizable crowd, where Giuliani gave a his standard stump speech — and the campaign seemed looking for reasons for optimism.
Campaign advisors want — […]

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InsiderAdvantage: Romney: 25%; McCain: 25%; Huckabee: 17%; Giuliani: 17%; Paul: 6%; Other: 3%; Undecided: 7
"Romney has been trending upward and the fact that the race became a virtual tie again last night shows the volatility of the contest within a very small margin.   The Crist endorsement is likely not reflected in these numbers. However, with […]

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“A lot of people just want the pamphlet in print before them so they can feel it and study it. We have a generational issue, some older folks are not on the Web, and so can’t read a referendum law there”
When 60 percent of Utahns voted down the Legislature’s private school voucher law in […]

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