The Supreme Court’s recent ruling put school districts on notice that if it failed to reasonably address the special needs of students, parents could opt to have those needs met at a private institution all at the school district’s expense. …
Our state elected leaders have been struggling with budget numbers for months. As an administrator for TASC, which places and monitors court-ordered individuals into drug treatment, I’d like to offer some important numbers that may help clarify the picture:
1,500: Number…
It has been estimated 50 million Americans do not have health insurance. Presumably, the vast majority can’t afford it. The U.S. Senate’s solution is to fine each of these people $1,000.
(Next, we can fine each homeless person $1,000 for not…
Mr. Robert Stack, head of a community placement company in New Jersey, must still be living in the dark ages. Has he bothered to visit a state habilitation center to see the improvements that have been made over the past…
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On this eve of July 4th, while many are mourning, wailing and literally making fools of themselves focusing on the death of a pop culture icon, let us never forget those in uniform who have died this month; those whose lives were…
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As far as I know, no one has posted a sign on my lawn or put out a press release on the topic, but every salesperson within a 100-mile radius knows that I will be turning 65 this October. Suddenly…
I am leaving the Metro East for another part of the country. Some brief political exit comments follow.
I have lived in this area, close to St Louis but part of Illinois (thank god) for 11 years, due to my work in…
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